Quality Systems Manager (AS9100)
Location: Slough

Job Summary

Manage the company’s Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring that it is working effectively
Ensure that the QMS are fully compliant with all relevant standards and regulations
Lead AS9100 Audit
Manage the Quality Audit process
Ensure that Aviation Safety and Airworthiness principles are fully integrated into the Company’s culture, processes and practices
Reporting to Site Quality Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Aviation Safety

Ensure that the necessary people within the organisation know and respect aviation safety and/or airworthiness principles and applicable regulations.
Manage and implement the organisation's obligations in accordance with the approved scope of work.
Liaise with the competent authorities in the frame of relevant Airworthiness or Safety Management System (SMS) activities.
Deploy Company Standards to improve maturity of the organisation (design, production and maintenance) in respect of all applicable Aviation regulations.
Analyse and report on Aviation safety issues and performance.
Quality Audits

Plan and maintain audit schedule in accordance with AS9100 standards
Perform on-site audits regarding compliance with AS9100 Standards, aviation regulation, and customer requirements.
Assess and check operational or system processes, and perform product audits
Provide feedback on compliance to requirements and processes performance
Follow corrective actions plans defined and propose areas for improvements
Manage and guide the Internal Auditors
Quality System

Manage the writing and updating of the QMS description for the processes & standards
Train people in charge of their implementation and evaluate the compliance level to requirements
Support the organisation of process performance reviews in liaison with the relevant process owners
Support and follow actions from QMS audits by certification bodies, authorities or customers
Quality System – Management

Deploy the QMS processes and standards within the company.
Evaluate and report on the QMS efficiency, identify the risks and the fields of opportunities (in conjunction with the SMS manager for aviation safety risks).
Collaborate with business process owners and functional areas on strategic planning for process improvements based on process performance reviews and audits results.
Ensure compliance of the QMS with customers’ requirements (including AS/EN 9100) and civil & military aviation regulations
Coordinate the activities to achieve and maintain the company’s certifications and approvals, with support of Airworthiness Representative for regulatory matters.
General Duties

Work closely with the Site Quality Manager to ensure that the company’s Quality function / department is working effectively
Manage and guide Quality Administrator

Requirements

Certified AS9100 Lead Auditor
Strong knowledge of AS9100 standard
Experience in leading and supporting internal and external audits
Excellent skills in quality problem solving methods and techniques
Proficient with MS Office tools: Excel, Word and PowerPoint