Quality Manager

Responsible to: Operations Director

Grade Senior/Principal

Hours of work: 37 hours per week

Work location: Oakley, Bedford - Hybrid working

Role Purpose:

We are seeking a Quality Manager to join our team in ensuring the highest standards of quality control and assurance are maintained throughout our operations. To provide a clear leadership for the development of an environment focused on Quality.

Key Responsibilities:

* Analyse current quality processes and implement improvements where necessary.

* Oversee the implementation and maintenance of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and

* Critical Control Points) principles.

* Develop and maintain quality assurance procedures to uphold product quality

* Standards.

* Lead quality audits and inspections to identify areas for enhancement.

* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address quality issues and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

* Works directly with customers to support product/process evaluations, audits, and compliance to customer-specific requirements.

* Support compliance to ISO9001, AS9100, and other relevant internal and international standards.

* Regular communication with engineering and workshop staff to assist with resolution of any internal or external quality concerns (including: scrap, suspect material, non-conforming material requiring deviation, etc).

* Manage internal reporting for the reduction of CoPQ and DQ. (Cost of Poor Quality and Delivered Quality).

Experience

* Proven experience in a quality management role, preferably within the aviation industry.

* Successful candidate should have AS9100 (the aviation equivalent of ISO9001)

* experience and a broader skillset such as project management and product management.

* Strong analytical skills to assess data and identify trends within the markets.

* Excellent communication skills to liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders

* Quality management certification is essential.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

To actively participate in Blue Bear's Performance Management Scheme.

To undertake such other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably required within the grade and level of the post.

You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your evolving role within the company and the overall business objectives of the company. Some travel within the UK may be required.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your evolving role within the company and the overall business objectives of the company.

What's in it for you

* Work in a highly motivated SME at the cutting edge of Engineering. See your work rapidly progress to live testing in a matter of months not years.

* Hybrid working available

* Competitive Salary

* Company pension scheme

* Life Cover 5x your salary

* Income Protection Cover

* BUPA Medical/Dental/Menopause

* Paycare Health Cash Plan

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Refer a Friend Reward Scheme

* Bike to Work scheme

* Company paid socials twice a year

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity in all of our activities and to encouraging access to our organisation from all groups irrespective of the equality strands. We are working to create an environment in which cultural diversity and individual difference are positively valued in an atmosphere free from harassment and discrimination. We take our legal and moral obligations with respect to equal opportunities seriously and welcome dialogue with individuals on ways in which our equal opportunities policies and practice can be enhanced.

Health and Safety

The organisation together with the assistance of all employees are fully committed to developing a positive safety culture.

We encourage and support employees to become involved in and participate in health, safety and welfare matters. Our goal is to motivate and empower all employees to work safely and protect their long-term health, not simply to avoid accidents