Regional Quality Manager

Leadership Responsibilities

• Promote quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization.

• Set QA compliance objectives and ensure targets are achieved.

• Maintain awareness of business context and company profitability, including budgetary control issues.

• Identify relevant quality-related training needs and deliver training to employees.

• Bring together staff of different disciplines and drive the group to plan, formulate, and agree on comprehensive quality procedures.

• Influence team members to adopt a quality mindset and practice in everything we do.

Service and Suppliers

• Assess the product specifications of the company and its suppliers and compare with customer and industry requirements.

• Work with purchasing and sourcing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers.

• Act as a liaison between customers, suppliers and auditors to ensure the execution of non-conformance management, corrective action, and compliance with customer specifications.

• Establish standards of service for customers or clients.

Testing and Evaluating

• Ensure compliance with national, international standards, legislation and associated regulatory requirements.

• Consider the application of environmental, health, and safety standards.

• Establish clearly defined quality methods for staff to apply.

• Define quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff.

• Ensure tests and procedures are properly understood, carried out, and evaluated.

• Oversee and investigate product modifications, if they are necessary and viable.

• Supervise technical staff in carrying out inspections, testing and disposition of reworked products.

Maintaining Documentation, Analyzing Data, and Writing Reports

• Set up and maintain controls and documentation procedures.

• Collect and analyze performance data charts against defined goals and taking action as necessary.

• Write technical and management systems reports.

• Prepare clear explanatory documents, such as customer QA requirements and associated industry specific regulatory requirements.

• Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.

What You Need to be Successful

• 5+ years experience managing a team and departmental budgets, overseeing performance, attendance, development, and resource allocation.

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

• 7-10 years of progressive quality experience in aerospace, aviation, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing environments.

• Ability to manage quality operations across multiple locations with travel required.

• In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001

• Ability to set compliance objectives, manage budgets, and promote performance improvement

• Ability to drive cross-disciplinary teams to adopt new quality procedures and "methods of working"

• Acting as the primary link between customers, suppliers, and auditors for corrective actions

• High level of competency in collecting performance data, creating reports, and presenting to stakeholders

• High degree of integrity, self-motivation, and discipline to handle sensitive regulatory requirements

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