Harmonics Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Quality Manager to join a leading global aviation organisation based in Kildare, Ireland. This is a senior leadership role responsible for the full quality system and regulatory compliance of the repair station.
Overall Responsibility
The Quality Manager is responsible for establishing, implementing, monitoring and operating a total quality system for the repair station and ensuring it complies with regulatory requirements and meets the needs of the business. This includes the management of the Quality department; selection, training, and development of subordinates; development, implementation, and maintenance of the necessary quality procedures and systems; and coordinating activities between the regulatory agencies and the repair station
Responsibilities Include
* The repair stations quality procedures, processes and MOE (Maintenance Organization Exposition)
* Obtaining and maintaining all necessary authority approvals
* Obtaining and maintaining all capability authorizations for the repair station
* Ensure that internal audits are carried out on this MOE and any external agency providing services to the organization
* Issue certifying authority to personnel qualified to perform certification
* Establishing and maintaining maintenance personnel training program and maintaining a record of maintenance personnel for training, ratings and qualifications
* Independently develop, document and implement all work procedures and Repair Station Processes including all necessary interface processes
* Guide operations to transfer contractual obligations into a stable production
* Assuring conformity to airworthiness, environmental, health and safety directives
* Coordinate quality programs with network quality management
* Coordinate with the product centre regarding applicable standards
Specific Accountabilities
* Monitor, audit and optimize repair station quality procedures and processes
* Manage quality escapes/turn backs
* Perform all necessary communications with authorities
* Determine and organise all necessary trainings (including training material, training courses, training engines and classroom training)
* Determine and organise human factors training
* Develop and maintain all repair station processes including all necessary interface processes
* Perform his/her work duties out of Dublin (Ireland)
* Interface with all repair station functions (e.g. production, engineering, materials, finance, etc.)
Person Specification
* The candidate should essentially fulfill the following requirements:
* Strong leadership ability with experience of leading teams and projects
* Thoroughness, accuracy, and attention to detail are key.
* Ability to lead and manage change.
* Problem solving ability in a rapidly changing environment.
* Ability to work with all levels within the company.
* Customer focused.
* Ability to work under sustained pressure in a most competitive environment.
* Ambitious, motivated, energetic, enthusiastic self-starter who can work on their own initiative.
* Diplomacy and negotiating ability.
* Ability to identify business issues and barriers.
* Willingness to travel as per business requirement
Specific qualifications include
* Previous experience in Quality Management and auditing
* A qualification in the related field
* Business acumen.
* Excellent communicator both verbally and written, and strong interpersonal communication skills.
* Strong leadership skills
* Disciplined approach to work and must be proactive in implementing positive change. Must be self-driven and be capable of working with peer group to reach agreed management positions.
* Highly detail orientated
* Spoken and written experience of the German language would be an advantage
Skills:
Quality Management