Quality Systems Manager

I. Job Summary

• Ensure that Aviation Safety and Airworthiness principles are fully integrated into the Company's culture, processes and practices.
• Manage the Quality Audit process
• Manage SECUK's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring that it is working effectively
• Ensure that our QMS are fully compliant with all relevant standards and regulations.
• Lead AS9100 audit.


II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. 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 SECUK 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Quality System – Management

• Deploy the QMS processes and standards within SECUK
• 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 SECUK's certifications and approvals, with support of Airworthiness Representative for regulatory matters

5. General Duties

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

VII. Requirements and Skills
• Certified AS9100 lead auditor
• Experience in leading and supporting internal and external audits
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 standard
• Excellent skills in quality problem solving methods and techniques
• Proficient with MS office tools: Excel, Word and power point.
• Ability to work independently with a string work ethic

• Driving: Occassional travel between different company sites or to client locations, the manager may need to drive. This would require a valid driver's license and the ability to sit for long periods.
• Air Travel: In some cases, travel might be required for conferences, training, or to visit other company facilities, which may involve air travel.