Quality Manager

Overview

Hexcel is an industry leader in advanced composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and additive manufactured parts. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices and R&T centers around the globe. Become a part of the "strength within."

Quality Manager – Kent, WA, USA. The Quality Manager is a key member of the Site Leadership Team and is responsible for ensuring our products meet or exceed all customer requirements. This includes providing direction for the Quality strategy, managing Quality Department staff, maintaining compliance to customer, regulatory and industry quality requirements, and ensuring robust and timely corrective action processes are being adhered to.

Summary pay range : $115,842 - $198,586 annually.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations :

Responsibilities

• Safety : Maintaining a safe work environment and operation. Ensure all members of the quality team are following safety protocols and procedures.
• Leadership : Provide hands-on leadership and coaching of a large team that spans both hourly and salary, from inspection, through technicians, to supervisors, to engineering.
• Quality System : Provide leadership and expertise to implement, improve and maintain aerospace quality systems which include AS9100 and Nadcap. Conduct internal and supplier audits to ensure compliance to quality standards. Oversee the document control function for the site. Manage the processes and certification of production employees.
• Product Conformance : Responsible for all reports and systems to demonstrate product conformance. Prepare quality plans / manuals on existing and new products; plans include sampling, customer requirements, etc., to ensure product quality. Review manufacturing documents for compliance to quality requirements; oversee the quality approval of shop orders and Manufacturing and Inspection records (M&IR).
• Non-Conformance Management : Facilitate and coordinate quality improvement and root-cause corrective action projects as required. Manage non-conformance processes to ensure timely and effective corrective actions.
• Customer Management : Interface with customers to demonstrate compliance with customer quality requirements. Serve as a primary resource in researching and responding to customer complaints, rejections, and requests for corrective action, to enhance positive customer and supplier relationships. Prepare and present detailed management-oriented reports as required.
• Employee Training : Develop, oversee and support an improved training program to ensure employees are capable and ready for the work required.
• Continuous Improvement : Scope, organize, and conduct Kaizen events and Lean / 5S activities. Oversee / lead Six Sigma projects and activities using the DMAIC process.

Qualifications

Benefits & Additional Information

At Hexcel, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain top talent, including competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Eligible employees may enroll in a variety of benefit programs, including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement plans, life insurance, and programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Program availability varies by location and eligibility.

Please note that salary information is a general guideline; salaries are based on candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Hexcel (NYSE : HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology and a leading producer of carbon fiber and honeycomb for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected class.

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