Aviation Quality Control Manager

About the role

Candidate will implement quality control standards, processes, and controls. Develop methods for inspection and training. Assist during FAA audits, customer audits and conduct internal audits. Evaluates production capabilities and recommends improvements. Assist in developing quality control policies and procedures. Ensures the quality control system meets customer and company requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manages overall aspects of facilities’ Quality Control Department(s) including Receiving and Final Inspections.
• Participate in MRB (Material Review Board) meetings
• Manages QC Supervisors, Lead Inspectors and Inspectors to ensure proper allocation of workforce in a FAA 145 Repair Station and manufacturing settings.
• Attend daily production meetings to keep Operations current on QA/QC issues and to provide support as needed.
• Develops sampling plans, quality standards, and process control instructions for use by manufacturing to monitor and reduce variations.
• Leads teams that include customer and/or supplier representatives to identify and permanently resolve problems, and to nurture the customer co-destiny relationship.
• Develops training programs on topics such as inspection techniques and proper documentation.
• Evaluate candidates for QA/QC positions when opening occur.
• Review and approve vendor/supplier surveys.
• Maintain Quality Training program.
• As Necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative.
• Management must contact the Human Resource department of adding to or changing a significant number of duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in an engineering, quality or technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Minimum seven or more year’s related QC experience in an FAA part 145 Repair Station with manufacturing capabilities.
• Prior management experience required.
• Active participation in the successful completion of an FAA, CASE, ISO 9001 or customer Audit.
• General computer and office skills including knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word are a must.
• Experience Aviation: 1 year (Preferred)
• Federal Aviation Regulations: 1 year (Preferred)
• Work Location: In person
• Physical motions: standing; walking; fingering; grasping; feeling; hearing; talking; handling; seeing; working with controls; finger manipulation; hand-arm manipulation; hand-arm steadiness; eye-hand coordination; hand-ear coordination.
• Degree of physical activity: Walking or standing or moving light objects. Some sitting at computer work stations. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and almost no amount of force frequently.
• Visual demands: Color perception; Depth perception.
• Mental processes: Reasoning; remembering; problem solving; Planning; scheduling; decision-making; Analyzing; using mathematics; persuading; Writing; advising; instructing; Composing; Initiative; Imagination; Creativity; Judgment.
• Work environment: Inside work (Shop environment); Noise; Air conditioning; Physical hazards.
• Equipment: Computer hardware and software; Engineering software; Database management software.

Qualifications

• Experience in QC functions in a FAA 145 Repair Station
• Experience In QC Functions In Aerospace Manufacturing
• Airframe & Power Plant License (A&P) (Airframe License acceptable