Jobs in West Bretton

Quality Conformance Engineer

Location: Broughton (on‑site)
Shift Pattern: Double day shift (initially days)
Rate: £24.64 per hour PAYE / £32.96 per hour Umbrella
Security Clearance: BPSS+ (completed by Airbus Security)

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Conformance Engineer to join the Airbus Quality Development Programmes & Major Projects team at the Broughton site.

This role offers hands‑on involvement in complex quality investigations, preventative quality methods and aircraft modifications, while providing exposure to project management, APQP, quality standards, industrial system development and operational quality management. It is an excellent opportunity for candidates with strong practical quality or inspection experience, ideally within aerospace or a closely related regulated industry.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Quality Conformance Engineer, you will play a key role in driving quality excellence across production and development activities, ensuring product safety, process reliability and compliance with industry standards.
Your responsibilities will include:

Leading and supporting the resolution of complex quality issues and continuous improvement initiatives
Ensuring full quality industrialisation of:
Major and STEP aircraft modifications
Incremental and full developments
Major industrial transfers into serial manufacture
Applying and deploying APQP and quality standards across programmes
Supporting and facilitating FMEA activities for design, process and equipment
Creating and maintaining Control Plans, incorporating engineering and production changes
Planning and executing Production Process Verification (PPV) activities
Leading Cost of Non‑Quality forecasting and supporting mitigation actions
Providing line‑side quality support during Start of Production (SoP), test campaigns and head‑of‑version manufacturing
Supporting the cascade of Key Characteristics (KC) and Critical Items (CTI) from design and manufacturing engineering
Contributing quality input into risk, multi‑functional, planning and stakeholder reviews
Supporting Production Organisation Approval (POA) activities to ensure the highest levels of product safety
About You

We're looking for someone with strong practical quality experience who enjoys working in a fast‑paced, highly regulated manufacturing environment.
You will ideally bring:

A background in quality assurance, inspection or conformance engineering
Practical experience within aerospace (automotive or other regulated manufacturing considered)
Experience working with APQP, FMEA, PPV or control plans
A confident, proactive approach to problem‑solving and stakeholder collaboration
The ability to work effectively on site and support live production environmentsPlease note: Experience is valued over formal qualifications for this role.

Interview Process

The interview process will consist of a single on‑site stage, including:

A short personal summary/presentation covering your background and suitability
Situational‑based competency questions
Technical competency‑based questions
Why Join Guidant Global?

At Guidant Global, we connect great people with meaningful work. You'll benefit from:

Opportunities to gain experience within a world‑leading aerospace organisation
Support from a specialist recruitment partner focused on your success
A collaborative, inclusive environment where quality and safety truly matter
Diversity & Inclusion

Guidant Global is committed to building an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background, and we value the different perspectives that help drive innovation and excellence.

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