Job Description

Belcan Workforce Solutions are seeking an Operational QA on a 12-month contract to join our client's Defence & Space team in Stevenage.

They are offering up to £31.00 per hour Umbrella. Inside IR35. The role is a site based role.

Description:

Role: Operational QA in the Quality Assurance department.

Location: Stevenage.

Department Goal: Ensure customer requirements are met during the manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test phases of the Spacecraft build cycle.

Tasks & Accountabilities:

Quality Management: Oversee all aspects of quality within the Spacecraft Production work area.

Inspection & Operations: Perform critical inspections and witness operations.

Non-Conformance Prevention: Lead efforts to prevent non-conformances and enforce a quality mindset.

Non-Conformance Management: Efficiently manage non-conformance and reduce the cost of non-quality.

Build Reconciliations: Collate build reconciliations and manage open points.

Quality Surveillance: Ensure product quality meets requirements through surveillance.

Action Management: Track and manage open actions from critical inspections.

Support Meetings: Attend and support root cause analysis and internal review board meetings.

Procedure Review: Review and provide feedback on quality procedures, processes, and documents.

Process Audits: Request or conduct process audits as necessary.

Work Instruction Review: Review work instructions for technical integrity and product quality requirements.

Core Values: Apply companies Core Values to create a successful environment.

Required Skills:

Essential:

Recognized engineering apprenticeship or equivalent academic qualification.

At least 3 years of experience in Production, Quality, or Engineering within Aerospace or Military industry.

Good understanding of Quality Assurance and product assurance activities.

Strong communication skills for motivating others and explaining findings.

Teamwork and leadership attributes with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Solid hardware inspection background.

Willingness to work shifts, on-call, or off-site as required.

Knowledge of Space Quality standards is advantageous.

Desirable:

Lean, continuous improvement qualifications.

ESA qualification.

Experience with 3D drawings (Catia, 3DX).

Knowledge of composites/carbon materials.Given the role's nature, the selected candidate will undergo BPSS clearance before commencing.

If you think this could be a new and exciting career opportunity for you and you would like to learn more or just for an initial, no-obligation conversation please contact me on (phone number removed) or you can apply directly by following the Easy Apply link and I will contact you as soon as I receive your contact details.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan