Operations Quality Engineer

Cwmbran (Onsite)

Up to £40,000 DOE

Are you an experienced Aerospace Quality Engineer with a strong manufacturing focus? A global aerospace interiors manufacturer is seeking an Operations Quality Engineer to support production, ensure regulatory compliance, and protect product and flight safety across the manufacturing lifecycle.

This is a hands-on operational quality role, working closely with manufacturing teams to ensure products are built, repaired, and released in line with customer, regulatory, and aerospace quality standards. You’ll play a key role in driving quality performance, resolving issues, and supporting on-time delivery.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as a key quality interface to operations, supporting manufacturing throughput while maintaining quality and compliance.
• Ensuring products meet customer, regulatory (EASA/CAA), and AS9100 requirements throughout manufacture and repair.
• Supporting product release activities, including Form 1 signatory responsibilities.
• Managing in-production quality issues, non-conformances, deviations, and customer complaints.
• Leading root cause analysis and corrective actions using QRQC / 8D methodologies.
• Conducting audits and on-the-job training in line with internal procedures, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Analysing quality data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensuring quality controls, special processes, accreditations, and measurement systems are in place and effective.
• Managing quality aspects of outsourced or offloaded production and MRO activities.
• Coaching and mentoring operational staff on quality requirements and best practices.
• Escalating and stopping production where quality or safety risks are identified and defining restart conditions.

What you’ll bring

• HNC / HND (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
• Strong experience as a Quality Engineer within aerospace or defence manufacturing.
• In-depth knowledge of aerospace quality tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, Poke Yoke, RCCA).
• Proven experience producing 8D reports and leading corrective actions.
• Solid understanding of aerospace regulations and quality management systems.
• Confidence working with operations, customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the confidence to challenge at all levels to protect quality and safety.

Desirable experience

• AS9100 Internal Auditor qualification.
• Experience within aerospace interiors.
• Production or shop-floor manufacturing experience.
• CQI membership.

Benefits

• 33 days’ holiday, including bank holidays
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Employee share scheme
• Range of healthcare benefits