Aerospace Quality Engineering Leader

MK Recruit; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MK Recruit is recruiting a Quality Engineering Manager to lead an established team of 8–10 people within a specialist engineering and manufacturing business serving aerospace, defence and space sectors.

The role reports to the Operations Manager and owns the Quality Engineering function and QMS, coordinating audits, non-conformance, RCA and continuous improvement while working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to ensure product quality and reliability.

Qualifications

• Significant Quality Engineering experience in design/manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001.
• Experience leading and developing a Quality team.
• Root cause analysis and problem-solving capabilities.
• Familiar with 8D, FMEA/PFMEA, Six Sigma, MSA, risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Quality Engineering team of 8–10 personnel.
• Manage and improve the AS9100/ISO 9001 QMS.
• Lead internal, external, customer and certification audits.
• Drive non-conformance management and corrective actions.
• Oversee First Article Inspection, surveillance, calibration and quality control.
• Support engineering change and configuration control.
• Monitor quality KPIs and drive improvements.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.
• Manage relationships with customers and suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

AS9100

ISO 9001

Six Sigma

8D

FMEA

PFMEA

MSA

Root cause analysis

Quality metrics

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical preferred)

Tools

Audit management

Engineering drawings interpretation

Job description

MK Recruit is recruiting a Quality Engineering Manager to lead an established team of 8–10 people within a specialist engineering and manufacturing business serving aerospace, defence and space sectors.

The role reports to the Operations Manager and owns the Quality Engineering function and QMS, coordinating audits, non-conformance, RCA and continuous improvement while working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to ensure product quality and reliability.