Quality Manager in Birmingham

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.

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.