Quality Governance Team Leader

at  Spirit AeroSystems

Overview:
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world’s premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Having worked in a quality and/or engineering related role for a period of at least 5 years
• Preferably be qualified to HNC / HND level in Quality or related Engineering discipline and/or have relevant experience in Quality Management
• Preferably AS9100 Lead Auditor qualified through recognised certification body
• Preferably conversant with industry regulatory authority approvals & certification requirements (AS9100, CAA production organisation approvals & Nadcap)
• Experience of root cause analysis and corrective actions (RCCA) & Continuous
• Improvement methodology. Knowledge & ability to deploy the Quality Toolset
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface at all levels
• Experience in Quality Management and working to deadlines
• Good communication skills with the ability to interface at all levels
• Ability to work on own initiative and be an effective member of a team

ROLE PURPOSE

To Lead Quality Governance team in discharging activities of Internal Audit, Quality Management System and Approvals Management.

Responsibilities:

• Produce plans and co-ordinate activities to periodically achieve successful company approval/re-approval to customer and external regulatory authority requirements.
• Ensure professional Quality Governance plans/manuals are prepared, issued and maintained.
• Institute the necessary systems and procedures to continuously review the accuracy and applicability of Quality Governance documentation and co-ordinate its revision and updating.
• Devise, plan and co-ordinate a programme of audits of the Quality Governance system covering all areas of the business.
• Establish and maintain a system of management reviews of Quality Governance which meet the regulatory and appropriate Business requirements
• Regularly report both written and verbal on the overall performance of the business with relation to Quality Governance.
• Implement and administer and continuously improve key Quality Governance systems.
• Co-ordinate Quality Governance activities in support of customer enquiries.
• Responsible for ensuring that training and development plans are established and monitored for all team members.
• On behalf of the Supplier Quality / Business Assurance Manager assist in the adherence to the labour and overheads budget through the allocation of labour and Non labour resources.
• Establish the generation and deployment of Quality Metrics to support the business.
• Discharge all people management tasks