Site Quality Manager

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With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities;

design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including:
Boeing 787, Dream liner, Agusta Westland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 370+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, food hub and vending machines.

We're hiring a Site Quality Manager to join our team at our Luton manufacturing facility. This is a Senior Site Leadership role responsible for planning, implementing, assuring, and continuously improving the Quality Management System (QMS) and Business Management System (BMS) to meet the needs and expectations of the site's interested parties, while maintaining all associated certifications and regulatory approvals. The role is accountable for supporting and assuring Product Safety, Product Quality, and Customer Satisfaction through zero-defect quality planning, effective product realisation and delivery, the provision of customer support, and the application of robust risk management, problem-solving, and quality improvement practices.

As a key member of the Site Leadership Team, the Site Quality Manager will provide expert guidance, governance, and leadership to foster a culture of quality across all site activities. The role will ensure ongoing quality compliance while supporting the achievement of business objectives, including leading initiatives focused on Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) reduction, driving effective 8D/RCCA investigations, and facilitating complex A3 problem-solving activities to support operational excellence and continuous improvement.

GKN Luton is a stable, high-performing facility with ambitious growth plans for the months and years ahead.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping the site's future. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to transform and develop the Quality function, creating a high-performing team that supports continued operational excellence and future growth.

• Working collaboratively with the site Senior Leadership Team to create and sustain a Quality culture and provide appropriate governance and assurance leadership
• Plan and assure availability of Quality related resources and continuously lead/support capability development and improvement
• Planning, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the site QMS/BMS and product quality in…