Aviation Safety and Quality Director
3 weeks ago
Aviation Safety and Quality Manager
Full Time
Oxford
About our team...
Airbus is a global leader in the aerospace industry, and our team at Oxford Airport is a key part of our success.
We have provided extensive expertise for over 40 years to the UK Civil and Military helicopter market, delivering helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance, and spares support.
Our in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing, and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training, and the supply of spares for civil and military aircraft.
Description/Overall purpose of the Job
The Quality Manager will be responsible for the efficient and effective management of Airbus Aviation Safety and Quality Departments Quality Safety Management Systems across the breadth of Airbus's approval base.
The role requires occasional travel within the UK and worldwide locations.
Main responsibilities
- Liaising with regulatory bodies, including the UK CAA, EASA, FAA, and Military Regulators.
- Overseeing the Design, Production, Maintenance, Training, and CAMO Approvals.
- Managing the Quality Management System (ISO 9001, EN9100, 9110, 9120, and AQAP 2110, ISO 14001, ISO 45001).
- To develop, deliver, and maintain a risk-based audit program to cover all regulatory requirements in the required period, carried out as planned and on time, to show full compliance with the regulations.
- To ensure non-conformities and non-compliances are addressed in a timely manner by the relevant departments and the verifying of corrective actions.
- To ensure that the assessment of sub-contractor and contracting companies is conducted and acted upon.
- To ensure that the assessment of all suppliers is conducted and acted upon.
- To ensure the notifying the Accountable Manager of any discrepancies, regulatory changes, quality escapes, notifiable findings that affect Airbus is communicated in a timely manner.
- To ensure the records of training and experience of maintenance, pilots, and design employees are maintained and the issuing and control of authorisations is carried out correctly.
- To ensure the amending and monitoring of the Quality Manual, expositions, handbooks, and procedures is carried out and meets the required level of compliance with the appropriate regulations.
- To control and maintain the Company document control system.
- To ensure that audits carried out by customers and NAA regulators prove a high level of compliance in Airbus and findings are addressed within the prescribed time requirements.
- The Quality Manager is responsible for a team of Quality Auditors who are delegated responsibilities, and are competent and appropriately authorised.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Considerable experience within the aviation industry, specifically in aircraft Design, Production, and Maintenance.
- Extensive experience as a Form 4 holder Quality Manager, previously accepted by the UK CAA.
- Good knowledge of Civil and Military Aviation, Design, Production & Maintenance, with a greater than standard knowledge of the regulations, and in addition the ISO 9100 suite.
- Attention to detail with an investigative and enquiring mind-set.
- Lead Auditor trained and a comprehensive track record in successful delivery.
- Knowledge of budget and financial planning.
- Proven track record of managing a team.
Desirable
- The ability to change approach and the ability to offer alternative solutions and a general sense of optimism.
Education, Qualifications or Training
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level in English, Maths, Science, and/or a recognised engineering Qualification (HNC etc.).
- Qualifications in Aviation Safety and Quality (Quality Diploma or similar).
- Formal civil and military regulatory training (UKCAA/ EASA 145, Part CAMO, Part 21J & 21G, Part 147, Aviation Safety (SMS) and military equivalents).
- Maintenance error investigative techniques.
- Full UK driving licence.
Desirable
- Formal People Management Qualification
- Computer skills courses (Google Suite, Envision, SAP, etc.)
About you
- A proven leader within quality with a track record of developing and implementing successful strategic quality improvement initiatives.
- Can communicate sensitively over difficult issues.
- Negotiating skills.
- Ability to influence decision-making process across all levels while being solution-focused.
- Have the ability to developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Additional requirements
- Due to the nature of this position, you will require DBS Security Clearance and be eligible for SC clearance.
- Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.
The Reward
In joining the Airbus family, you will play a critical part in delivering the most efficient helicopters for our customers, who serve, protect, save lives, and carry passengers in demanding environments.
On top of your competitive base salary, you will have access to the following benefits via our Airbus salary sacrifice schemes:
● Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – single cover for employees paid by the company
● Pension: Employees are auto-enrolled into the Airbus Group UK Retirement Fund. Initially, AH contributes 6%, employee 4% basic
● Share Incentive Plan and ESOP. Annual share schemes at company discretion.
● Success Share, Discretionary Group bonus scheme (conditions apply)
● Bikes to Work (up to £3,000) (employee purchase scheme)
● Technology (employee purchase scheme)
● Mydrive (employee car purchase scheme)
● Den-Plan (employee purchase scheme)
● Health-care Cash Scheme
● Personal Accident Insurance (employee purchase scheme)
● Health Assessments
● Travel Insurance
● Financial/Legal Advice (eg, Will-writing; Lasting Power of Attorney)
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