Quality Manager

Premier Technical Recruitment; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 28,200 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Technical Recruitment's client in Birmingham seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead a quality team in aerospace manufacturing, ensuring products meet customer, regulatory and internal QMS standards.

The role involves leading inspectors and technicians, enforcing AS9100, managing CAPAs and RCAs, and driving continuous improvement, lean and Six Sigma to reduce COPQ and non-conformances.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years leading quality teams in aerospace manufacturing.
• Strong background in machining, assembly, or aerospace production processes.
• Proven RCA investigations and corrective actions experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality team and promote a proactive quality culture.
• Ensure products meet engineering drawings, specs and customer requirements.
• Manage non-conformances, CAPA, MRB and RCAs.
• Drive continuous improvement, Lean and Six Sigma initiatives.

Skills

Quality leadership

Audits & compliance

Root cause analysis

CAPA management

Team coaching

Education

Engineering qualification

Lead Auditor qualification / QBE

Tools

AS9100 QMS

FAI (AS9102)

Job description

Quality Manager - Aerospace

Birmingham

to c£47k neg dep exp

Our client has been established for more than 50 years and are recognised market leaders in the manufacture of low volume, high precision complex machined parts for a range of aerospace and automotive applications, and are now seeking to recruit an experienced Quality Manager to complement their professional team. Based in Birmingham and reporting to the Operations Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that aerospace products are manufactured in compliance with customer requirements, regulatory standards, and internal quality management systems.

Quality Leadership

Leading and supporting a team of Quality Inspectors and Technicians, promoting a proactive quality culture focused on prevention rather than detection. Providing coaching and guidance to manufacturing teams on quality standards and best practices, and supporting recruitment, training, competency development and performance management of quality personnel.

Manufacturing Quality Assurance

Ensuring products are manufactured in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, procedures, and customer requirements, and monitoring production processes to ensure compliance with aerospace quality standards, reviewing and approving manufacturing documentation, inspection records, and quality reports whilst driving adherence to FAI requirements in accordance with AS9102.

Non-Conformance Management

Leading investigations into internal, customer, and supplier non-conformances and facilitating RCA using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why and Fishbone (Ishikawa) Analysis and ensuring timely implementation and verification of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) whilst supporting Material Review Board (MRB) activities and disposition of non-conforming products.

Continuous Improvement

Identifying opportunities to improve product quality, process capability, and operational efficiency and supporting Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives. Analysing quality data and KPIs to identify trends and drive improvement activities and reducing Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), scrap, rework, and customer escapes.

Audits and Compliance

Supporting and leading internal audits in line with AS9100 requirements and participating in customer, regulatory, and third-party audits. Also ensuring compliance with aerospace, regulatory, and customer-specific requirements, and supporting the maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS).

Customer and Supplier Quality

Acting as a key point of contact for customer quality concerns and corrective actions and supporting customer visits and quality reviews. Working with Supplier Quality teams to address supplier-related quality issues and drive improvements and ensuring effective containment and communication of quality concerns.

It is envisaged the successful Quality Manager will demonstrate at least 5 years of experience of leading quality teams within an aerospace manufacturing quality environment with a strong background in machining, assembly, precision manufacturing or aerospace production processes and experience of RCA investigation and corrective actions.

Essentially you will demonstrate relevant engineering qualifications and a Lead Auditor qualification or QBE, and solid knowledge of AS9100 QMS and AS9102 FAI experience.