Manager Operational Quality in Belfast

Salary: £62,000-£70,000 starting (depending on experience). Depending on the candidate’s performance at interview and experience, we may offer directly at £70,000, or offer a £62,000 role where successful candidates will be placed on Level 2 initially with progression to Level 1 following successful completion of development period (approx. 12 months).

At Short Brothers, a Boeing Company, we do work that matters — and we do it together. Our teams design, build and support advanced aerostructures, space and defence solutions, with safety, quality and trust at the heart of everything we do. People are respected, ideas are listened to, and good work is recognised. We offer real career paths, flexibility where possible, and the opportunity to work on innovative projects that keep aircraft flying and help shape what comes next.

Benefits

• 36 hour working week (half day Friday)
• Generous holidays
• Range of flexible schedules
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Death in service payment
• Company occupational sick scheme
• Short Term Incentive Plan
• Private Family Medical Coverage
• On site Occupational Health Department
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development and growth
• Coaching and mentoring
• Opportunity for advancement
• Free car parking
• Enhanced maternity pay

Purpose Of Job

To assure Product Quality and system/process compliance. To be the principal Quality interface with regulatory authorities and/or customers. To ensure creation, implementation and maintenance of Company Quality Policies and to organise and control the Quality organisation in support of Achieving Excellence System. To participate in the formulation and implementation of strategic, operating and budget plans.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining / controlling the company Quality system including internal audit programme
• Ensure full compliance with company Quality policy, objectives and customer and regulatory requirements
• Interfacing with the Regulatory bodies in all aspects of Contract Quality and/ or Airworthiness as applicable
• Creating operational plans to ensure successful implementation of Quality policy across the organisation
• Developing and planning the integration of Quality policy to enable provision of a cost-effective Quality Management System
• Compiling and implementing budget allocation and expenditure within Quality
• Reviewing all costs and statistics within Quality and coordinating actions to reduce non-conformance costs
• Providing a customer interface and establishing Quality standards/deliverables to satisfy customers' needs
• The selection, appointment, training, development and assessment of Quality personnel
• Reviewing Quality system performance in association with operational needs
• To initiate proposals for technological advance and to develop quality techniques to ensure that the maximum benefits are realised
• Establishing training and Quality awareness programmes for Operations, Engineering and Procurement personnel to suit Customer and Regulatory requirements
• Supporting the natural team through deployment of Achieving Excellence System
• Participation in assessment of new work proposals from initial bid submission to quality plan creation and 1st article manufacture

Qualifications

Possess a minimum of an Engineering or Business related degree together with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in senior technical and managerial roles ideally within the Aerospace industry OR Possess a minimum of an Engineering or Business related HNC together with a minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience in senior technical and managerial roles ideally within the Aerospace industry. Experience and knowledge of direct external customer interface and management. Candidates should have an understanding and awareness of the Quality systems in at least 3 of the following areas: Composites, Metallic Fabrication, Assembly, Regulatory Approvals, Tooling, Laboratory and Calibration, Quality Auditing.

Applications must be completed and submitted by 4.00pm on Thursday 4th June 2026. 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.