Quality Director (Permanent) in Belfast

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check).

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK and international.

TYPE: Full time.

Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options.

Work / Life Balance: 36 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off.

In this critical role, you will partner closely with the Head of Quality to promote excellence and enable cross-functional teams in delivering outstanding results. Together, we can shape the future of aerospace while advancing your professional growth in an inclusive environment.

• Assist the Head of Quality by stepping in to guide the Belfast Quality team and represent the department in vital Plant, Operations, and Programme reviews.
• Understand and monitor all A220 Quality budgets (RC & NRC), jointly developing the necessary documentation and justifications to secure financial resources for the team.
• Take a leading role on key quality projects in the QIP plan, ensuring they are fully funded, aligned with shared plant objectives, and delivered effectively across teams.
• Extensive professional experience in the formal delivery and implementation of business projects and performance management frameworks.
• Demonstrated capability in financial tracking, specifically monitoring departmental spend versus budget for Recurring Cost (RC) and Non-Recurring Cost (NRC).
• Applied expertise in deploying formal project management methodologies to ensure deliverables are met on time, to cost, and to quality standards.
• Technical experience in generating business metrics, building balanced scorecards, and integrating digitalization or AI software solutions into operational workflows.
• Extensive experience in delivering and implementing projects and managing performance.

We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert).

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.