Quality Lineside Engineer
Location: Filton - 100% onsite
Contract: 6 months (with potential extension)
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 06:30-15:45 (overtime available on Fridays)
Pay: £23.41 PAYE / £31.30 Umbrella
Security: BPSS+ and A400M Accreditation (ITAR‑related)
Join a team that's shaping the future of aerospace manufacturing
At Guidant Global, we're proud to partner with industry‑leading organisations to connect skilled people with impactful work. We're looking for an experienced Quality Lineside Engineer to support lineside quality operations within A400M Wing Assembly. If you're passionate about quality, thrive in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, and enjoy working collaboratively across multifunctional teams, this could be the ideal next step.
What you'll be doing
As a Quality Lineside Engineer, you'll play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of product and process quality on the shop floor. Your responsibilities will include:
Quality Inspection & Compliance
- Carry out product inspections in line with defined standards and delegation rules.
- Complete pre‑delivery, clearance and duplicate checks (including Customer Protection Board and Key Risk items).
- Ensure inspection and control requirements are effectively communicated across the shop floor.
Quality Issue Management
- Investigate reported quality issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and drive containment, corrective and preventive actions.
- Raise and manage non‑conformities, support rework checks, and lead closure of NCs.
- Provide feedback to Inspection Standard Operations Instruction Owners to enable continuous improvement.
Surveillance & Process Assurance
- Perform operator and process surveillance in accordance with Quality standards and surveillance plans.
- Support risk analysis activities such as FMEA.
- Work closely with the Quality Conformance Manager on capability calculations and control chart setup.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Lead multifunctional teams to secure rapid issue resolution.
- Contribute to daily lean activities (including SQCDP and PPS).
- Ensure documentation is completed and archived following Quality rules.
What we're looking for
Essential experience
- A strong background in engineering, manufacturing, inspection or quality, with at least three years' experience in lineside or quality inspection roles.
- Hands‑on shop floor experience, ideally within aerospace or transport industries.
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and share clear feedback.
- Proven root‑cause analysis and problem‑solving capability (PPS experience essential).
- Ability to work effectively in a fast‑moving operational environment and react quickly to customer feedback.
- Experience leading or supporting multifunctional teams.
Nice to have
- Experience with Cost of Non‑Quality processes.
- Knowledge of surveillance methodologies and process confirmation.
- Previous exposure to A400M or ITAR‑related environments (all candidates must pass A400M Accreditation).
Why join through Guidant Global?
- A supportive candidate experience - we're transparent, communicative and here to help you succeed at every stage.
- Work with a world‑leading aerospace organisation on a high‑profile programme.
- Opportunity to develop your quality engineering expertise in a cutting‑edge manufacturing environment.
- Flexible working pattern with the potential for overtime.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
