Director of Quality and Environment, Health and Safety UK & IOM

Triumph Group, Inc.; Shotton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global aerospace manufacturing leader is seeking a Director of Quality and Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) for operations in the UK. The role involves leading quality management initiatives, ensuring compliance with aerospace regulations, and fostering a culture of safety and quality across multiple sites. Candidates should have over 15 years of leadership experience in aerospace or a similar environment, strong knowledge of quality systems, and a degree in a related discipline. This position offers significant influence on strategic quality initiatives and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of progressive leadership experience within aerospace or similar regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory standards and quality processes.
• Experience leading multi-site functions and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and operational quality and EH&S initiatives across all UK sites.
• Develop and implement zero-defect quality initiatives and processes.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Risk Management

Quality Management Systems

Lean Six Sigma

Data-Driven Decision Making

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Chartered Quality or Safety qualification

Tools

AS9100

ISO14001

ISO45001

Job description

Director of Quality and Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) - UK & IOM

Location: Flintshire, GB, CH5 2NS

Business Unit: Systems and Support

Function: Quality

TRIUMPHdesigns, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad portfolio of aviation and industrial components, accessories, subassemblies, systems and aircraft structures. We partner with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and operators of commercial, regional, business and military aircraft worldwide, to provide products and services that solve their hardest problems. So whatever the part, component or complexity of assembly, TRIUMPH is committed to quality, service and meeting the specialized needs of each customer.

TRIUMPH participates at all levels of the aerospace supply chain – from single components, to complex systems, to aerospace structures and their contents. We provide solutions for the entire product life cycle of an aircraft – from raw material to aftermarket service. Our unique ability to integrate a broad range of products and capabilities is our competitive advantage.

We are rapidly growing and looking for people who feel rewarded by innovation, career growth, and making an impact all while working with state-of-the-art equipment on cutting-edge projects. If you're ready to be challenged, inspired, and supported as you pursue your professional best, we hope you'll explore a future with TRIUMPH.

Position Purpose

Location: Deeside, Flintshire
Reporting to: Director of Site Operations UK & IOM
Direct Reports: circa 4
Travel: As required to customers, suppliers and other Triumph sites

The Director of Quality and Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) is a senior leadership role reporting to the Director of Site Operations and operating as a key member of the UK senior leadership team.

The role provides strategic and operational leadership for Quality and EH&S across all UK sites, ensuring the safe, compliant and consistent delivery of high-quality aerospace products within a complex and highly regulated manufacturing environment. The Director is accountable for establishing and sustaining robust Quality Management Systems and EH&S frameworks that protect customers, employees and the business, while supporting operational excellence, delivery performance and long-term competitiveness.

The Director will lead the development and deployment of a common zero-defect and zero-harm vision, embedding a Just Culture that promotes early risk identification, transparent escalation and organisational learning through mechanisms such as Flare Cards. Through close partnership with Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain and credible engagement with customers, regulators and certification bodies, the role will strengthen customer confidence, regulatory assurance and quality and safety performance across the UK business.

The role has responsibility for all UK and Isle of Man sites including Deeside, Cheltenham and Isle of Man.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Functional Leadership

• Provide visible, values-led leadership for Quality and EH&S, role-modelling the organisation’s commitment to product integrity, safety and ethical behaviour.
• Own the UK Quality and EH&S strategy, ensuring alignment with operational priorities, customer expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Build and sustain a high-performing, multi-site Quality and EH&S leadership team through effective capability development, performance management, succession planning and targeted recruitment.
• Assess the effectiveness of existing Quality and EH&S systems, processes, structures and capability; define and deliver a clear roadmap for cultural and performance transformation.
• Lead the development and maturity of the Business Management System, ensuring consistency, discipline and continuous improvement across all sites.

Quality Excellence & Product Integrity

• Establish and embed a common zero-defect quality vision, ensuring consistent standards, processes and behaviours across the UK business.
• Ensure products and processes consistently meet or exceed customer, regulatory, statutory and contractual requirements.
• Drive the evolution of Quality from inspection-led activity to system-based, preventative and data-driven solutions, including robust control of FAIs, MRB, non-conformance management and corrective action systems.
• Ensure effective deployment of APQP, risk management (FMEA/FMECA), configuration control and quality planning across new product introduction and programme delivery.
• Lead internal, customer, regulatory and third-party audits, ensuring timely closure of findings with effective root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.
• Maintain all required certifications and approvals, including AS9100, Nadcap and customer-specific accreditations.

