PROJECT & PRODUCTION QUALITY MANAGER M/F (H/F)

SAFRAN AERO PREMIUM SEATING DWC-LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Seats in Dubai seeks a seasoned quality professional to lead industrialisation and production quality initiatives. You will drive APQP, PFMEA, FAI and PPAP activities, ensuring conformity from transfer to serial production.

You will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing and supply chain, manage nonconformities, audits and root-cause analysis, and champion right-first-time workmanship on the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace, mechanical or industrial engineering.
• Qualified Quality Auditor with practical audit experience; lead auditor qualification is an advantage.
• Training in APQP, PFMEA, FAI/AS/EN 9102, PPAP and structured problem-solving methods is expected or must be acquired.
• Typically 5+ years in aerospace manufacturing quality, industrialisation or production quality.
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing transfer, new product introduction, production launch or industrial ramp-up.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance throughout industrialisation, transfer, ramp-up and serial production.
• Deploy project quality plans, incorporating customer requirements, risks and lessons learned.
• Coordinate APQP deliverables, including process flows, PFMEA, capability assessments and readiness reviews.
• Coordinate and validate FAI/DVI against AS/EN 9102 and customer requirements; review PPAP packages before submission or authorised approval.
• Assess manufacturing readiness: process validation, tooling, equipment, measurement resources, operator competence and documentation.
• Ensure correct application of drawings, specifications, BOM, configuration and revision status.
• Define inspection strategies and control plans covering incoming, in-process and final verification.
• Maintain identification, traceability, inspection status and quality records; support first purchase order reviews.

Skills

Quality auditing

Audit experience

Problem solving

APQP training

PFMEA training

Education

Degree in aerospace/ mechanical/ industrial engineering

Job description

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l'aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l'environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 110 000 collaborateurs pour un chiffre d'affaires de 31,3 milliards d'euros en 2025, et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen sur ses marchés.

Safran est la 2ème entreprise du secteur aéronautique et défense du classement « "World's Best Companies 2025" » du magazine TIME.

Avec plus d'un million de sièges équipant les flottes des plus grandes compagnies aériennes, Safran Seats est l'un des leaders mondiaux des sièges pour passagers, équipages d'avions et hélicoptères grâce à des solutions innovantes et à forte valeur ajoutée.

Parce que nous sommes persuadés que chaque talent compte, nous valorisons et encourageons les candidatures de personnes en situation de handicap pour nos opportunités d'emploi.

Descriptif mission

Purpose of the job

Ensure build-to-print product and process conformity from industrialisation and manufacturing transfer through production and delivery, securing manufacturing readiness, quality deliverables and customer satisfaction.

SCOPE

Lead operational product and project quality for the Dubai site, working with Engineering, Industrialisation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality and central Safran Seats teams. Team size will evolve with site ramp-up. Technical dispositions, concessions and product release require formally delegated authority.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Industrialisation and project quality

• Lead quality assurance throughout industrialisation, transfer, ramp-up and serial production.
• Deploy project quality plans, incorporating customer requirements, risks and lessons learned.
• Coordinate APQP deliverables, including process flows, PFMEA, capability assessments and readiness reviews.
• Coordinate and validate FAI/DVI against AS/EN 9102 and customer requirements; review PPAP packages before submission or authorised approval.
• Assess manufacturing readiness: process validation, tooling, equipment, measurement resources, operator competence and documentation.
• Ensure correct application of drawings, specifications, BOM, configuration and revision status.
• Define inspection strategies and control plans covering incoming, in-process and final verification.
• Maintain identification, traceability, inspection status and quality records; support first purchase order reviews.

Nonconformities and corrective actions

• Manage nonconformities from detection and containment through authorised disposition, corrective action and effectiveness checks.
• Coordinate deviations, concessions, repairs and rework with technical authorities.
• Lead 8D and root-cause analysis; deploy QRQC and act as site focal point.
• Coordinate customer complaints, containment, responses and evidence; represent Quality in customer meetings.
• Analyse recurring defects and incorporate lessons learned into PFMEA, control plans and standard work.

Audits and operational performance

• Conduct product, process and industrialisation audits; ensure effective closure of findings.
• Support customer, Safran, certification and regulatory audits.
• Monitor first-pass yield, scrap, rework, defects, escapes and cost of poor quality; drive improvements.
• Escalate safety and conformity risks and prevent unintended use or delivery of nonconforming products.
• Report quality deliverables, readiness risks and performance to site leadership.
• Support development of the quality organisation and promote right-first-time execution across operational teams.

Education

Degree in aerospace, mechanical or industrial engineering, or equivalent technical experience.

Qualifications

Qualified Quality Auditor with practical audit experience; lead auditor qualification is an advantage.

Training in APQP, PFMEA, FAI/AS/EN 9102, PPAP and structured problem-solving methods is expected or must be acquired.

Experience

Typically 5+ years in aerospace manufacturing quality, industrialisation or production quality.

Demonstrated experience in manufacturing transfer, new product introduction, production launch or industrial ramp-up.