Quality Systems Manager (AS9100)
Location: Slough
Job Summary- Manage the companys 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 Companys culture, processes and practices
- Reporting to Site Quality Manager
Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesAviation 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 companys certifications and approvals, with support of Airworthiness Representative for regulatory matters.
General Duties
- Work closely with the Site Quality Manager to ensure that the companys 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.
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