Company Description
Mydas Recruitment are experts in the sourcing and supply of Manufacturing Engineers to leading organisations.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a long term contract within an dynamic & growing industry.
Our client, a global precision engineering organisation, based in Glasgow, have a requirement for quality and safety manager to lead their manufacturing teams.
Role Description
This is a contract on-site role for a quality and safety manager at our client premises in Glasgow. The manager will be responsible for providing strategic and tactical leadership to the Engineering Quality team and function, ensuring the reliability, consistency, and safety of Walker Engineerings products and processes.
The person
* The individual must be hands on, approachable, resilient, and organised due to juggling multiple priorities
* Experience working with major blue-chip OEMs. The role has Customer facing responsibilities dealing with escalations etc
* Must have an aerospace manufacturing background. Familiarity with AS9100 & Nadcap
The Role
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 Engineerings 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 Considerations: 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 effective resource utilisation.
Strong Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams while remaining focused on strategic priorities.
Stakeholder Management: Excellent interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders.
Analytical Excellence: Outstanding problem-solving abilities to add value, reduce costs, and drive operational improvements.
Results-Oriented: Track record of planning and delivering against challenging project deadlines.
Commercial Acumen: Financially astute with the ability to manage budgets and align quality initiatives with business goals.
Qualifications
Degree-level qualification (preferably Masters) in an engineering discipline.
Relevant qualifications in quality management and/or chartered membership of a professional body.
Extensive experience leading a quality function, in aerospace and precision machining.
Demonstrated success in developing and implementing quality strategies, policies, and systems.
Proven ability to operate and influence at a strategic level.
Familiarity with maintaining AS9100 Rev D and Nadcap accreditation.
Contract role with the potential to become a permanent position
Excellent terms
JBRP1_UKTJ