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Reed Engineering is working alongside our client seeking an experienced and driven Quality Manager to join their team on a 3 – 6-month temporary basis in Glasgow.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead quality assurance initiatives and make a significant impact across the business.
Hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm, Friday 8am – 2pm
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
Daily Duties –
Strategic Leadership:
- Develop and implement best practices, quality strategies, and processes that align with business objectives and support operational excellence
- Oversee quality initiatives from new product development to warranty analysis, ensuring alignment with aerospace and machining standards
- Define key performance metrics to measure compliance and improvement
Customer and Stakeholder Engagement:
- Act as a confident and reliable point of contact for customers and key stakeholders, ensuring their quality expectations are consistently met or exceeded
- Build strong relationships to negotiate, manage, and maintain confidence in Walker Engineering’s quality ethic
Team Leadership and Development:
- Build and lead the Quality team by communicating clear goals, setting measurable objectives, and providing coaching to drive continuous improvement
- Develop leadership capabilities within the team while ensuring personal focus on high-level strategic quality matters
Regulatory and Standards Compliance:
- Maintain and enhance compliance with AS9100 Rev D, Nadcap accreditation, UK legislation, and customer-specific standards
- Drive the ongoing development of the Quality Management System, including procedure updates and team training
Shop Floor Assurance:
- Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to ensure consistent manufacturing processes
- Proactively prevent non-conformances, customer complaints, and rework by implementing robust corrective and preventive actions within defined timeframes
Audit and Continuous Improvement:
- Lead internal and external audits while assessing and auditing subcontractors to minimise non-value-added activities
- Drive Lean Business and Continuous Improvement initiatives across all quality-related areas
Health, Safety, and Environmental:
- Ensure that health, safety, and environmental priorities align with quality objectives, fostering a safe and efficient workplace
Budget Management:
- Oversee departmental and project budgets, including forecasting and capital expenditure proposals, to ensure compliance with legal standards and effectively using resources
Candidate Requirements –
- A degree within a relevant engineering discipline
- Experience leading a quality tea, within an aerospace or machining environment
- Familiarity with maintaining AS9100 and Nadcap accreditation
- Demonstrated success in developing and implementing quality strategies, policies, and systems
- Ability to operate and influence at a strategic level
If you, or anyone you know would be suited to this role, please forward your up-to-date CV, salary expectations and notice period to .
