Senior Aerospace Quality Leader: CAPA, RCA & Lean

TipTopJob; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

Job summary

TipTopJob is recruiting an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality teams in Birmingham, ensuring aerospace products meet customer requirements and AS9100 standards. You will drive continuous improvement, CAPA actions and robust defect prevention across manufacturing.

Reporting to the Operations Director, the role focuses on leadership, process control, audit readiness and strong collaboration with engineering, operations and suppliers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading quality teams in aerospace manufacturing.
• Experience with RCA investigations and corrective actions.
• Lead Auditor certification or strong audit background.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality inspectors and manufacturing teams to prevent defects and drive quality.
• Ensure products meet engineering drawings, specs and AS9100 requirements.
• Investigate nonconformances (8D/5Why/Ishikawa) and drive CAPA closures.
• Lead and support internal and supplier/customer audits and quality reviews.

Skills

Quality leadership

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Lean / Six Sigma

Education

Engineering degree

Lead Auditor certification

Tools

AS9100 knowledge

Job description

TipTopJob is recruiting an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality teams in Birmingham, ensuring aerospace products meet customer requirements and AS9100 standards. You will drive continuous improvement, CAPA actions and robust defect prevention across manufacturing.

Reporting to the Operations Director, the role focuses on leadership, process control, audit readiness and strong collaboration with engineering, operations and suppliers.