Head Of Quality

Head of Quality

Gloucestershire

Aerospace / Advanced Manufacturing

Permanent

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Quality professional to join a rapidly scaling Aerospace engineering business in Gloucestershire as Head of Quality.

In this position you will be responsible for heading up the entire UK quality function including owning the AS9100 QMS, overseeing product quality and inspection, industrialisation, and both supplier & customer quality issues.

You'll need to be comfortable working in an evolving business with growth and change management a key aspect as the business scales up.

Key to this role will be your core experience within the aerospace sector and the understanding of the key regulatory requirements.

• Owning the Quality Management System end to end
• Lead internal audits, management reviews, and front external audits
• Overseeing inspection, testing and release of aerospace components and assemblies
• Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Leading quality planning for new programmes through FAIR, APQP and PPAP
• Work with Purchasing and Supply Chain to keep suppliers compliant
• Building and mentoring quality capability across the business.
• Set and direct continuous improvement mentality within the team.
• Primary quality contact for customers, regulatory agencies and certification bodies

• Deep understanding and experience with AS9100.
• Background leading AS9100 Quality Management System
• Aerospace manufacturing experience essential
• Background with aerospace regulatory requirements
• Strong background with FAIR, APQP, & PPAP
• Experience with root cause analysis tools.
• Proven ability to lead audits and manage corrective action systems
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills

Candidates who are currently a Quality Directors, Quality Managers, QA Managers, Head of QA, Quality Leads, Quality Engineering Managers, Head of Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance Managers or similar may be suitable.