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Quality Lead Production

Helmond, The Netherlands, GKN Aerospace [411]

Field(s) of expertise
Product and Quality Assurance
Job type
Permanent
Education
Bachelor
Deadline
Closed

About this job

The Quality Lead role is to facilitate and support the business to continuously improve its quality performance.

Your challenge would be to focus on the development and implementation of Quality Management System standards and support your direct reports (Quality Control and Quality Engineering Production) in working with these standards. Key topics at this moment are executing the route to zero defects as part of the on-going NC reduction program and to support the departments non-recurring projects.

You will be part of the Mid Field of GKN Fokker Landing Gear. You will be based in Helmond and report functionally to the Director SHEQ and operational to the Operations Manager.

Responsibilities

You are responsible for:

  • The Quality function in the Mid Field of the GKN Fokker Landing Gear Helmond site and leading the Quality Control team and Quality Engineering Production.
  • Supporting the Mid Fields continues improvement programs.
  • Maintaining and improving an effective non-conformance handling and root cause corrective action process.
  • Maintaining and improving an effective inspection regime in order to attest conformity of the deliverables.
  • Performing quality audits as part of the overall Fokker Landing Gear audit program and confirming the effectiveness of the quality system.
  • Maintaining and improving, an effective training program for the quality functions within your responsibility to ensure development of capabilities and competences.

Profile

Your skills and competences are:

  • You have a Bachelor degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering with experience in Quality roles related to the Aerospace industry.
  • You are familiar with quality-, safety & health, and environment management systems.
  • To be successful in this role you are a strong leader with an independent attitude.
  • You are strong on making decisions and work together with different stakeholders from customer- and operations organization.
  • You need to be comfortable with working in a matrix organization.

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