Quality Officer
Are you an experienced Quality professional with a passion for aviation safety, airworthiness, and regulatory compliance? Join our team and play a key role in maintaining and continuously improving our Quality Management System within a Part-145 maintenance environment.
What you'll doAs Quality Officer, you will work closely with the QHSE Manager to ensure compliance with NLD-MAR-145, AS9110, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and other applicable aviation regulations and standards. You will be responsible for driving quality assurance activities and supporting continuous improvement across the organization.
Your responsibilities include:
- Planning and conducting internal audits and supporting external and regulatory audits.
- Maintaining and improving the Quality Management System, including procedures, work instructions, and documentation.
- Managing non-conformities, root cause analyses, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Monitoring quality performance, analyzing trends, and preparing management reports.
- Advising Operations and Maintenance teams on quality, compliance, and airworthiness matters.
- Supporting product safety initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
- Liaising with aviation authorities, customers, and external auditors.
- Monitoring QMS-related training and maintaining qualification records.
- Acting as the QHSE Manager's deputy when required.
We're looking for someone who combines technical expertise with a proactive and collaborative mindset.
You have:
- A technical education, preferably in Aviation, with Bachelor-level working and thinking capability.
- Experience in an aviation maintenance environment (Part-145, EMAR-145 or NLD-MAR-145).
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems, Safety Management Systems, and aviation regulations.
- Experience with or certification as an Internal Auditor (or the willingness to obtain it).
- Strong analytical, auditing, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent command of both Dutch and English.
This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a safety-critical aerospace environment where quality and compliance are at the heart of everything we do. You'll work with experienced aviation professionals, contribute to operational excellence, and help ensure the continued airworthiness and reliability of our products and services.
About UsRaising the Standard of Excellence since 1911
Skills Required
- Technical education with Bachelor-level working and thinking capability (preferably Aviation)
- Experience in an aviation maintenance environment (Part-145, EMAR-145 or NLD-MAR-145)
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), and aviation regulations
- Experience with or certification as an Internal Auditor (or willingness to obtain it)
- Strong analytical, auditing, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent command of Dutch and English
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
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What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
