Global Quality and Compliance Director in Netherton

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

Are you an experienced, commercially minded and proactive Quality and Compliance leader looking for your next opportunity?

About the Role

You'll be responsible for developing and maintaining our Global Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with industry standards and driving continuous improvement throughout the business.

This role requires a minimum of 50% onsite attendance at our Brierley Hill, UK facility, with approximately 25% international travel.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead global quality assurance and compliance activities, establishing clear objectives and driving consistent standards across all facilities.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve the Global Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, AS9120, ISO 14001 and applicable international legislation, including REACH, RoHS and Conflict Minerals requirements.
• Oversee internal, customer and regulatory audits, ensuring effective corrective actions and ongoing compliance.
• Lead investigations into significant quality issues, implementing sustainable solutions to minimise business disruption.
• Drive continuous improvement using Root Cause Analysis, 8D and PDCA methodologies.
• Lead and develop global quality teams, promoting a proactive culture of quality, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve quality challenges and strengthen business performance.
• Develop and implement environmental and sustainability processes across global facilities.
• Monitor quality performance, identify improvement opportunities and support commercially effective decision-making.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a confident and influential leader who combines technical expertise with strong people management skills and a commitment to operational excellence.

To succeed in this role, you'll ideally have:

• A minimum of five years' experience in quality assurance, compliance or related activities within the aerospace industry.
• Strong knowledge of aerospace quality management systems, regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Proven people leadership experience, including managing global teams.
• Experience overseeing quality audits, compliance processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage at all organisational levels. xgikmsk
• A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to manage complex quality challenges.
• Good IT skills, including profi Please click on the apply button to read the full job description