Key Responsibilities

Environment, Health & Safety Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership for EH&S, ensuring full compliance with UK & IOM legislation, statutory obligations and corporate standards across all UK & IOM sites.
• Drive a proactive EH&S culture characterised by leadership engagement, personal accountability and employee ownership.
• Ensure robust systems for risk assessment, incident investigation, root cause analysis, reporting and corrective action.
• Oversee ISO14001 and ISO45001 management systems, ensuring audit readiness and continuous improvement.
• Lead site safety inspections, management reviews and statutory reporting, ensuring consistency and effectiveness.

Just Culture & Speaking-Up

• Act as executive sponsor for a Just Culture, ensuring a fair, consistent and learning-focused approach to quality, safety and behavioural events.
• Champion the use of Flare Cards as a proactive speaking-up and early warning mechanism, reinforcing that raising concerns is encouraged, protected and valued.
• Ensure leaders consistently differentiate between human error, at-risk behaviour and reckless behaviour, focusing first on system learning and prevention.
• Ensure learning from Flare Cards, near misses and incidents is visible, shared and translated into meaningful system and process improvements.

Business Partnership & External Engagement

• Act as a trusted business partner and change agent to the Director of Site Operations and senior leadership peers.
• Build strong, credible relationships with customers, regulators and certification bodies, positioning the organisation as a responsive and accountable aerospace manufacturing partner.
• Lead customer engagement on quality and EH&S matters, ensuring timely communication, effective containment and robust corrective action where required.
• Partner with Supply Chain to improve supplier quality performance, including supplier development, risk mitigation and dock-to-stock initiatives.
• Provide Quality and EH&S input into bid proposals, capital investment decisions, new technologies and new programme introductions.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations or a related discipline, or equivalent senior-level aerospace quality leadership experience.
• Minimum 15 years’ progressive leadership experience within aerospace or a similarly complex, highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading multi-site Quality and EH&S functions with accountability for systems, people and performance.
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100, Nadcap, APQP, Lean Six Sigma, FMEA/FMECA,
• Demonstrated success delivering quality and safety culture transformation, with measurable improvements in compliance, performance and engagement.
• IOSH Managing Safely as a minimum; NEBOSH General Certificate strongly preferred.
• Strong influencing capability at senior leadership level, with the credibility to challenge constructively and drive change.

• Chartered Quality or Safety qualification (e.g. ASQ, CQI, IOSH Chartered, NEBOSH Diploma).

• Lead Auditor qualification for AS9100, ISO14001 and/or ISO45001.

• Experience within complex machining environments and low-volume / low-mix aerospace manufacturing.

• Strong digital capability, with experience leveraging quality systems, analytics and data-driven decision-making.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into disciplined execution.
• High personal credibility with customers, regulators and senior stakeholders.
• Calm, resilient and decisive under pressure.

• Demonstrates strong Just Culture judgement and fairness in decision-making.
• Builds trust and psychological safety, encouraging early escalation and continuous improvement.
• Collaborative, inclusive and values-driven leadership style.

Our Vision:

As one team, we enable the safety and prosperity of the world.

Our Mission:

We partner with our Customers to TRIUMPH over their hardest aerospace, defense, and industrial challenges to deliver value to our stakeholders.

Our Values:

• Integrity – Do the right thing for our stakeholders. We value safety, diversity, and respect.
• Teamwork – Win as One team-one company. Solicit help and assist others.
• Continuous Improvement – Pursue zero defect quality. Attack problems and relentlessly raise the bar.
• Innovation – Passion for growing the business. Lead through ingenuity and entrepreneurship.
• Act with Velocity – Partner, anticipate and communicate. Proactively solve problems.

Code of Conduct:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the TRIUMPH behaviors captured within our core values: Integrity, Teamwork, Continuous Improvement, Innovation, and Act with Velocity. Detailed definitions are below and performance metrics for each behavior can be found on our intranet and is embedded within our Performance Management processes. All employees are expected to represent the values and maintain the standards contained in TRIUMPH’s Code of Conduct.

Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS):

Employees are responsible for the Health, Safety, and Welfare of themselves, the environment, and other people. All employees must comply with EHS policy training and instructions, help to maintain a safe and clean working environment, and use any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided by the Company. Employees must report any accidents, incidents, and near misses to management. Additionally, employees are expected to notify management of any dangerous or potentially dangerous situations or practices.

Additional Information:

Triumph is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

SELECT US positions require access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the Export administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to be eligible for applicable positions, you must be a US Person under ITAR or eligible for approval for a U.S. Government export license. A US Person is a US Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, refugee or asylee. All inquires related to citizenship are asked solely to comply with ITAR and EAR export licensing requirements.

U.S. applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Please contact us if you require assistance in applying for TRIUMPH and we will provide reasonable accommodations via [e-mail].