Aerospace Quality Leader | AS9100 & QMS Expert

Omega; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Omega in Gloucestershire is seeking a Senior Quality professional to join as Head of Quality, responsible for heading up the entire UK quality function including AS9100 QMS, and overseeing product quality, inspection, and supplier and customer quality issues.

The role requires deep aerospace regulatory knowledge, strong leadership, and proven capability to drive CAPA, audits, and continuous improvement as the business scales.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding and experience with AS9100.
• Experience leading AS9100 Quality Management System implementations.
• Background with aerospace regulatory requirements.
• Strong experience with CAPA, APQP, and PPAP.
• Proven ability to lead audits and manage corrective action systems.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

AS9100 knowledge

Auditing

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Quality planning

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FAIR

CAPA

Job description

Omega in Gloucestershire is seeking a Senior Quality professional to join as Head of Quality, responsible for heading up the entire UK quality function including AS9100 QMS, and overseeing product quality, inspection, and supplier and customer quality issues.

The role requires deep aerospace regulatory knowledge, strong leadership, and proven capability to drive CAPA, audits, and continuous improvement as the business scales.