Configuration Controller

Job Description

The configuration Quality Assurance Group Leader plays an instrumental role in ensuring the SA & WB Wing MCA is delivered from Broughton conforming to all Airworthiness and POA standards. You are responsible for the MCA information for the whole industrial lifecycle.

You will provide the necessary leadership and development opportunities for your Configuration team and ensure robust stakeholder management of your operational CDT & Functional interfaces.

You will also provide additional support to the Quality Operations Manager and support other quality business initiatives that are running in the area. This could be quality processes or Quality project improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the inspection reports for each MCA delivery for all three programs from Broughton
• Ensure all serialised parts are recorded correctly in the CAIR system (SAP PAC)
• Ensure all the outstanding work orders are recorded in the Chapter 5 to allow the Final Assembly Line to complete the MCA to the customer requirements
• Ensure all Wing re-allocations are managed efficiently and effectively in line with relevant processes and procedures
• They will validate the final Assembly Inspection Report (only if Aircraft trained)
• Ensures that the surveillance activities are adhered to throughout the business
• Assures that certification processes are consistently defined and applied within the business by the business
• Ensures the coordination and support of engineer by ensuring that reported quality / technical issues from business teams and customers have appropriate corrective and preventive action taken by the accountable function through use of multifunctional team activities
• To ensure process confirmation and surveillance activities on all product and process related activities conducted by those individuals who have been granted certification privileges
• Coordinate investigations to assess the probable cause of any deficiency noted during an audit, informing the accountable function and ensuring corrective and preventive action is taken
• The facilitation of Quality tools and techniques within the business area
• Configuration Quality Assurance Group Leader responsible for the task management of the team including communications and coaching.
• The Configuration Quality Assurance Group Leader adds value through deployment adherence of Quality processes that continuously improves across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People (SQCDP)
• The Configuration Quality Assurance Group Leader ensures that EHS and Airworthiness requirements are met by their team.
• Conduct daily process confirmation on standards adherence
• Lead and Support Quality investigation & structures problem solving
• Lineside Quality Engineer coaching and development
• Upward escalation of issues impacting Quality performance
• Completion of any reasonable task requested by Product Quality Manager to achieve

Required Skills

Essential

• Logical thinking, a structured approach to problem solving
• SAP based experience (APD/ARP/PAC)
• Problem solving and the ability to troubleshoot issues with a calm methodical approach
• Willingness to independently learn and develop yourself and others to optimise and respond to business queries as they are raised
• Good communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with ability to communicate at all levels of organisation and build reliable networks
• Ability to work independently, leading tasks when required, whilst keeping the team and the business updated on progress
• English language written and oral skills
• Lead by example living Airbus values (We are one/Teamwork, Customer Focus, integrity, Creativity, Respect, Reliability)

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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