Join Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe, Spain, as the HO Production Quality Space in this permanent, professional-level Leadership role. You will lead the Production Quality Department, managing a team of approximately 25 professionals and a €3.5M budget within a hybrid working model.
Requirements
University degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical disciplines.
Minimum 2 years of prior experience in team management.
Previous experience within a Quality department or working closely with Quality teams.
Full professional proficiency in Spanish and English.
Strong leadership, change management, and communication skills.
Skills & Responsibilities
Leadership: Direct the Production Quality Department and motivate a team of 25 staff covering QA, inspection, and conformity.
Budget Management: Oversee and manage an annual budget of €3.5M for projects and PIND hours.
Quality Assurance: Promote a preventive quality culture, ensuring compliance, non-conformance management, and root cause analysis.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary focal point for production quality across business areas and sit on the plant management committee.
Potential transition routes: People from quality management or senior engineering roles may bring strong technical and leadership skills, alongside meeting mandatory language and technical degree requirements.
Job description
Job Description:
An opportunity for a HO Production Quality Space has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid).
RESPONSIBILITIES
The role holder will be responsible for:
Leading the Production Quality Department at the Space Systems plant in Getafe.
Leading, motivating, and developing (training, behaviors, etc.) a team of approx. 25 people, covering Quality Assurance, Quality Inspection, and Quality Conformity activities.
Establishing clear team objectives aligned with corporate goals.
Sitting on the plant management committee and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, with Quality serving as a key stakeholder.
Acting as the primary focal point for Production Quality across other business areas and stakeholders.
Managing an annual budget of €3.5M (Project / PIND hours).
Reporting functionally to the Head of Space Systems Production Quality and operationally to the Head of the Space Plant in Getafe.
Preparing the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and the overall Production Quality budget.
Drafting executive summaries and key performance indicators (KPIs).
Harmonizing activities and best practices across all Space Systems plants.
Holding direct responsibility for deliveries to internal customers (Airbus Spacecraft facilities in the UK, France, and Germany) and external customers (Avio, Mitsubishi, SpaceX, ArianeGroup, etc.).
Managing a high-complexity environment across 8 production areas (Composites, Ariane 6 pulse line, Machining, Laser Metrology, Assembly, Satellite Integration and Testing [AIT], and Launcher Assembly).
Driving the quality department forward and establishing a clear purpose through the Space Transformation Plan (Turnaround Project).
Promoting a preventive quality culture within production and AIT teams, ensuring the implementation of quality processes (Non-Conformance Management, Root Cause Analysis, PPS, NRB, quality authorizations, operational oversight, etc.).
Ensuring production quality documentation (Quality Assurance Plan, Control Plan, inspection reports, etc.) across all projects.
Identifying and implementing improvements to reduce quality costs (such as inspection optimization/reduction and sampling strategies).
Ensuring product certification and compliance through measurements in accordance with Inspection Records.
Directing and managing the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) team.
Ensuring the proper execution of receiving inspections for incoming materials and components.
Supporting internal and external audits (e.g., EN 9100).
SKILLS
Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to know you:
University degree in Engineering or related technical disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, etc.).
Previous experience within a Quality department or working in close collaboration with Quality teams.
Strong leadership skills.
Excellent communication and change management skills.
Results-driven and goal-oriented mindset.
Minimum 2 years of prior experience in team management.
Languages: Full professional proficiency in Spanish and English.
WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE ?
At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:
Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
Attractive salary.
Hybrid model of working when possible.
Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
Option to access special rates in products & benefits.
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 Defence and Space SAU
Employment Type: Permanent -------
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Leadership
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