Quality Director

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; others may be assigned:
Guarantee that products are safe and airworthy.
Ensure that only qualified products are permitted to ship to customers.
Direct and mentor the Quality Managers at each site.
Introduce synergies between sites by creating standard procedures and enhancing collaboration.
Implement efficient processes to ensure compliance with customer requirements and FAA regulations.
Provide oversight for customer audits, regulatory agency audits, AS9100 audits and other 3rd party audits.
Introduce and manage impactful quality performance metrics.
Develop quality improvement processes.
Establish and monitor external and internal audits within the sites.
Perform analysis of the maturity of the QMS(s), identify potential risk and drive improvement plans.
Build and maintain good relationships with customers and regulatory agencies through Quality compliance.
Drive Continuous Improvement by facilitating actions to improve FPY, reduce scrap/rework and reduce warranty returns.
MRB process ownership to include timely disposition and driving corrective actions
Maintain daily inspection throughput to support shipping goals
Drive process audits to reduce the quality rejections at inspection

Requirements

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements:
Knowledge of Aerospace and Defense industry and its regulations
Expertise in QMS and process management
Leadership capability especially in embarking in a share vision and empowering people
Knowledge of Quality tools (measures in production, nonconformance, tracking, calibration, ...)
Receptiveness and ability to foster teamwork.
Practical oral and written communication skills.
Organization and management skills
Integrity and exemplarity in all circumstances
Ability to develop and maintain trusted relations with upper and lower management, and be able to explain issues in readily understandable terms
Proven interpersonal skills.
Ability to negotiate, to explain and to persuade.
Proficient knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Key Competencies:

Strong organization skills

High level of attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to prioritize

Professional level written and verbal communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Decision-making skills

High level of integrity

Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high volume, team environment

Ability to succinctly communicate quality performance, challenges, and improvement plans to senior leadership.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree or higher. 15 years' minimum experience in Quality or similar positions, with at least 7 years' experience in a leadership role. Minimum 2 years' experience in aerospace environment.

Employee may be subject to random drug and alcohol testing under FAA regulations.

"This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essential function or requirement of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant unless it would present an undue hardship for the employer.
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