Quality & CI Manager

ZipRecruiter; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Quality & CI Manager – Aerospace

Blackburn

Permanent circa £60,000 + Benefits Package

This is an excellent opportunity to join an aerospace manufacturing business based in Blackburn as a Quality & CI Manager.

THE ROLE

As Quality Manager you will lead the quality team in this bespoke precision components manufacturing business and will have responsibility for:

• Operational quality engineering activity within the production facility managing a team of experienced Quality Engineers
• Representing the business whilst dealing with customer quality enquiries and warranty issues
• Working with the customer to reduce defects and improve manufacturing processes
• Working with both customers and suppliers to manage source change and ensure conformity
• Reviewing and improving processes to drive a ‘Right First Time’ culture and ‘On Time In Full’ delivery
• Focusing heavily on problem-solving and root cause analysis using recognised techniques such as 8D, 5Y, Ishikawa
• Deploying process improvements such as a roll out of PPAP and APQP on new products and on engineering change
• Proactively building relationships with key customers to maintain and improve quality performance
• Working collaboratively with the production/operations team to identify and implement process improvements

THE COMPANY

This business is long established and has a close-knit team based at their Blackburn site. They have a long track record of supplying well-established customers in the aerospace industry such as Rolls Royce, BAE Systems and Airbus. This business is a great business to join if you are looking to develop your skill set and want to develop a long-term career within the business

THE PERSON

• You will be an experienced Quality Manager with a background in the aerospace industry or another highly regulated industry that utilises the core quality tools such as PPAP, APQP, FMEA.
• With the focus being on developing a ‘Right First Time’ culture, you will be used to working with Technical Drawings and have the ability to produce clear and user-friendly SOPs
• A knowledge of GD&T and metrology would be a clear advantage as you will be working to tight tolerances on all components
• As you will be the ‘face of quality’ you will be an excellent communicator and will be comfortable being the first point of contact with the customer.
• Finally, you will be a positive communicator and will have the ability to engage equally well with the shop floor, senior management and external customers and suppliers
• This is an onsite role so you would need to be commutable to Blackburn with legal right to work in the UK

If this role is of interest, please apply now.