Product Assurance Engineer

Job Summary

Execute on, support and assure, Product Safety, Product Quality, Customer Satisfaction, and GKN One Aerospace Quality Culture through zero defects quality planning, Cost of Poor Quality identification and reduction, product realisation, delivery, delivery of customer support, and supporting the organisation in risk management, problem solving and quality improvement projects.

Job Responsibilities

Product Safety & Quality Assurance: 
•    Assure and verify product quality planning, realization and delivery activities are completed in accordance with applicable requirements. 
Customer Satisfaction & Support: 
•    Support Program Management/IPT teams, acting as first line POC for Customer and Governmental Quality Representatives, including relationship management, coordinating product buy off, audits, quality related enquires and issue resolution.

Quality Culture and general Quality support:
•    Exemplify a Safety/Quality-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Cultural Principles, HSE and Quality policies and standards.
•    Support Site/Group/Team leaders in the development and nurturing of the site Quality Culture.
•    Provide quality related support and advice to the organisation for the development / improvement / maintenance of Product Safety and Quality awareness through (unsolicited) consult/feedback and training.

Zero Defects Quality Planning: 
•    Ensure customer, regulatory and GKN system, product and process requirements are identified, documented appropriately (e.g. Program Quality Assurance Plans/Product Quality Control Plans), understood and implemented through effective means of compliance, meeting interested parties’ needs.
•    Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) teams to ensure design specifications and production process capabilities are aligned and to define effective process controls and unambiguous product acceptance criteria to enable and ensure product safety and zero defect delivery. 
•    Work with ME and Operations to identify and plan projects/initiatives to attack and reduce or eliminate Cost of Poor Quality at the source (sites).

Risk Management, Problem Solving and Improvement: 
•    Support and assure the identification, understanding and effective mitigation of product and process related risks and opportunities for improvement.  
•    Support and assure responsive and effective problem resolution through Containment, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action and Verification of Effectiveness.

Job Qualifications

• Technical expertise in Manufacturing/Quality Engineering, with a professional qualification (university degree) in engineering or related science or quality management (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical)
• Strong skills in deploying effective Quality Cultures within organizations by setting the tone for Quality;
• Strong communication, presentation, influencing and negotiation skills, building and maintaining trust and effective internal and external working relationships;
• Ability to lead and facilitate cross-functional teams
• Experience of managing and assuring Product Quality Assurance and Improvement in New Product / Process introduction (industrialisation) & existing Production Realisation
• Demonstrate applicable knowledge, experience and training of APQP/Zero Defects/LEAN/6σ/SPC processes, tools and practices. Strong ability to guide and coach APQP/RCCA activities and use critical thinking to develop and implement robust solutions
• Proven leader of risk management and risked based assurance activities;
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience and training of ISO 9001, AS/EN/JISQ9100, Aviation Regulatory (EASA, FAA etc) & customer quality requirements and application of these into an accredited QMS/BMS to assure compliance;
• Fluent in English language, verbal and written
• Local compliance with technical Country of Origin/site based regulations

Short Description

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry. We will support and promote your professional and personal development.

Furthermore, we will offer you:

• The role is in Grade L1, according to the CLA Metalektro and of which salary is dependant on your experience and qualifications.

• 8% holiday allowance,

• 40 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (29 holidays and 13 ADV days),

• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,

• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

Who we are?

Fokker Elmo, part of GKN Aerospace, is a leading player in the design, manufacturing and support for the Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) for Aerospace and Defense programs. To make the wiring harnesses, we have everything in-house from start to finish. From complete engineering to our final product, the ready-to-use wiring harnesses, we do this for well-known aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Collins Aerospace and Lockheed-Martin. We produce these wiring harnesses worldwide at several sites. In Papendrecht we have approximately 1200 employees. This is what Fokker Elmo is all about: quality and therefore airworthiness.

How to apply?

Please apply online by sending us your cv and Cover Letter. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact Koen van Stigt, Talent Acquisition, via koen.vanstigt@fokker.com.

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?