Quality Manager

Sutton, Essex
5 months ago
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Location: Kent / Essex Border

Salary: £35,000 to £42,000

We have an excellent opportunity for a Quality Manager. Reporting into the General Manager. The candidate must be experience in aerospace sector and are responsible for management, maintenance, and monitoring of Quality Manager Systems. They have line-management responsibility for Inspection team x2. They will act as the company’s management representative in all quality matters and responsible for running of inspection and test departments. They must be confident working to ISO 9100/AS9100 standard and able to create/approve FAIRS.

Purpose of Role: Quality Manager

  • To maintain quality control within the manufacturing process, in line with business standards and customer requirements.

  • Primarily responsible for all Calibration, Testing, Qualification and associated Approvals

  • Inspection and verification of parts at all stages within business.

  • Responsible for maintenance of the required calibrated equipment in readiness for manufacturing at all times.

  • Responsible for the associated training of Visual FAIR software in line with Customer/Design Authority Approval

    Requirements: Quality Manager

  • Responsible for creating and approving FAIR / LAIR to specification.

  • Identify any resource, investment and/or approval requirements.

  • Approved Signatory for Release and other inspection related quality processes within the Quality Management System.

  • Responsible for planning and conducting internal and external audits to the ISO9100 and AS9100 standards.

  • Manage, lead and control your team to drive continuous improvement, identifying performance concerns and development opportunities within team.

  • Identify training needs for your team and conduct as necessary.

  • Responsible for the communication and management of daily workload, ensuring communication and discipline of team is maintained and manage issues effectively.

  • Always support the business objectives.

  • Participate in management review meetings with the Production Team and other management meetings.

    Core Skills/Attributes Needed

  • Experienced in an aerospace sector.

  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

  • Recent First Article Inspection experience (FAIR/LAIR)

  • Maintain regular consistent attendance and punctuality.

  • Experience of OASIS

  • Working to ISO 9100, AS9100, EASA

  • Qualified to conduct internal/external audits

  • Support colleagues in sharing knowledge and skills to create continuous skills development.

  • Strong initiative and time management skills, able to balance priorities confidently.

  • Attention to detail, including numeracy.

  • Work with colleagues to ensure the implementation of the company’s policies and goals

  • Good communications and computer literacy and Excel.

    Additional Information: Quality Manager

    4 day week

    16 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

    Working hours Monday to Thursday (Apply online only); 37-hour week (15-minute paid break and 30-minute unpaid lunch break)

    Employee Benefits including Pension Plan, Health Cash Plan, Life Assurance, EAP and Shopping Discounts.

    Salary up to £42,000 depending on experience

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