Aerospace Quality Leader – Drive Excellence & Compliance

Safran; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus

Pension scheme - up to 10% employer

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits programme

Job summary

Safran Actuation Systems UK in Wolverhampton is seeking an experienced Quality leader to drive operational excellence in a highly regulated aerospace environment. Reporting to the Head of Quality, you will lead a team, own quality strategy, and ensure compliance and continuous improvement across our Military value stream.

You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to secure conformity, manage non-conformances, audits, and risk-based decision making, while

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing Quality teams within manufacturing, aerospace, defence, or highly regulated environments.
• Excellent knowledge of QMS, regulatory compliance, and audit management.
• Successful non-conformance management and root-cause analysis with measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to the Quality team, fostering continuous improvement and accountability.
• Develop and implement the operational Quality strategy aligned with business objectives and regulatory obligations.
• Maintain compliance with Part 21G, QMS, SMS, and customer/regulatory requirements across operations.
• Own non-conformances, investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions; ensure timely resolution.
• Drive initiatives to improve product quality, process capability, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to ensure conformity and successful delivery.
• Lead risk-based decision making and embed controls across the product lifecycle to protect safety and compliance.
• Support internal, customer, regulatory, and certification audits; prepare and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Support NPI, engineering changes, and manufacturing process improvements with proper quality planning.

Job description

Safran Actuation Systems UK in Wolverhampton is seeking an experienced Quality leader to drive operational excellence in a highly regulated aerospace environment. Reporting to the Head of Quality, you will lead a team, own quality strategy, and ensure compliance and continuous improvement across our Military value stream.

You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to secure conformity, manage non-conformances, audits, and risk-based decision making, while