QA Auditor (Site) (18532)
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Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
A Truly Global Business
Every
day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and
greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of
systems and components. With over 16,000 employees across 33
manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s
aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £3.35bn. Together as
“one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing
technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help
build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re
putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our
objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business
before 2050!
Making a Difference
It’s great to know
you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part
you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our
customers.
This is a site or multi-site Quality Assurance role
that operates singularly or within a team to both audit GKNAF site
processes against Regulatory, Customer, Filton Business Management and
Third Party accreditation requirements, and provide support during
external audits of the Filton & Western Approach sites by customers
and organisations external to GKN For the assigned sites (Filton &
Western Approach), assist the Quality site leader(s) in the delivery
of the annual Internal Audit schedule, and supporting external audits
of both sites by the Regulator, Customer and all other third party
accreditation bodies.
⦁
Planning, Conducting, and Reporting on audits conducted, and managing
to satisfactory completion any Non-Conformance identified.
⦁ As
an integral element of audit preparation, reviewing pertinent process
documentation, regulation, and specifications to develop robust audit
questions and criteria.
⦁ Providing appropriate, timely written
constructive feedback via the Audit Report to process owners and the
site leadership team that delivers a concise, independent assessment
of business / functional levels of compliance, recognition of good
practice, levels of people engagement and an executive summary of
audit activities.
⦁ Conduct or support the audit Opening and
Closing meeting process
⦁ Provide advice and support to the
Auditee and/or their team to establishing root cause and corrective
action activities when requested to do so.
⦁ Identify and
share across the business, best practices and support continuous
improvement of the BMS/QMS and its processes.
⦁ Propagate
Quality Culture across GKN Aerospace.
⦁ As business needs
require, support other sites with their auditing activities.
Essential:
- Certification, or obtained training, as an Internal or External Auditor through a certified Training Partner
- Possess the necessary personal attributes/behaviours to act in accordance with the principles of auditing as described in ISO 19011.
- Demonstrable domain knowledge of Aviation Regulators (EASA, FAA etc.) & contracted customer quality requirements.
- Knowledge and general understanding of the key manufacturing and support function activities conducted at Filton and ideally Western Approach
- Knowledge in the use of risk based methods and techniques (ISO 31000) for audit planning and management;
- Demonstrable experience in Practical Problem Solving (PPS) and Route Cause and Corrective Actions (RCCA) Techniques in order to provide effective audit follow up / closure assessments.
- Experience in undertaking Internal Audits against the audit process requirements defined within ISO 19011
- Demonstrable knowledge of ASENJISQ9100 / ISO 9001 and IAQG SLA Frameworks and experience of Quality Management Systems/Process Approach.
- An effective communicator both written and verbally with experience in MS applications/tools.
Desirable:
- Continuous improvement foundation training or equivalent training
- Industry experience within a Manufacturing environment (APQP) preferably aerospace/automotive.
- Thorough understanding of the content and application of the IAQG / EAQG ISO Standards and IAQG SCMH.
- Experience in the use of the IAQG OASIS database for the input to audit planning.
- Knowledge of Business Process Management and the APQC Process Classification Framework.
- Knowledge of AS13100 and the
associated reference materials.
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and
benefits:
⦁ Competitive salary dependent on experience
⦁
Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to
8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
⦁ Life Assurance 8 x salary
⦁ 25
days holiday + bank holidays
⦁ Flexible working hours including
the ability to finish at 12noon on a Friday
⦁ Income
protection
⦁ Shopping discounts
⦁ Cycle To Work
Scheme
⦁ Employee Assistance Programme
⦁ Virtual GP
Clinic for you and immediate family
⦁ A collaborative, dynamic
working environment
As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!
Why Join Us
A Great Place to work
needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.
Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by
living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where
everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The
Best Workplace Culture Award’ last year. By embracing and celebrating
what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to
work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment
process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during
our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where
human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace
innovation and technology.
QA Auditor (Site) (18532)
GKN
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