Quality & SMS Manager - Aerospace

SKF; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SKF Group in Clevedon, UK, is seeking a Quality & SMS Manager to shape the site’s product quality assurance and evolve quality systems while supporting operational excellence and sustainable manufacturing progress.

You will oversee quality systems, accreditations, compliance, and daily production assurance, calibration, and laboratory functions, driving improvements in product quality and long-term business objectives.

Qualifications

• Technical qualification through apprenticeship, HNC or degree.
• AS9100 lead auditor training and quality systems management experience.
• Knowledge of AS9100, NADCAP, regulatory and SKF requirements.
• Experience conducting audits and driving corrective actions.
• Experience with 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, FMEA, SPC, MSA.
• Strong communication with employees, customers and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and improve the site Quality Management System and Safety Management System.
• Maintain compliance with AS9100, NADCAP and SKF requirements.
• Provide leadership for product safety and quality assurance.
• Manage audits and management reviews; resolve corrective actions.
• Manage product, process and supplier quality risks; non-conformance and containment.
• Develop quality team and site capability in problem-solving and risk management.
• Use performance data and Lean to reduce defects and customer complaints.
• Be a key member of Clevedon Site Leadership Team; engage with customers and regulators.

Skills

Leadership

Auditing

Management reviews

Root cause analysis

Risk management

Process assurance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Technical qualification (apprenticeship / HNC / degree)

Tools

AS9100 knowledge

NADCAP accreditation

Production Organisation Approval requirements

8D

5 Whys

Ishikawa

FMEA

SPC

MSA

Job description

Quality & SMS Manager - Aerospace

Requisition ID: 25584

Job Category: Quality

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Clevedon, GB

SKF is a global technology leader with a long heritage of innovation and engineering excellence. At Clevedon, we manufacture aerospace components that contribute to safer and more sustainable flight. Join us and play a leading role in protecting our people, improving our operations and shaping a more sustainable future as

Quality & SMS Manager

This is a valuable opportunity to shape the site’s product quality assurance approach and improve our quality systems over time, while supporting operational excellence and sustainable manufacturing progress.

You will oversee our quality systems, quality accreditations, and compliance, along with daily production assurance, calibration, and laboratory functions, while helping ensure a supportive work environment and advancing improvements in product quality assurance and long‑term business objectives.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and continually improving the site Quality Management System and Safety Management System.
• Maintaining compliance with AS9100, NADCAP, regulatory, customer and SKF requirements.
• Providing visible leadership for product safety, quality assurance and a fair, accountable Just Culture.
• Managing audits from both internal and external sources, along with management reviews and the resolution of corrective actions.
• Managing product, process and supplier quality risks, including non-conformance, containment and root‑cause resolution.
• Developing the quality team and enhancing site capability in problem‑solving, risk management and proactive product assurance.
• Using performance data, Lean and Business Excellence methods to reduce defects, scrap, rework and customer complaints.
• Acting as a key member of the Clevedon Site Leadership Team and building effective relationships with customers, regulators, auditors, suppliers and SKF stakeholders.

What we're looking for

• A recognised technical qualification gained through an apprenticeship, HNC, degree or equivalent route.
• AS9100 lead auditor training and significant quality systems management experience in manufacturing.
• Solid knowledge of AS9100, Production Organisation Approval requirements, NADCAP accreditation and relevant product safety standards.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting audits, overseeing compliance programs, facilitating management reviews, and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of root‑cause analysis, risk management and process assurance tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, FMEA, SPC and MSA.
• A results‑driven leader who can prioritise effectively, make sound decisions, and communicate clearly with employees, customers, and senior stakeholders.
• A balanced, people‑centered mindset with the ability to offer thoughtful feedback, support improvement, and unite a skilled team.

As a leader at SKF, you lead by example: you enable performance through empowerment and feedback, develop yourself and others, and move the business forward with a future-oriented mindset. You build trust through transparent, authentic communication, enjoy leading and coaching diverse teams, and actively encourage change in an inclusive environment-always living the SKF values of Collaboration, Curiosity, Courage and Care

What's great about SKF

A culture of diversity and inclusion!

SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we firmlybelieve that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore, we only focus on your experience, skills, and potential. Come as you are – just be yourself #weareSKF

Some additional information

This position holder will be located in Clevedon, UK – local contract and will report to the Factory Manager.

About SKF

SKF has been around for more than a century and today we are one of the world’s largest global suppliers of bearings and supporting solutions for rotating equipment. With more than 40,000 employees in around 130 countries, we are truly global. Our products are found everywhere in society. In fact, wherever there is movement, SKF’s solutions might be at work. This means that we are an important part of the everyday lives of people and companies around the world. See more, at www.skf.com.