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Position Title : Aerospace Quality Manager

Position Overview :

A leading aerospace company seeks a highly organized and experienced Aerospace Quality Manager to lead and optimize its Quality Department. The ideal candidate will bring a robust quality background, ideally with both technical quality experience and proven leadership skills. While a Quality Engineering background is highly preferred, we are open to candidates with diverse quality-focused backgrounds within aerospace who have demonstrated success in managerial roles. This is a hands-on role, with an emphasis on transitioning to a more strategic leadership approach as responsibilities are gradually delegated to team members.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead and Develop the Quality Team : Oversee the Quality Department of approximately 15 members, providing mentorship and structure to enhance team performance.
• Implement and Refine Quality Processes : Ensure that all quality inspection and control processes meet or exceed aerospace industry standards, with a focus on improving capacity and effectiveness.
• Hands-On Leadership : Take an active, hands-on role initially to understand team dynamics and processes, with a view to eventually delegate tasks to leverage team strengths.
• Team Optimization : Assess current team members' strengths, reassign roles as necessary, and create a cohesive, high-performing team focused on quality excellence.
• Production Flow Management : Collaborate with production and scheduling teams to ensure alignment with shipping deadlines, understanding and integrating production flow and quality timelines.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance : Maintain rigorous quality standards across aerospace manufacturing processes, particularly in sheet metal applications and CMM operations.

Required Qualifications :

Ideal Candidate Attributes :

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact by enhancing the Quality Department’s capacity, ensuring high standards in aerospace manufacturing, and contributing to the overall success of the company’s production goals.