The Quality Manager oversees all activities and tasks needed to maintain quality performance excellence while maintaining operational efficiency. This includes the determination of a quality policy, creating and implementing quality planning and assurance, and quality control and improvement. This position reports to the facility Quality Assurance Director and supervises all quality inspection employees.
Essential Responsibilities:- Develop and streamline inspection processes throughout the shop
- Act as the facility's primary customer quality assurance contact
- Manage all quality function employees
- Provide final judgment on quality issues
- Establish and maintain effective quality procedures, documentation systems, tools, metrics, and process improvements required to meet quality system standards
- Provide technical and statistical expertise to the team
- Provide training to assure awareness and understanding of customer's requirements
- Create, document, and implement inspection criteria and procedures
- Recommend and implement improvements to quality department (i.e. improved technology, systems improvements, procedural updates, etc.)
- Manage the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of inspection metrics
- Manage non-conforming product processes and scrap metrics
- Manage quality audits including AS9100, EDM, ESA, etc.
- Maintain a strong team environment
- Manage quality budgets including calibration, equipment, certifications, etc.
Qualifications:- BS Degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology preferred
- Minimum of 5 years Quality Management Experience
- Experience with applying quality processes and procedures in an aerospace manufacturing/precision machining environment.
- Experience with application of AS and ISO quality standards and their audits
- Minimum of 5 years' experience with Pratt & Whitney quality systems
- Strong information technology skills especially related to automated inspection, SPC implementation and ERP systems
- Ability to create and effectively communicate regulations/standards
- Ability to manage and execute on multiple critical projects simultaneously
- Strong ethics to escalate issues in the face of competing company priorities
- Experience utilizing Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen techniques
- CMM and vision system experience a plus
- Must possess strong leadership skills and exhibit exemplary diplomacy with customers
Benefits: Enjet offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees including paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid holidays, a 401K retirement plan, disability insurance, and more.
