Lead Quality Supervisor: Aerospace & Composites QA Leader

Matchtech; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking an experienced Lead Quality Supervisor for a permanent role in the aerospace sector. The role focuses on QA leadership, ensuring ISO9001 and AS9100 compliance, and overseeing inspection activities for composite components and assemblies.

Responsibilities include maintaining QMS documentation, supporting internal and external audits, and leading CAPA and NCR activities. Strong GD&T, metrology, and cross-site collaboration are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Lead Quality Supervisor, Senior Inspector, or Quality Engineer role within aerospace, advanced composites, or high-performance manufacturing.
• Experience inspecting composite components and assemblies is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of aircraft interior manufacturing or aerospace composite processes.
• Strong experience maintaining ISO9001 and AS9100 QMS in aerospace manufacturing.
• Experience supporting internal, customer, and certification audits with AS9100 knowledge.
• Strong practical inspection and metrology experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T.
• Experience using precision measuring equipment and inspection software.
• Experience with 3D scanning, CMM inspection, or advanced metrology systems is advantageous.
• Strong experience in non-conformance management, root cause analysis, and CAPA.

Responsibilities

• Quality System Maintenance & Compliance: Ensure day-to-day ISO9001/AS9100 compliance and maintain procedures and records.
• Inspection & Measurement: Perform dimensional inspection of composites and generate inspection reports.
• Product Transfer & Cross-Site Quality: Verify UK to Turkish transfer alignment and acceptance criteria.
• Non-Conformance & Continuous Improvement: Manage NCRs, lead root cause analyses, implement CAPA, drive defect reduction.

Skills

Quality assurance

Audits

Root cause analysis

CAPA

GD&T

Metrology

Non-conformance management

Documentation

Communication

Cross-site quality

Tools

Go/No-Go gauges

3D scanning

CMM inspection

Height gauges

Micrometers

Verniers

Job description

Matchtech is seeking an experienced Lead Quality Supervisor for a permanent role in the aerospace sector. The role focuses on QA leadership, ensuring ISO9001 and AS9100 compliance, and overseeing inspection activities for composite components and assemblies.

Responsibilities include maintaining QMS documentation, supporting internal and external audits, and leading CAPA and NCR activities. Strong GD&T, metrology, and cross-site collaboration are essential for success.