Quality Manager – Aerospace Manufacturing

AWD online
L34En, L3 4EN, United Kingdom
Last week
£50,000 pa

Salary

£50,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
21 May 2026 (Last week)

Benefits

Early finish every Friday Life Assurance Free onsite parking Supportive and collaborative working environment Career development opportunities Opportunity to play a key leadership role

Quality Manager – Aerospace Manufacturing

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager to join a growing precision engineering business. Ideal for candidates with experience in aerospace manufacturing, AS9100, NADCAP, quality assurance, compliance, continuous improvement, audit management, and regulated manufacturing environments.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Manufacturing Quality Manager, AS9100 Quality Manager, Aerospace Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Manager, Senior Quality Engineer

SALARY:£50,000 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION:Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England(L3)

JOB TYPE:Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS:Monday to Thursday 8:00am – 4:30pm, Friday 8:00am – 3:30pm

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Quality Manager to join a well-established aerospace engineering and precision manufacturing organisation supporting global aerospace and defence customers.

As a Quality Manager you will lead the site quality function, ensuring compliance with AS9100, NADCAP, customer specifications, quality assurance standards, and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations and surface treatment processes.

The successful Quality Manager will work closely with operational teams, auditors, and customers to drive quality performance, maintain regulatory compliance, improve manufacturing processes, and support operational excellence within a highly regulated engineering environment.

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DUTIES

Your duties as the Quality Manager include:

  • Lead Quality Operations: Manage and develop the Quality team while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the business
  • Maintain Compliance Standards: Ensure full compliance with AS9100, NADCAP, customer specifications, and internal quality assurance procedures
  • Manage Audits: Coordinate internal, external, customer, and regulatory audits while implementing effective corrective and preventive actions
  • Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing quality systems, operational processes, and overall business performance
  • Manage Customer Relationships: Handle NCRs, concessions, technical queries, and customer quality concerns professionally and effectively
  • Analyse Quality Data: Monitor quality performance metrics and provide reports, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership teams
  • Control Documentation: Maintain accurate quality procedures, controlled documentation, records, and compliance systems
  • Support Operational Excellence: Collaborate with engineering, production, and operational teams to improve quality standards and customer satisfaction

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

  • Previous experience in a Quality Manager, Manufacturing Quality Manager, or senior quality leadership role within aerospace manufacturing or regulated engineering environments
  • Strong working knowledge of AS9100, NADCAP, quality assurance systems, and manufacturing compliance standards
  • Experience managing customer, regulatory, and third-party audits within aerospace or precision engineering sectors
  • Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives within manufacturing or engineering operations
  • A proactive and practical approach to identifying, investigating, and resolving quality issues
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build strong cross-functional relationships
  • Experience within chemical processing, surface treatments, or precision engineering environments would be advantageous

BENEFITS

  • Early finish every Friday
  • Life Assurance
  • Free onsite parking
  • Supportive and collaborative working environment
  • Career development opportunities within the wider organisation
  • Opportunity to play a key leadership role within a respected aerospace engineering business

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

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