MRO Quality Leader

Coventry
3 weeks ago
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MRO Quality Leader

Coventry

Shifts: 08:00am-16:30pm with an early finish Friday

Fixed Term Contract - 14 months

£45,000 - £55,000 + Bonus + TOIL + Company Benefits

About us:

This business is an international leader in the Aerospace, defence and energy markets, employing more than 60,000 people at over 40 manufacturing facilities, and regional offices worldwide.

Working closely with their customers, this business delivers technologically differentiated systems and products for the most demanding environments, with high certification requirements for applications across its core end markets. Through focusing on engineering and operational excellence, this business builds broad installed bases of equipment and provides services and support across a fleet of approximately 73,000 aircraft.

Business Core values:

Winning culture, valued customers, passionate people, and engaged leadership are what have allowed them to become the company we they are today.

The Role:

This position will be responsible for overseeing the Quality department for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) within this Aerospace business, and responsibility will fall on to you for the successful managing of product safety and MRO quality. You will be responsible for the quality leadership across the MRO department, demonstrating key indicators of success through the leadership of product safety management and driving the MRO team to meet company and client standards.

With this opportunity, you will be exposed to and be an important part of the business growth this Aerospace company is going through. You will lead this growth through safety, compliance, and quality standards of manufacturing and gain the experience that comes with it. This position will open the door to the growing business and the opportunities it has available within this progressive Aerospace company.

Responsibilities of the role:

Oversee the Product Safety Manager duties of safety, compliance, regulations, and overall standards set by this business and its customers
Maintain MRO quality through leaderships skills and reviewing improvements areas for best practice
Drive EASA/CAA regulations to maintain Aerospace manufacturing standards within this part 145 environment
Lead product safety regulations with Safety Management Systems (SMS) and CEA standards for the international market
Look at growth areas, documentation, compliance management, lead a team with guidance, review and recognise resources, and keep to the current site tenure deadlines
An eagerness to develop the business and your own skills for the purpose of growthSkills required:

Has lead quality standards within an Aerospace maintenance environment, leading a team and providing guidance on business quality best practice
Experience and good knowledge with safety standards specific to EASA/CAA part 145 regulations and modern Aerospace safety standards
Has a knowledge of safety management regulations and international market standards to keep
An eagerness to learn and develop as an individual and the ability to reflect on self-improvementThe Company:

A global multi-billion-pound company.
World-leading pioneer in the Aerospace industry.
FTSE 100 Company.
Progressive atmosphere driving an individual's growth
Friendly and Supportive Working environment.
Provides stability with work/life balance.

Benefits:

Free car parking, Competitive pay package, Career progression opportunities, bonus up to 12.5% paid twice a year, Pension up to 10% company contribution, Holiday 25 plus stats, Subsidised canteen with Starbucks, Life Assurance, ACIP, (Annual Cash Incentive) Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing, Employee Perks - offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services, Income Protection, Business Resource Groups, and Volunteering day off

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