Aerospace Quality & Compliance Manager

Aerospace Quality & Compliance Manager | Permanent | Essex | circa £65k+


An aerospace precision manufacturer in Essex is hiring an Aerospace Quality & Compliance Manager to take charge of their inspection function and drive the business toward continued AS9100 and ISO 9001 excellence. It's a standalone leadership position with real autonomy over how quality is run day to day, working a four-day week.

You'll be the driving force behind the QMS, the go to person for customers, suppliers and certification bodies on anything quality related, and the person who keeps the Inspection team performing at a high standard. Expect a genuine mix of strategic input and hands on involvement, from signing off product release to getting into root cause detail when something needs fixing.

What you'll be doing

• Driving continual improvement of the QMS against AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001
• Building and coaching the Inspection team, with full responsibility for their workload and output
• Preparing and signing off FAIR and LAIR documentation to AS9102 standards
• Holding Approved Signatory status for product release and inspection related processes
• Planning and delivering internal, supplier and external audits, chasing corrective actions through to close
• Investigating nonconformities an...