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GKN Aerospace

Quality Systems Auditor

Datum: 14 nov. 2025

Plaats: Papendrecht, NL

Bedrijf: GKN Aerospace Careers

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 Quality Systems Auditor is a Regional Quality assurance role where you will operate singularly or within a team to audit Business Management Systems (BMS) & processes, against Regulatory Requirements, Industry Standards, Customer and GKN Aerospace requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Regional BMS Manager / Lead Auditor in the delivery of audit activities that support the respective audit plans and schedules.

• As appropriate, participate in audit engagement planning, scoping, and follow-up activities.

• Generating audit questionnaires, based on work instructions, procedures and external quality standards.

• Delivering the objectives of the audit, ensuring adequate preparation for the conduct of respective audit criteria.

• Gathering audit evidence, preparing the audit and distributing the audit report and conducting the audit follow up.

• Propagate Quality Culture across GKN Aerospace.

• Identify and share across the business, best practices and support continuous improvement of the BMS and its processes.

• For the evaluation of the audit evidence, non-conformities recommendations / opportunities for improvement and for the communication of subsequent recommendations, including risk identification.

• Delivering Quality trainings.

• Prepare personnel authorizations.

• Support the root cause and corrective action activities.

Job Qualifications

• A minimum of one year in a Quality or Auditor function.

• Technical College / University (bachelor's degree).

• Strong in both written and verbal communication in English. Dutch is a strong advantage.

• Obtained Auditing training, through a certified Training Partner.

• Possess the necessary personal attributes / behaviors to act in accordance with the principles of auditing as described in ISO 19011.

• Demonstrable knowledge of AS9100 and Aviation Regulators (EASA, FAA etc.) (Training Certificates required).

• Experience in Problem Solving and Route Cause and Corrective Actions (RCCA) Techniques in order to provide effective audit follow up / closure assessments.

• Experience in undertaking Internal Audits against the audit process requirements.

• An effective communicator with experience in MS applications/tools.

What do we do at GKN Fokker Elmo

At GKN Fokker ELMO, we make wiring harnesses for aircraft, which connect all the electrical systems in the aircraft. To make the wiring harnesses, we have everything in-house from start to finish. From complete engineering to our final product, the ready-to-use wiring harnesses, we do this for well-known aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus, and Lockheed-Martin for both civil and military aircraft. We produce these wiring harnesses worldwide at several sites. In Papendrecht we have approximately 1200 employees. This is what GKN Fokker ELMO is all about: quality and therefore airworthiness.

What do we offer

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry. We will support and promote your professional and personal development.

Furthermore, we will offer you:

• The role is in Grade L1 and according to the CLA Metalektro,

• 8% holiday allowance,

• 42 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (29 holidays and 13 ADV days),

• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,

• Profit sharing scheme,

• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.

Next to the attractive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

How to apply

Please apply online by sending us a Cover Letter and your CV. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact Glenn , Talent Acquisition, via .