Supplier Quality & Development Manager

Job Description:

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90 of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Supplier Quality and Development Manager is part of the GKN Engines Global Procurement team and is located in close proximity to Engines key suppliers. As our Supplier Quality and Development Manager, you will have responsibility for supporting our sites in driving and monitoring the overall supplier quality improvement activities across our supplier base, mainly in the US East region. You will work closely with our SQEs, buyers and procurement leadership teams in Engines business line and across our sites in the US and Europe.

The role supports quality and on-time delivery of our products from suppliers and their sub-tiers with activities like FAIR review, Problem solving, APQP/PPAP progress, Release Agent assessments, Source inspection, supplier assessments and continuous improvement activities in close collaboration with a cross functional team at our sites in the US and Europe to achieve a highly capable supplier base.

This role will be based in the US Engines East Region (Newington, CT) and will work mainly remotely at our suppliers in the region as well as with our sites in US and Europe.

Travel Requirements: 50-75

Job Responsibilities

Give urgent support for critical quality and delivery issues and assist suppliers with root cause investigations and corrective actions
Collaborate closely with GKN employees across business line and sites to secure quality, on time delivery and rate readiness
Review FAIs and perform source inspection as needed
Support the supplier in review of process yields, and make suggestions for improvement
Support supplier implementing quality tools including statistical process control, control planning and mistake proofing
Support suppliers with manufacturing methods and processes such as machining, forming, and forging, casting and processing on complex engine parts
Identify & support implementation of supplier process improvements that increase output, reduce lead-time and reduce overall costs while improving quality
Evaluate supplier manufacturing readiness and proactively support and resolve readiness issues
Participate on manufacturing reviews, transitions, new product introduction reviews, and manufacturing standard work improvements
Enable lean manufacturing initiatives that support continuous process improvement

Job Requirements:

Job Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s Degree (in Engineering preferably) with a minimum of 4 years Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, or Engineering Management/Leadership in the Aerospace industry. Minimum of 8 years Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, or Engineering Management/Leadership experience in Aerospace in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree.
Must be a US Citizen

Preferred:

GKN Experience
Experience in working with Supplier Quality and supplier oversight
Knowledge in Aerospace quality requirements (AS9100, ISO9000, AS9145, AS13100, customer and regulatory requirements)
Proficient in continuous improvement and problem solving eg 8D
Knowledge and experience in the use of APQP and performing reviews and approval of APQP requirements
Trained in auditing to aerospace standards
Good communication skills with the ability to provide a clear vision of the strategy and processes for key stakeholders

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

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Job Ident #: 1162207001

Company Details

GKN Aerospace

3951 Alabama Highway 229
Tallassee, Alabama 36078 USA
www.gknaerospace.com/

GKN is a global engineering business. We design, manufacture and service systems and components for most of the world’s leading aircraft, vehicle and machinery manufacturers. We are continuously evolving, pioneering new technologies and reinventing existing...

Benefits:
To be discussed at time of employment

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing
Airbus
Lockheed Martin

Supported Models:
787
A350XWB
F-35

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Job Info

Location

Newington, Connecticut, United States

Type

Permanent

Company Details

GKN Aerospace

3951 Alabama Highway 229
Tallassee, Alabama 36078 USA
www.gknaerospace.com/