Quality Director

Quality Director (Hoogeveen) Date: May 21, 2026 Location: Hoogeveen, NL Company: GKN Aerospace Careers The role As Quality Director, you hold overall responsibility for the quality organization at the Hoogeveen site. You define and execute a forward‑looking quality strategy that aligns with our growth ambitions, customer expectations, and stringent aerospace standards. You act as a strategic partner to the site leadership team and a motivating leader for your department. You also serve as the AS9100 Management Representative for the site, ensuring integrity, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. You champion a culture where quality, safety, and continuous improvement are embedded in every process and mindset, and where the organization is consistently challenged to raise the quality bar. What do you do as a Quality Director at GKN Fokker Aerospace? - Develop and implement the site's quality strategy in line with business objectives; - Lead and coach the Quality organization, covering both Quality Assurance and Quality Control; - Ensure compliance with aerospace standards such as AS9100, NADCAP, and customer-specific requirements, and act as the AS9100 Management Representative; - Oversee product quality, including inspection, conformity assessment, and product release; - Drive process and performance improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven decision-making; - Challenge the organization on PDCA discipline, SMART action setting, system thinking, and the structural embedding of improvement; - Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, suppliers, and authorities regarding quality and compliance; - Monitor and steer quality KPIs, risks, and audit outcomes, translating them into actionable improvement programs; - Foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and collaboration across the site; - Contribute actively to the site leadership team and strategic decision-making...