Senior Quality & Compliance Leader - Defence Manufacturing

Bright City Talent; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright City Talent is seeking a senior Quality Manager to lead QA initiatives, align processes with customer requirements, and uphold manufacturing excellence. Based in Midrand, you will act as process owner for quality activities, manage audits, and drive continuous improvement across supplier and internal quality functions.

You will oversee a diverse team, ensure adherence to EN9100/ISO 9000 standards, and coordinate with contracting on quality specifications for bids and contracts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Management, Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
• Strong understanding of quality principles, systems, methodologies, tools and standards (Defence sector).
• Experience auditing and certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality initiatives to ensure consistent production quality.
• Develop and enforce GMP-like systems and documentation.
• Act as process owner for all quality processes and custodian of standards.
• Manage quality function budget and audits (internal, external, supplier).
• Ensure subcontractors meet quality requirements and customer expectations.
• Provide training and develop the quality team; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

ISO 9000 / EN9100

Defence sector awareness

Education

NQF Level 6

Technical Diploma

Job description

Bright City Talent is seeking a senior Quality Manager to lead QA initiatives, align processes with customer requirements, and uphold manufacturing excellence. Based in Midrand, you will act as process owner for quality activities, manage audits, and drive continuous improvement across supplier and internal quality functions.

You will oversee a diverse team, ensure adherence to EN9100/ISO 9000 standards, and coordinate with contracting on quality specifications for bids and contracts.