Quality Team Leader

Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Role Purpose

Responsible for the provision and management of all Quality Engineering related issues including: Ensure that quality is maintained by adherence to Customer and Regulatory requirements. Ensure that valid Quality Processes are deployed within the manufacturing process and drive effective corrective action for all product and process non-compliances. Manage the customer and key stakeholders in respect of all product quality related issues and ensure the appropriate dialog is maintained throughout. Support the management of the Supplier Product Quality issues across the Spirit AeroSystems Europe organisation and drive effective corrective action for all supplier product and process non-compliances. Responsible for the leadership and problem resolution of quality engineering constraints and manufacturing issues both in-house and in the supply chain. Work in partnership with the Operations team to drive a quality mindset and compliance methodology using the designated quality review processes to deliver improvements.

Quality Team Leader

This Opportunity, Based At Our Prestwick Site Offers

• 37 hour working week (half day Friday)
• Shift premiums up to 33%, where applicable
• Overtime at time and a half, where applicable
• 33 days holiday per year, rising with service
• Annual Bonus related to company performance
• Defined contribution pension scheme (default contributions; 4% employee and 8% employer)
• Virtual GP Service 365 days per year
• Employee Assistance Program
• A wide range of flexible benefits
• Death in service payment (default 4 times basic salary)
• Professional development and growth
• Free car parking
• And more!!
  
  

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and resourcing of quality engineering support for the projects to ensure the execution of all planned arrangements for quality control and quality assurance as appropriate to the business.
• Support the development of Quality Metrics for the Operations Management team which gives visibility of non-compliance status and progress of corrective and preventive actions within the manufacturing processes. Report regularly on the quality performance of the project, establish targets for improvement, analyse the data to identify areas for improvement and implement effective solutions.
• Ensure compliance to regulatory authority requirements, industry standards and customer requirements as defined by the following; AS9100 Aerospace Standard, NADCAP, CAA and EASA Airworthiness Regulations and customer specific quality requirements.
• Responsible for the management of the Material Review Board (MRB) process identifying and implementing recommendations as necessary to ensure material is dispositioned efficiently and all corrective action is taken to prevent re-occurrence.
• Support the customer interface for all product quality issues such as G8D's, Fault Reports, eSCAN's, NCN's, Disclosures etc and ensure that all actions are managed to an agreed timescale.
• Support the management of the day to day supplier product quality issues through the team and ensure that the Supplier Quality management team are engaged with all issues and the escalation process is deployed to resolve systemic problems.
• Manage and actively liaise with Spirit Europe Tier 1 suppliers, to ensure product and process quality problems, NC1's, Concessions, Disclosures etc. are managed to an agreed timescale are quickly and effectively addressed.
• Establish a formal Quality Review process with the Tier 1 suppliers on a monthly or as required basis and ensure this review monitors corrective/preventive action status and effectiveness. Where appropriate NADCAP and customer approval status must be reviewed in terms of our customer commitment.
• Establish and maintain a supplier surveillance process which ensures goods and services from suppliers achieve our quality standards through the on-going product audit and monitoring of performance.
• Manage the preparation, planning, resourcing and execution of First Article qualification plans for all Tier 1 suppliers into Spirit Europe.
• Develop a Supplier Quality Metric in support of the Operations Team which gives visibility of non-compliance status and progress of preventive actions in the supply chain. Report monthly on supplier quality performance, develop targets, analyse factors behind problems and generate solutions.
• Manage the Delegated Source Inspection process within the supply chain, ensure that all requirements are being met and that the process is robust.
• Responsible for the development, implementation and continuous operation of visible control measures indicating the achievements, performance, plan and priorities of the quality engineering team.
• Responsible for all man-management tasks associated with the quality engineering team and support the continuous improvement of the quality engineering activities by developing staff and procedures.
• Manage the deployment of the PDR process across the product quality team and ensure that all quality engineers have a robust set of objectives supporting the business drivers and that there is a direct link to the top level company objectives through AIMS.
• Drive, support and contribute to the project Quality review mechanism ensuring focus on improvement and ensure that all key quality issue are escalated within the business review structure to drive root cause correction.
• Responsible for Continuous Improvement to achieve significant productivity and quality improvements by utilising the Quality Toolset and Continuous Improvement methodology.
• Jointly accountable with the other Team Leaders for all aspects of the IPTs business performance and continuous improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring that training and development plans are established and monitored for all team members.
• Accountable for establishing and managing labour and overheads budgets.
• In conjunction with the IPT Leader identify cost down opportunities within the IPT.
• Ensure that all manufacturing processes and operations meet the requirements of OHSAS 18001 Safe Systems of Work, EMS 14001 Environmental Management Systems and AS9100 Quality Management System.
  
  

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Qualified to Degree level or equivalent in a related engineering discipline
• Have 7 years relevant quality/engineering experience within a Quality and Manufacturing Engineering environment
• Should also possess knowledge of AS 9100 as well as regulatory authority approval, and certification requirements
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills - interface with customers and Suppliers
• Knowledge of engineering systems and the ability to deploy the Quality Toolset and the Continuous Improvement Toolset - Seven Wastes etc
• Awareness of drawings and systems as applied within our major customers such as Boeing and Airbus
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Packages - Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work independently
  
  

Decision Making Authority

• Guidance is typically available from established policies or from related procedures. In addition guidance is also available from well defined procedures (what to do, not how to do it).
• Work results are reviewed as and when necessary. Results are only reviewed for overall adherence to stated objectives and policies.
• Decisions which affect their own job or a work team seldom requires approval. Decisions which impact on a department or more than one department will require occasional approval. Decisions which impact on other projects or functions will require regular approval. In addition decisions which impact on the customer or suppliers will seldom require approval.
• The job holder is likely to be responsible for direct reports, indirect reports and contract staff. Will generally be responsible for the leadership of others, for co-ordinating or supervising a team member or team; scheduling hours, checking results, taking actions to ensure quality standards are met and conducting performance assessments on others. It requires them to plan the short and medium term activities of the team and allocate resources in order to achieve business objectives.
  
  

Closing Date; Friday, 29th August at 12pm

External applicants should be aware that as part of our pre-employment checks, preferred candidates must complete:

• Right to Work in the UK check
• Employment Reference check
• Disclosure Scotland check
• Pre employment Medical
  
  

Spirit will facilitate these checks via our chosen service provider.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.