Airbus Atlantic Portugal

**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+ 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**

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.

**Company**:
Airbus Atlantic

**Contract Type**:
Permanent
- Classe Emploi (France): Classe G14

**Experience Level**:
Professional

**Job Family**:
Leadership

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