Quality Assurance Manager

Position Summary Magellan Aerospace, Llay Wrexham has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Manager. Full time permanent position 39 hours per week

Job location:

Llay, Wrexham, LL12 0PB
Unionised site – works in partnership with Unite the Union.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that the company’s processes consistently deliver products and services that meet customer, legal, regulatory and Magellan requirements, ensuring product conformity and the effectiveness of the Quality Management System. The QAM must ensure that all of his direct reports and all others who have an impact on product and service quality are aligned and capable of meeting the above criteria.

The QAM is responsible for developing the necessary skillsets within the company to support this. The QAM must be capable of communicating at all levels inside and external to the company and ensuring that documentation and relevant records including performance metrics are produced and communicated to all stakeholders.

Perks and Benefits A company culture that promotes work life balance

Access to mental health support

Business performance related bonus

Career development opportunities

Commitment to continued learning and development

Long Service Awards Enhanced Holiday Entitlement based on length of service

Free parking
25% off local gym membership

Essential Responsibilities Maintain AS9100 certification and applicable Nadcap accreditations, ensuring audit readiness, effective corrective action and the timely completion of approval extensions where required. Manage customer approvals, audits and associated findings, ensuring timely responses, corrective actions and closure of any identified issues. Act as the key Quality contact for customers, managing complaints, customer escapes, defect investigations, concessions and corrective actions, including escalation of significant quality risks.

Ensure effective root cause analysis, corrective action and process improvement activities are completed by the team, with appropriate documentation, action tracking and verification of effectiveness. Lead and support continuous improvement and structured root cause investigations to reduce non-conformances, scrap, rework and customer escapes Own the development, monitoring and reporting of Quality KPIs, ensuring performance is reviewed, trends are analysed and improvement actions are implemented.

Own the daily Quality performance management process, reviewing KPIs and collaborating with key business stakeholders to address risks, resolve issues and drive improvement Own the continued development, maintenance and improvement of the Quality Management System, including procedures, document control, internal audits and compliance with applicable standards and customer requirements. Lead, coach, mentor and develop the quality assurance team. Effective performance reporting to internal management and to customers Ensure the Quality team meets its performance objectives and contributes to divisional objectives

Position Requirements Academic:
Good verbal and written communicationHNC / HND minimum in an engineering/quality discipline

Certified AS EN 9100 or IS9001:2000 lead auditor, Member of the Chartered Quality Institute or other professional body Robust knowledge of NADCAP regulation

Experience:

5 years in a similar position in the Aerospace industry;
Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma methodologies

Key

Competencies:

Awareness of APQPKnowledge in PFMEA Investigation tools such as 8DOther skills/Abilities

Skills:

Microsoft Office Power Point Excel ERP/MRP systems

Excellent communicator with the ability to present ideas at the highest level

Completer finisher with good project management abilities

Hands on approach to coaching and mentoring

Personal…