Business Manager/ Quality Manager in Aerospace manufacturing

GATE Europe is looking for a well experienced Quality and Business Management Manager.

If you are a self-starter, motivated and able to positively motivate others within an organization, mentoring and coaching of staff and other employees and the development of succession plans? Then you are probably our new BMS/QMS Site Leader

You will act as a leader to plan, implement, assure and improve the Business Management System (BMS) to meet the needs & expectations of the site and interested parties and therefore maintain all associated certification and regulatory approvals. Furthermore, you will provide the guidance, governance and expertize to the site leadership team to nurture a culture of Quality in all site activities, ensure quality compliance and support the delivery of the site business objectives. You lead a team that consists of a QA auditer and BMS configuration manager and y ou will be part of the Site Leadership team and report functionally to the regional BMS/QMS manager and operationally to the site operations manager.

The grade of this role is O (CLA).

Responsibilities:

Working collaboratively with the site Site Leadership Team to create and sustain a Quality culture and provide appropriate governance and assurance leadership

Planning, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the site Business Management System (BMS) as a complementary extension to the GKNA Global BMS and in compliance with global BMS governance

Ensuring that the local BMS meets all requirements for programmes, customer needs and third party requirements within the defined scope of the site BMS

Systemic analysis of Business Management Systems data to the site Management Review process ensuring effective, data based, factual inputs to business decisions

Ensuring the site’s audit requirements are integral to the Regional Audit Manager plans, ensuring compliance with BMS internal, customer (2nd party) and external (3rd party) audit requirements and delivering on site follow up activities

Planning, conducting & follow up activities (including systemic analysis of risk/opportunity) of product audit as required by the programmes and activities within the scope of the BMS

Systemic risk management and mitigation for the business management systems with focus on quality and quality compliance. Escalating any BMS risks to the Site Leadership and if appropriate the Regional Director of BMS and for support/co-ordination of appropriate actions to mitigate/address these risks

More Responsibilities:

Coordination, planning, hosting and leadership to ensure successful outcome of all Customer (2nd party) & Certification Body (3rd party) audits and assessments, Supporting Site Local Business Process Managers (LBPM) in resolving any issues raised as part of the audits

Act as the site representation on business management systems and Quality compliance related matters with Customers, Certifying Bodies and Aerospace Authorities

Directing Local Business Process Managers (LBPM) to ensure the adoption of the GKNA Global BMS, adapting and tailoring the local BMS processes that control and improve effectiveness and efficiency, to support the business objectives

Planning and management of the system requirements for hosting and deployment of the local BMS, its stated processes & associated controls and for training people who will be defining/utilising its functions

Recording and measuring of any defined Site Business Management Systems Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and for taking the actions necessary to improve

Managing Continuous Improvement of the BMS as well as forward planning on the integration of new regulation/specification requirements

Profile:

Master / Bachelor level education (Technical Business; Logistics; Manufacturing Engineering) within relevant branch;  An effective communicator with good soft/presentation skills; Experienced in coaching others with strong influencing skills; Commercial awareness;  Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing/Continuous improvement skills;  Experience dealing with customers, certifying bodies and suppliers;  Experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably aerospace

Thorough understanding of the content and application of the IAQG SCMH

Knowledge of and experience in application of process management and risk management principles in context of BMS planning, development and assurance

APQC knowledge or experience with common industry process classification frameworks.

Creative and innovative in non-traditional means of compliance to innovate Business management systems

AATT training on AS9100, AS9110 and AS9120

We can offer you a long term contract with possibilities to go permanent. Salaries TBD

If you are interested in this job, please send your CV to GATE Europe