Quality Manager

Role: Quality Manager

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands

Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: £55,000–£65,000 per annum + benefits + personal bonus

About the Business and the Role

This is a genuine leadership opportunity for a quality professional ready to step up, or an experienced manager looking for a fresh challenge. Our client is a well-established manufacturer of aerospace components, supplying directly into OEMs including Rolls-Royce and Airbus, names that demand nothing less than excellence.

As Quality Manager, you'll hold overall ownership of the quality function on site, leading a small, dedicated team of quality engineers and inspectors while representing quality at the very top of the business.

You'll sit as a member of the senior management team, shaping quality strategy, driving a right-first-time culture and acting as the key point of contact for OEM customers.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, manage and develop a small team of quality engineers and inspectors, setting standards and supporting their professional growth

Take full ownership of the site's quality management system (QMS), ensuring ongoing compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific requirements

Act as the senior quality interface with OEM customers including Rolls-Royce and Airbus, managing relationships, programme reviews and customer audits

Oversee the non-conformance process, driving root cause analysis, corrective action and closure of quality issues in a timely manner

Chair management review meetings and report quality performance metrics to the senior leadership team

Shape and deliver the site's quality strategy, embedding continuous improvement into day-to-day operations

Support new product introductions (NPI) and production part approval processes (PPAP/FAI) for OEM programmes

Manage internal and external audit schedules, including third-party certification audits

Play an active role in senior management decision-making, contributing to business strategy, investment and growth plans

Champion a culture of quality ownership across production, engineering and the wider workforce

What We're Looking For

Proven quality management or senior quality engineering experience within aerospace, motorsport, precision engineering or another highly regulated sector

In-depth working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management system leadership

Experience of managing or supervising a team, with the ability to motivate, coach and develop others

Confidence in dealing directly with OEM customers and representing the business at programme and audit level

Strong understanding of aerospace quality requirements, including FAI, PPAP and full traceability

Excellent problem-solving capability — 8D, 5 Whys, root cause analysis — and the credibility to drive action across departments

A strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, happy to roll their sleeves up when the situation demands it

Ideally, experience supplying into Rolls-Royce, Airbus or similar tier-one OEMs

What's On Offer

A senior position with a genuine seat at the table as part of the site's senior management team

The opportunity to supply into world-leading aerospace OEMs including Rolls-Royce and Airbus

Leadership of a small, established quality team with scope to shape it in your own image

Competitive salary of £55,000–£65,000, plus benefits and a personal bonus

A stable, long-term career with a respected, well-established manufacturer

Ongoing professional development and support with further qualifications

How to Apply

If you're ready to take ownership of quality at senior level within a business that manufactures for some of the biggest names in aerospace, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply with your most recent CV.