Quality Manager

Role overview

Primary responsibilities

• Lead site Quality policy, standards, compliance oversight, and resource management.
• Represent the function for aviation and non-aviation regulatory approvals.
• Establish, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Quality and Safety Management System; report performance to leadership.
• Ensure product and process compliance across aerospace OEM and Aftermarket operations.
• Champion customer requirements throughout the product lifecycle and develop controls for consistent product and service quality.
• Lead the Quality team and manage its daily operations, competency, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Conduct audits and drive corrective actions to meet regulatory and customer standards.
• Maintain QMS documentation, processes, and training; drive continuous improvement and reduce Cost of Poor Quality.
• Analyze quality data and production processes to identify trends, mitigate risk, and implement sustainable improvements.
• Implement and improve corporate Lean tools and methods, including CORE, to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance quality performance.

Minimum qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years of managerial experience in a medium-sized operational facility; aviation maintenance, repair, or service experience is preferred.
• Experience managing technical operations and understanding facility production processes.
• Knowledge of QMS, Safety Management Systems, measurement, analysis, and continuous improvement tools.
• Lean and continuous improvement expertise, including root cause analysis, value stream mapping, 5S, and Kaizen, in regulated manufacturing or aerospace environments, with measurable results.
• Experience leading audits in regulated aerospace, formal auditor training, and knowledge of OEM and Aftermarket regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, JDE, SAP, and OneStream/HFM, plus analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Leadership, team supervision, stakeholder engagement, planning, organization, communication, interpersonal skills, and sound judgment.

Workplace

• The role is based on-site with the Collins team in Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone, UAE.

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