Job Description:

We offer you the opportunity to work at Airbus Atlantic, world-class champion with a global footprint, World No.1 in pilot seats, No.2 in aerostructures, and in the Top 3 for premium passenger seats. 

Airbus Atlantic Portugal is currently recruiting for its site in Santo Tirso - Porto.
The Head of Quality will have the following responsabilites:

• overall compliance of the company against the EASA and EN9100 regulations. He/she is supporting the General Manager to guarantee the subsidiary compliance to Production Organization Approval (POA).
• The job holder is managing the quality operations through two main axis:

  • i. Operational quality: quality control

  • ii. Quality Assurance: compliance with POA standards.

2. Organizational structure & Dimensions:

The job holder is reporting to the General Manager of Airbus Atlantic Portugal.

Workforce: staff of 33 FTE (end 2024).

3. Main activities

• The job holder must ensure compliance with external and internal regulations through appropriate monitoring means, among others, surveillances and audits.

• The job holder is managing the operational team of quality control. He/she has to propose organizational solutions for his/her team in order to meet the delivery challenges of the plant (On Quality delivery; On Time delivery).

• The job holder must provide and follow a development plan with strategic axes for the development of the quality organization & quality performance in accordance with the overall strategic development of the plant.

• The job holder is responsible to make the link with the other functions, alertingwhen there are deviations to the standard.

• The job holder is responsible for the overall customer satisfaction of the products and services quality.

• The job holder is promoting aviation safety in the plant.

• The job holder must set up monitoring means to ensure the overall quality performance of the plant. Thus he/she has to assess and implement all initiatives that may reduce the non-quality.

4. Leadership & Competences

• Develop people through a mentoring / coaching attitude;

•  Act as a role model iaw Airbus Group Ethics & Compliance requests;

• Contribute to Airbus Atlantic Portugal CODIR team: act as a member of the plant leadership team and thus contribute to decisions linked to plant development (not only for quality topics);

• Teamwork;

• Focus on customer;

• Be decisive and deliver (takes timely decisions anticipating risks and opportunities);

• Thinking Strategically;

• Understanding and sharing the long term vision and drives performance accordingly;

• Give purpose;

• Experience: Overall 7&43; years of experience in industry on operations;

• Knowledge of EN9100 standard;

• Knowledge of EASA Part 21 G requirements.

• Knowledge in Aeronautics industry (best if aerostructure), having an experience as quality 

• Languages: English and Portuguese

The company is committed to a Diversity Policy&34;through its Human Resources actions, particularly in terms of recruitment and integration. Thus, we encourage all applications regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and culture among others. 

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.

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