Job Description:

Senior Quality Engineer - Aerospace Manufacturing

Our client, a leading aerospace manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to join its management team within a fast-paced sheet metal and assembly environment in the Northwest.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious quality professional looking to progress into a Quality Manager position within 12 months, subject to performance and business needs.

The successful candidate will play a key leadership role, drive quality performance, continuous improvement, and team development while supporting business growth and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

Quality & Compliance

• Maintain and develop robust Quality Management Systems in line with aerospace industry standards, including AS9100 and ISO9001.
• Ensure compliance with Integrated Management System (IMS) procedures and customer requirements.
• Drive proactive quality improvements to reduce defects and improve overall performance.
• Support MRB activities and non-conformance management processes.
• Produce and review weekly and monthly quality metrics and reports.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support internal and external audits.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a team of Quality Engineers and Inspectors.
• Promote a positive, high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Identify training needs and support skills development across the team.
• Allocate work effectively to ensure departmental objectives are achieved.
• Represent the quality function in internal and external meetings.

Continuous Improvement

• Champion Lean Manufacturing principles including 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive process improvements that enhance quality, efficiency and delivery performance.
• Support cost reduction activities through waste elimination and process optimisation.
• Monitor NCR trends and identify opportunities for improvement.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Promote a strong safety-first culture across the business.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies and procedures.
• Support environmental objectives and maintain awareness of ISO14001 requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve sustainability and reduce waste.

Operational Support

• Work closely with production and engineering teams to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Maintain departmental capacity and resource planning.
• Support business objectives through a flexible, hands-on approach.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience within aerospace manufacturing or a highly regulated engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001 and quality management systems.
• Experience leading teams and driving performance improvements.
• Background in sheet metal, fabrication, assembly or precision engineering environments.
• Experience of audits, FAIRs, NCR management and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of manufacturing systems.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Please contact Coral at DCS to apply

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