Product Quality Controller

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Product Quality Controller

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£37,458 with incremental increases and guaranteed 4% increase in January 2027

At Short Brothers, a Boeing Company, we do work that matters — and we do it together. Our teams design, build and support advanced aerostructures, with safety, quality and trust at the heart of everything we do. People are respected, ideas are listened to, and good work is recognised.

We offer real career paths, flexibility where possible, and the opportunity to work on innovative projects that keep aircraft flying and help shape what comes next.

We are looking for Product Quality Controllers within both Quality and Supplier Quality teams to play a key role in ensuring every product we deliver is safe, consistent, and built to the highest standards. You’ll be part of a team that cares about getting things right and works together to ensure customers receive products they can trust. If you’re detail-driven, curious, and enjoy solving problems, this is a place where your skills genuinely make a difference.

You’ll benefit from:

• 36-hour working week (half-day Friday)
• Generous holidays and a range of flexible schedules
• Defined Contribution pension scheme
• Generous life cover
• Enhanced maternity-leave pay
• Access to 24/7 online GP services
• Occupational sick scheme
• On-site Occupational Health department
• Employee Assistance programme
• Professional development and growth, including coaching and mentoring
• Advancement opportunities
• Access to exclusive employee discounts
• Free car-parking

Principal Accountabilities

• Carrying out Inspection, Quality Control and Quality Assurance functions.
• Ensuring product compliance with design specification, customer and approving authority requirements and regulations.
• Providing instruction and advice to operators as and when required.
• Monitoring the ‘Delegated Operator Scheme’.
• Working flexibly in groups.
• Writing technical reports to highlight drawing, process and tooling anomalies to instigate investigation and corrective action.

Candidate Requirements

It is your responsibility to ensure that sufficient detail is provided on the application form to demonstrate how you meet essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.

ESSENTIAL

• A mechanical apprenticeship or Equivalent AND a minimum of 2 years’ relevant post apprenticeship experience in a manufacturing/assembly or tooling environment.

OR

• An electrical apprenticeship AND a minimum of 2 years’ relevant post apprenticeship experience in an electrical aerospace environment

AND

• Experience in quality control requirements.
• The ability to interpret drawings and specifications, and to communicate effectively is essential.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a knowledge of manufacturing and assembly practices, requirements and standards.

DESIRABLE

• A knowledge of 3D metrology
• Experience working in Quality control in an Aerospace Environment.

Please Note

We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Export Control Requirements

This is a Non-United States Position

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

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