Sr. Manager, Quality (onsite)
Date Posted : 2024-08-02
2024-08-02
Country :
United States of America
Location :
HFL05 : Landing Gear - Miami 3201 NW 167th Street , Opa Locka, FL, 33056 USA
Position Role Type : Onsite
Onsite
Collins Aerospace is looking for a Site Quality Manager to join the leadership team at our Miami Gardens Landing Systems Facility.
The primary focus of this role is to provide leadership and guidance on all matters of Quality Management System execution, regulatory compliance, product safety and conformity.
You will be responsible for driving the quality strategy, leadership, and direction for a large site that is rapidly growing.
You will lead and plan objectives and systems for our manufacturing facility. In this role you will drive a passion for Quality and problem-solving strategies of a top-notch team.
This position works onsite in Miami Gardens, Florida.
What You Will Do :
- Oversight of the entire Quality organization which supports Miami Gardens operations and compliance of products and processes in the production of aerospace products.
- Effective management of the facility Quality Management System (QMS) ensuring the system is established, well maintained and improved upon.
- Effective management of the aviation Safety Management System (SMS) ensuring the system is compliant to regulatory requirements, maintained and improved upon.
- Effective management of regulatory compliance for FAA / EASA / UKCAA repair station certifications.
- Implement and maintain customer approvals (Boeing, DCMA, Lockheed)
- Acts as the functional customer facing management representative responsible for compliance of products and processes.
- Direct and regularly interface with receiving inspection, quality engineers, NDT inspection, operations and engineering staff.
- Act as a key internal consultant to the leadership of the business on all Quality matters.
- Analyze quality metrics to ensure cross-functional resources are properly aligned to reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) and create and communicate quality improvement plans.
- Ensure timely response to customer inquiries to improve customer satisfaction and collaborate with operations, engineering, programs, and supplier quality teams to drive continuous improvement.
- Provide expertise in Quality Assurance and process improvement tools / methods and interface with production, engineering, and other functions to conduct root cause corrective action analysis for problem-solving and process improvement.
- Ability to interface with all levels of management, external customers, and government agencies.
- Support the daily activities of the functional Quality organization ensuring adequate resources are in place to support daily operations, cross training is happening to maximize the Quality staff.
- Develop, coach, mentor and manage staff. Establish goals and develop measurable metrics to gauge achievement against goals.
- Leads the identification and management of risk in product manufacturing, driving utilization of PPAP core elements (e.
g., PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow and Control Plans, etc.).
- Communicate and make presentations to senior level leadership.
- Travel up to 5% domestically and internationally when circumstances permit.
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications You Must Have :
- Typically requires a University Degree in Engineering and minimum 12 years prior relevant manufacturing experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant manufacturing experience.
- 8 or more years of experience in Quality Assurance.
- Manufacturing environment experience in Aerospace or Automotive
- 5 years of management experience
- Experience with Continuous Improvement (CI) tools and methodologies and lean practices.
- Experience interpreting engineering technical data, such as manufacturing, part drawings and / or industry standards to provide guidance to cross-functional teams.
- Experience with statistical process control.
- U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here :
Qualifications We Prefer :
- University Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering preferred.
- ASQ "Certified Quality Engineer" certification an asset.
- Quality standards including AS9110.
- SAP and / or other MRP programs.
- Shainin Red X, Six Sigma, Lean, CORE and / or ACE experience.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced matrixed team environment.
- Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical abilities
- Strong PC skills with proficiency in the following MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Proven leadership skills with ability to develop, enhance and support effective teamwork.
- Experience with managing and working in a matrix organization (dual reporting relationship to Quality function and Local Management).
- Subject matter expert in RCCA and escape management
- Experience as aerospace lead assessor / auditor.
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry.
Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
The high-quality products we design, test and produce in our Mechanical Systems help millions of passengers reach their destinations safely every day! From landing systems and actuation to propellers, flight controls and hoist and winch the products we manufacture work together behind the scenes to enhance the overall flight experience.
We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come.
We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!
Advanced Structures :
Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions.
These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues.
We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come.
We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!
Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success . We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers.
We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.