Boeing: Supplier Quality Specialist
Supplier Quality Specialist
Cardiff, UK
Competitive Salary
An opportunity has arisen within Boeing Commercial Airplanes to hire a Supplier Quality Specialist, based in the South Wales area in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity and will involve working on premier seat products for Boeing Commercial Aircraft including the technologically advanced 787 Dreamliner programme.
This is a field representative position primarily based at a seat manufacturer in Cwmbran, however additional travelling may be required to support other suppliers around or outside the UK region. The position will be home-office based but supporting the on-site inspection of hardware the majority of the time. It will require a highly self motivated individual, capable of being self-directing with minimal supervision.
Key responsibilities are as follows:
• Inspection of seat and other interior hardware, Represents the company at suppliers to ensure that suppliers' quality system, processes and products meet purchase contract requirements and applicable regulatory agency and government regulations.
• Performs onsite program responsibilities to support Boeing Supplier Quality organization.
• Position requires the implementation of supplier management processes including assessment of supplier capability and capacity and management of supplier performance in the technical areas of quality and schedule adherence.
• Plans, organizes, and conducts on-site audits, surveys, and inspections of Boeing procured material, parts and assemblies.
• Monitors and reports on supplier quality-related activities to verify Quality System, product and contract, or purchase order compliance.
• Ensures that suppliers document and maintain an approved Quality System to meet the appropriate company or customer requirements.
• Conducts training programs and coordinates company initiatives to improve supplier performance and productivity.
• Prepares, maintains, and reviews quality procedures to ensure compliance with customer and government requirements.
• Provides technical expertise to company employees, suppliers, customers, and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with contractual, company, and regulatory requirements, such as conducting FAA conformity inspections.
Basic Qualifications for Consideration: Do you have current rights to live and work in the UK?
Typical Education/Experience:
• Although an Engineering Degree is desirable, comparable education and experience in the inspection of aircraft hardware will be considered.
• Ideally to perform this role you will need working knowledge of AS9100 alongside experience of the inspection of Aircraft components.
• The applicant will be expected to embrace opportunities for career development to Level 3 and beyond, and to become an FAA ODA designee.
• This position will be based at Zodiac Seats UK, Cwmbran, Wales, so therefore a background in seat manufacture or aircraft interiors will be an advantage.
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Other Job related information: Important information regarding this requisition: This requisition is for an international, locally hired position. IT IS NOT FOR AN EXPAT ASSIGNMENT. Benefits and pay are determined in line with local country labor market practices. Please list all of the Countries in which you are a citizen and/or have work authorization for on the top of your resume. Immigration sponsorship may be provided to qualified candidates as required.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | 0 Comments
Boeing: Flight Training Manager - Crawley
The Flight Training Manager is responsible for the management, development and oversight of a team of professional Synthetic Flight Instructors and Type Rating Instructors, delivering first class training to our customers.
Responsibilities will include:
· Ensuring the Instructor team has the qualifications and resources necessary to deliver cost-effective, high quality, state-of-the-art instruction. Implementation of Company policies and procedures and setting of business goals to support performance management.
· Management, development and administration of the Flight Training Support team.
· Maintain pro-active co-ordination and communication with the whole team. Seek to maintain a high level of standardisation and ensure full compliance with customer and regulatory requirements in co-operation with HT, CFI and CGI.
· Ensure the timely and accurate completion of student and instructor Training Records, certification and other required reports.
· Maintain pro-active communication and participate fully in meetings with other departments to ensure close liaison and co-operation.
· Manage the training, induction and qualification of new instructors and participate in the selection of new personnel. Manage the qualification training plan for new instructors and the recurrent training plan for all instructors, including PSIPs (Contract Instructors). Provide mentoring of instructors as appropriate.
· Monitor instructor availability and qualification and liaise with Flight Training Support, Scheduling and TRM to ensure proper and timely scheduling, rostering and delivery of customer and internal training courses and recurrent checking and training.
· Maintain and update as required all training and technical manuals in current use. Manage the updating, issue and training for student and instructor tablet PCs.
· Assist the maintenance and development of training curricula and courseware.
· Deliver instruction on Type-specific and non-technical courses as agreed from time to time with the Head of Training.
· Conduct thorough and complete briefings prior to each training session, as well as debriefings and critiques at the end of each training session, to ensure that the customer is aware of their performance. Provide a brief outline of the training events for future sessions.
· Supervise Flight Simulator Instructors and Flight Training Support team.
You should be able to demonstrate the following competencies:
· Professional/Technical Expertise: Has thorough and current knowledge of the job; demonstrates a high level of technical and functional skills; keeps informed of latest industry developments and assists in updating and maintaining company courseware and manuals.
· Organisation and Accomplishment of Work: Plans, prioritises and completes work efficiently and cost effectively; manages multiple tasks simultaneously whilst achieving expected quantity and quality of work. Must possess a self-starting work ethic with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.
· Judgment: Identifies and diagnoses problems, assesses risk, including the investigation and resolution of training and performance problems. Able to consider the cost and benefit of a decision and suggest options.
· Communication: Manages effective flow of information; uses appropriate style, grammar, and tone in both written and verbal communication. Contributes to meetings, and promotes the sharing of information across the business. Fluency in English is required, and a second language is desirable.
· Customer Focus: Demonstrates a sense of urgency when working with both internal and external customers; available and responsive to client needs and wants, seeks to satisfy customer expectations.
Basic Qualifications for Consideration:
Do you have current rights to live and work in the UK?
Typical Education/Experience:
Five years experience with an approved TRTO or equivalent training organisation, including instructional and evaluation experience. At least two years of prior management or leadership experience in a pilot training environment. Possess appropriate pilot training experience. Possess current appropriate JAA TRE, TRI or SFI qualification.
Other Job related information
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Occasionally required to work in a confined space of a flight simulator, with a noise level that is usually moderate. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, colour vision, peripheral vision, depth vision and the ability to focus. Requires a range of body motion to perform the following: 1) reach, exert pressure and manipulate the rudder controls/brakes with both feet; 2) reach and manipulate numerous controls while on the flight deck; 3) enter and exit the flight deck of the simulator. Sometimes required to travel and stay away from home 15% travel.
Important information regarding this requisition: This requisition is for an international, locally hired position. IT IS NOT FOR AN EXPAT ASSIGNMENT. Benefits and pay are determined in line with local country labor market practices. Please list all of the Countries in which you are a citizen and/or have work authorization for on the top of your resume. Immigration sponsorship may be provided to qualified candidates as required.
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Friday, March 09, 2012 | 0 Comments