Senior Quality & Compliance Lead, Aviation

AJ Walter Aviation; Slinfold; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Relocation support

Team fun budget

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

AJW is seeking a Quality Compliance Lead to direct the activities of the Quality Compliance team, ensuring adherence to regulatory and customer requirements. You will mentor engineers, drive investigations, and manage non-conformances while coordinating audits and supplier quality programs.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, data integrity in the Quality Management System, and strong collaboration with stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in quality/compliance environment.
• Experience leading or conducting audits against recognised standards and regulatory requirements.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems and industry standards (ISO 9001, AS/EN 9100, ASA-100, EASA/CAA Part 145).
• Excellent analytical, communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day activities of the Quality Compliance team.
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to Quality Engineers.
• Lead investigations into quality concerns with robust root-cause analysis.
• Manage non-conformance processes and escalation of risks.
• Plan and oversee internal and external audits for regulatory compliance.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, regulators and external auditors.

Skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

Regulatory knowledge

Auditing

Coaching/mentoring

Tools

Quantum

Q-Pulse

Jira

AMOS

Power BI

Job description

AJW is seeking a Quality Compliance Lead to direct the activities of the Quality Compliance team, ensuring adherence to regulatory and customer requirements. You will mentor engineers, drive investigations, and manage non-conformances while coordinating audits and supplier quality programs.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, data integrity in the Quality Management System, and strong collaboration with stakeholders across the organization.