Responsibilities
The Value Stream Quality Manager is responsible for leading and managing quality assurance and production quality teams within the Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division of Parker Aerospace. Reporting to the Site Quality Manager, this role ensures that all manufactured products and processes consistently meet aerospace industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
This Quality Manager drives the implementation and maintenance of quality management systems (e.g., AS9100), oversees supplier and internal quality audits, and champions continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and manufacturing efficiency. This position fosters a culture of quality excellence across production teams to deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality aerospace components.
The role will provide clear leadership and coaching abilities to their team and will collaborate with the Site Quality Manager to deploy the Quality strategy for the Value Stream.
Your responsibilities
- Lead and develop the quality team through effective coaching, mentoring, and capability building, while promoting a strong culture of quality ownership.
- Provide end-to-end quality oversight across the full value stream, covering raw materials, in-process production, assembly, and final inspection.
- Maintain QMS and regulatory compliance with AS9100, FAA, and customer‑specific requirements, including audit planning, support, and readiness.
- Drive cross‑functional quality improvements by partnering with production, engineering, supply chain, and supplier quality teams to resolve issues and align objectives.
- Champion continuous improvement and risk reduction through root cause analysis, CAPA, lean quality, Zero Defects initiatives, and proactive mitigation of quality risks.
- Monitor supplier quality and performance data while ensuring accurate documentation, reporting, and use of key metrics to improve product quality and process capability.
Who we are looking for
- Practical experience and expertise in the application of aviation safety standards and safe operating practices.
- Around 5 years of relevant work experience, of which at least 2 years should be from the aeronautical industry.
- A relevant engineering or technical degree, or an aircraft technician or maintenance engineer qualification.
- Working knowledge and experience of Part 21 (UKCAA, EASA, FAA, CAAC).
- Ability to read and interpret regulations, airworthiness directives and technical specifications.
- Experience in the effective use of problem resolution processes such as A3 or 8D and root cause analysis tools e.g. 5 why analysis, Cause & Effect, Design of experiments, etc.
- Proven experience and demonstrable success in continuous improvement best practices, such as Lean, Six Sigma.
- Ideally you also be AS/EN/JISQ 9100 Lead Auditor Certified, and have leadership experience in delivering APQP as well as a track record of working in a similar role within the automotive or aerospace industry with good working knowledge of industry standards and regulations.
What we offer
- Career Development in a growing sector and with an employer that is a worldwide leader in aerospace.
- Collaborative and empowered work environment where team spirit is at the center of our success.
- Company values that encourage trust, respect, collaboration and professional growth.
- Open environment: we are excited to hear your ideas!
- Attractive compensation packages designed to hire and retain the best talents in the industry.
