Quality Assurance Manager

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ Years experience as a Quality Manager in a Machining Environment
• Aerospace Experience
• Experience dealing with auditors from Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program)
• Experience working with Tier 2 and Tier 3 Customers
• Ability to read and interview Blueprint Drawings

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Plating Experience

Job Description

As a Quality Environment Director, you will be responsible for ensuring that our Aerospace and Défense products along with production methods and systems meet or exceed customer expectations while complying with regulatory requirements.

Responsible for the entire range of quality assurance, environment and health and safety activities in the organizational unit.

Formulates and develops program design, policies and procedures. Issues formal product process specifications and confers with other top management, customers and other representatives in the planning, scheduling, coordinating and directing of the quality assurance program in conformance with customer requirements, engineering specifications, government regulations and production schedules.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Supervise PEER Audit Manager and NDT Manager for compliance, performance and Continual Improvement (CI) in operations and non-destructive testing (NDT) processes.
• Reduction of cost of poor quality (cost structure) through proactive risk mitigation, inspection rationalization and reduction of internal and external failures.
• Review routers, procedures, specifications, drawings and other instructions for completeness and instructions to perform operation.
• In addition, candidate will be required to meet with customer QA representatives and select customer Leadership.
• Frequent travel is required. (20 -35%). Candidate will be required to travel to assigned metal finishing plants and customer locations domestic and international.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will need to remain flexible as schedule changes may occur with multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Develop and implement a Business Management System that ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001 and NADCAP, AQMD, LA Sanitation, CUPA, OSHA.
• Manage the Quality / Environment budget to ensure that resources are allocated appropriately and all companies / department expenses are within budget
• Develop and implement a Business Management System that ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001 and NADCAP, AQMD, LA Sanitation, CUPA, OSHA.
• Identify and implement KPI's needed to manage and improve the Business Management System
• Coordinate and ensure compliance with EHS policies and procedures. From conducting training to leading improvement initiatives, your passion for environmental health and safety will make a significant impact.
• Work alongside facility supervisors and leads, Quality Manager, Maintenance manager and shop floor crew to ensure that all on-site facility job specific and employee EHS training is being conducted, documented, and tracked on an annual and as-needed basis;

may develop training on environmental health and safety regulations and subjects.

• Work with outside organizations conducting safety, health, environmental, fire, and physical security audits of the facility
• Administers EHS plans and programs, i.e., Emergency Action Plan, HAZWOPER Plan, Fire Prevention, Lock Out / Tag Out Plan, Respiratory Protection Plan
• Oversee the reporting, investigation, and documentation of all safety or EHS related concerns
• Attend management meetings and lead EHS meetings to communicate any EHS matters
• Perform inspections, hazard assessments, and audits to ensure compliance and report findings to the site and corporate team
• Responsible for the Safety Committee
• On-call at all times to respond to EHS related issues
• Conduct accident investigations to determine thorough root cause and produce and maintain necessary documentation.
• Engage all employees to take ownership of EHS, conduct safety audits, safety committee meetings, ergonomic evaluations and emergency supply inspections.
• Prepare and file all reports required by permits and regulatory agencies.
• Track hazardous waste, their disposal and maintain documentation including account billings.
• Perform weekly checks for proper storage, labeling, disposal of hazardous waste and materials and maintain inspection log sheets.
• Maintain current chemical inventory and approve new chemicals to the facility.
• Perform other duties as required by Management.
8 days ago