Quality Manager

Gregory-Martin International; Essex; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health

Life Assurance

4-day week

Job summary

Gregory-Martin International is seeking a Quality Manager for the Aerospace sector, based on the Kent/Essex border. You will lead quality systems, maintain calibration, and oversee inspection to ISO 9100/AS9100 standards, while acting as management representative for quality.

The role requires strong ability to interpret drawings, First Article Inspection experience (FAIR/LAIR), and driving continuous improvement through audits and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in the aerospace sector.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Recent First Article Inspection experience (FAIR/LAIR).

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with standards and customer requirements.
• Primarily responsible for Calibration, Testing, Qualification and related Approvals.
• Inspection and verification of parts at all stages within business.
• Maintain calibrated equipment readiness for manufacturing at all times.
• Train Visual FAIR software in line with Customer/Design Authority Approval.

Skills

Aerospace sector experience

Interpret engineering drawings

First Article Inspection (FAIR/LAIR)

Audits (ISO 9100/AS9100)

Team leadership / managerial

Communication skills

Excel

Quality systems

OASIS

Tools

OASIS

Job description

Quality Manager – Aerospace sector

Location: Kent / Essex Border

Salary: up to £50K dependent on experience, plus benefits Pension, Health, Life Assurance

4‑day week, working hours Monday – Thursday, 37 hours.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Quality Manager. The candidate must be experienced in the aerospace sector.

You will be responsible for management, maintenance, and monitoring of Quality Management Systems. You will have line management responsibility for Inspection to ISO 9100n team x2. You will act as the company’s management representative in all quality matters, and you will be responsible for running inspection and test departments. You must be confident working to ISO 9100/AS9100 standards and able to create/approve FAIRS. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to support the team and juggle changing priorities from subcontract quotes, FAIR completion, and audits.

Core Skills/Attributes Needed

• Solid experience in the aerospace sector.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Recent First Article Inspection experience (FAIR/LAIR)
• Maintain regular consistent attendance and punctuality.
• Experience of OASIS
• Working to ISO 9100, AS9100, EASA
• Qualified to conduct internal/external audits
• Support colleagues in sharing knowledge and skills to create continuous skills development.
• Some managerial, team leadership experience.
• Strong initiative and time management skills, able to balance priorities confidently.
• Attention to detail, including numeracy.
• Work with colleagues to ensure the implementation of the company’s policies and goals
• Good communications and computer literacy and Excel.

Purpose of Role

• To maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with business standards and customer requirements.
• Primarily responsible for all Calibration, Testing, Qualification and associated Approvals
• Inspection and verification of parts at all stages within business.
• Responsible for maintenance of the required calibrated equipment in readiness for manufacturing at all times.
• Responsible for the associated training of Visual FAIR software in line with Customer/Design Authority Approval

Requirements

• Responsible for creating and approving FAIR / LAIR to specification.
• Identify any resource, investment and/or approval requirements.
• Approved Signatory for Release and other inspection related quality processes within the Quality Management System.
• Responsible for planning and conducting internal and external audits to the ISO9100 and AS9100 standards.
• Manage, lead and control your team to drive continuous improvement, identifying performance concerns and development opportunities within team.
• Identify training needs for your team and conduct as necessary.
• Responsible for the communication and management of daily workload, ensuring communication and discipline of team is maintained and manage issues effectively.
• Always support the business objectives.
• Participate in management review meetings with the Production Team and other management meetings.

Keywords

Aerospace, Quality Assurance, Inspection, FAIR, LAIR, ISO 9100, AS9100, EASA, First Article Inspection, Audits, Quality Manager, Precision Engineering.