VP Regulations & Quality Management System

Safran companies; Hull; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Seats seeks a VP of Regulations & Quality Management System to oversee the development of quality management systems within the aerospace sector. This pivotal role involves managing quality auditing processes, ensuring compliance with aviation authorities, and leading a team committed to excellence. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of quality systems and exhibit strong leadership and communication skills.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Industry leading pension scheme

Car allowance

20% bonus

Private medical cover

Salary sacrifice benefits scheme

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience in implementing quality management systems.
• Strong management and analytical skills.
• Effective in communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies for quality management systems.
• Manage internal and external audits.
• Lead and motivate a global team.

Skills

Management Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership Skills

Job description

VP Regulations & Quality Management System

Company : Safran Seats Job field : Quality Location : Cwmbran, England, United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

The VP Regulations & Quality Management System

• Builds the worldwide Quality Management System of Safran Seats based on One Safran processes and a robust and simplified documentation system
• Maintains or obtains regulatory approvals (Part 21J, Part 21G and Part 145) and AS9100 quality system certifications, as well as anticipates new requirements for the domain, such as Flight Safety Management System, and facilitates relationships with the authorities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the strategy for the Company quality management systems AS/EN 9100 certification (and others, including NADCAP), ensuring compliance of these systems to Safran, customers and aviation authorities requirements;
• Ensure One Safran processes are fully implemented and mature
• Define and drive the implementation of Flight Safety Management System across all sites of Safran Seats
• Manage internal and external audits programme. Ensure the corrective actions associated with internal and external audits are properly managed.
• Prepare and present periodic Quality Management System reviews as well as quality-related KPI's at company ExCom level to report on the effectiveness of the QMS.
• Develop strong alignment and synergies in the regulatory approvals (Part21J, Part21G and Part145) management across Safran Seats, and federate teams to optimize the architecture of regulatory agreements.
• Provide the expertise support for the applicable regulations to our design, production and maintenance organisations, and facilitate the relationships with the authorities and certifications bodies.
• Represent Safran Seats in working groups within Safran and with the authorities and the industry, aiming at preparing the future rules and standards
• Ensure the mission of Chief of the Independent System Monitoring for Safran Seats Part 21J approval as EASA Form4-DOA holder
• Be permanent interim to EVP Quality with regards to Form4 holder role of Part21G approvals in France
• Manage hierarchically and functionally the worldwide Quality Management System teams (15 - 20 people)

Job Requirements

- In-depth understanding and experience of implementing quality system and managing quality teams.
- Strong management skills, analytical skills.
- Able to implement at the worldwide level the unified quality management system strategy as well as contribute to its execution at the local level and drive “global through local” success within matrix organization.
- High level of competency and accuracy in writing and maintaining clear and professional documentation relating to integrated management systems
- Self-starter, striving for results.
- Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with the different stakeholders (internal & external).
- Change agent and team player; develops a vision and creates the conditions for success by motivating his / her team and the other colleagues and leveraging their strengths.
- Strong capacity to contribute to teamwork with his/her peers.
- Good leadership skills, able to both manage and develop his / her team of direct reports and to motivate functional reports.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four People Fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:
• We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.

We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Benefits:

- 33 days holiday
- Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%
- Car allowance
- 20% bonus
- Private medical cover with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members
- Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work and Octopus EV Scheme
- 4 x life assurance
- Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, , income protection
- Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits and employee assistance programme
- Share save schemes
Flexible working hours

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.

England United Kingdom

100,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located