Job Description:

Quality Manager

Salary: Up to £60,000 p.a.

Location: Southend-on-Sea

Hours: 37 hrs/wk (Mon-Thu, Fridays off!)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

An established aerospace precision engineering manufacturer seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead their Quality & Inspection department with full operational autonomy and leadership responsibility.

Key Benefits:

• 4-day working week
• Competitive salary up to £60k
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• EAP, and employee discounts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain the AS9100 QMS
• Lead and mentor the Inspection team
• Create/approve FAIR/LAIR documentation using VisualFAIR
• Conduct internal/external AS9100 audits
• Act as Approved Signatory for product release
• Oversee calibration and qualification processes
• Drive zero-defect/continuous improvement initiatives and serve as primary contact for customer quality matters.

Requirements:

• Proven aerospace sector experience (essential)
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100/ISO9100
• Hands-on FAIR/LAIR experience
• Proven leadership/supervisory background in inspection/quality
• Qualified auditor
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings

(UK visa sponsorship not available.)

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