Quality Manager

We’re looking for an experienced Quality Auditor, ideally from the aerospace sector, to work across our client’s two main sites. This role will be maintaining quality approvals and planning, overseeing internal quality audits, and assisting customers with legislative and regulatory enquiries.

Responsibilities of the Quality Manager:

• Provide support to department managers in quality matters.
• Help identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Plan and manage internal audits across 2 main sites and ensure corrective actions are carried out in a timely manner.
• Maintain the EN9100/9120 Quality Management System
• Ensure the General Manager is kept fully briefed on all issues relating to quality.
• Participate in management review meetings.
• Carry out investigations into quality escapes and document using 8D techniques.
• Complete customer quality questionnaires.
• Provide support to customers on regulatory matters such as Export Control and relevant regulations.

Your skills and attributes:

• Experience of working with quality systems (preferably aerospace EN9100/9120).
• Lead auditor trained (preferably EN9100).
• Knowledge of quality practices like 8D.
• Experience of internal auditing.
• Effective use of Microsoft Office; Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio.
• Focussed, motivated, and able to demonstrate a proactive, organised, and flexible approach to changing priorities.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Professional and capable of communicating at all levels internally and externally.
• A flexible approach to working hours and practices is needed.

Core working hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.00am to 1.30pm on Fridays. Good benefits including gym subsistence, 5% pension contribution and Life Assurance.