Quality Compliance Engineer - Aircraft Premium Seating
Location: Newport, South Wales
Company: Aerospace Manufacturing
Department: Quality
Occasional UK/International travel (cross-site support only)

About the Role
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading aerospace manufacturing organisation for a Quality Compliance Engineer to join their Quality team in Newport.

Reporting to the Quality Compliance Manager, this role is focused on protecting customers from non-quality by ensuring products, processes and practices comply with regulatory, customer and internal standards. You will play a key part in maintaining and enhancing the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) across people, processes and projects.

This is a highly collaborative role, working across all business functions and liaising with regulatory authorities and customers where required.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an internal audit programme to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance
• Conduct internal and external audits (process and product)
• Prepare audit checklists and manage audit non-conformities through to closure
• Support customer and regulatory audits to recognised aerospace standards (e.g. AS9100, EASA Part 21, Part 145)
• Manage systems for rejects, containment activities, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions
• Provide periodic reporting on audit performance and quality metrics
• Support coaching and training on quality tools (PDCA, Root Cause Analysis, 8D, Human Factors)
• Work with process owners to ensure systems and procedures are aligned and effective
• Monitor and support the review of Business Management System documentation
• You will contribute to driving a strong culture of prevention, compliance and continuous improvement throughout the organisation.

Essential Requirements

• Apprenticeship level qualification (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline
• Strong engineering or quality background within a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Experience of quality inspection
• Experience working with both internal and external customers
• Experience engaging with regulatory authorities
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence at all levels

Desirable

• AS9100 Assessor qualification
• EASA Part 145, FAA 145 or IRCA Internal Audit qualification

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to work within a regulated aerospace environment
• Exposure to customer and regulatory audits
• Cross-functional collaboration across the business
• Professional development through cross-skilling and internal auditor development
• The chance to influence and strengthen a mature Quality Management System

If you are a quality-driven engineering professional with experience in regulated manufacturing and a passion for continuous improvement, we would welcome your application.