Head of Quality & Strategy - Aerospace/Defense

5S Recruitment Limited; Leominster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site presence in Leominster

Job summary

5S Recruitment Limited is seeking a Head of Quality for a specialist engineering and manufacturing business in Leominster, Herefordshire. You will lead quality strategy, standards and performance, embedding ISO 9001 and guiding AS9100 implementation.

The role requires a strong track record in senior quality leadership within complex manufacturing, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive sustainable improvements while ensuring compliance across engineering and operations.

Qualifications

• Substantial quality leadership experience in a technically demanding engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Evidence of improving systems, influencing stakeholders and delivering organisational change.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and introduction of AS9100 is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own a quality strategy aligned to business growth and customer requirements.
• Lead the transformation and development of the quality function.
• Own quality management systems, standards and performance across the business unit.
• Strengthen ISO 9001 arrangements and support AS9100 introduction.
• Embed quality across engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver sustainable improvements.

Skills

Quality leadership

ISO 9001 knowledge

AS9100 knowledge

Stakeholder management

Quality systems development

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

5S Recruitment Limited is seeking a Head of Quality for a specialist engineering and manufacturing business in Leominster, Herefordshire. You will lead quality strategy, standards and performance, embedding ISO 9001 and guiding AS9100 implementation.

The role requires a strong track record in senior quality leadership within complex manufacturing, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive sustainable improvements while ensuring compliance across engineering and operations.