Academic Quality Assurance Director

4 weeks ago


Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Ultra Electronics Group Full time
Job Title: Head of Quality Assurance

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Quality Assurance to join our team at Ultra Precision Control Systems. As a key member of our Quality Assurance Function, you will be responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and fulfillment of our Quality Policy, which is to comply fully with all applicable regulatory and customer required specifications.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of managing effective teams in a design and manufacturing environment, with experience in Quality Assurance and quality management systems. You will be responsible for maintaining and supporting an effective Business Management System, working in partnership with stakeholders throughout the business to ensure that products and processes conform to applicable standards and specifications.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Ensuring the QA function acts and is seen as a business differentiator, adding value and working with all functions to ensure that quality and assurance is embedded and aligns with the business needs.
  • Maintaining and supporting an effective Business Management System, in partnership with stakeholders throughout the business.
  • Assuring that processes are being followed in accordance with the requirements of the Business Management System throughout the value stream, including suppliers.
  • Identifying, recommending, and verifying improvements to processes within the business and the supply chain required to maintain company quality approvals.
  • Ensuring the effectiveness and fulfillment of Ultra's Quality Policy throughout the value stream, including suppliers, while complying with all applicable regulatory and customer required specifications.
  • Providing effective leadership and guidance of the function, delivering the needs of the business and the role to ensure that both the tactical and oversight QA requirements are satisfied.
  • Motivating, energizing, and supporting a highly engaged workforce in a collaborative quality and customer-focused team environment in relentless pursuit of continuous improvement.
  • Coaching, mentoring, and developing the Quality Assurance team.

The ideal candidate will have a degree-level education and extensive experience in Quality Assurance and managing effective teams in a design and manufacturing environment. You will have worked in an aerospace organization and have experience across various Quality disciplines. You will also have a proven and broad experience in Quality function meeting ongoing requirements in relation to authorities and customers.

We offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including flexible working, 25 days' holiday, and a pension scheme. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates.



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