Quality Manager - Advanced Casting Foundry (Onsite)

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems, revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Pratt & Whitney is constructing an Advanced Casting Foundry (ACF) within its Asheville, NC factory. We’re looking for an experienced Quality Leader for this greenfield business. This position is responsible for strategic, technical, and operational support of the Advanced Castings Foundry (ACF).

Responsibilities

• Drive a culture of compliance through strong collaboration with Operations and Manufacturing teams.
• Lead the build-out and proficiency development of the Quality team with a mix of direct and indirect reports to include Quality Engineering, Inspection, NDT, Gage Calibration, Metrology, MCL, MRB, Audit & Quality Clinic.
• Obtain the necessary resources (equipment, manpower, etc.) effectively to meet long-range and near-term goals.
• Identify and establish required QMS improvements to support this new internal product line.
• Make day-to-day operational decisions and oversee allocation of resources to meet customer demand.
• Lead Process Improvement opportunities using DMAIC, CORE, and Lean Strategies to enhance quality, decrease process cycle time, and reduce operational costs.
• Provide technical expertise on non-conforming material and support communication and processing of quality notifications through the Material Review Board (MRB) process.
• Collaborate with operations and materials teams to ensure alignment to meet customer demand.
• Define and implement plans to support the objectives of the business including Quality, CORE, and financial metrics.
• Provide effective communication to ensure alignment as a leader within the Quality and ACF organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience, or
• An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable/experienced in AS9100 / ISO 9001 Quality systems.
• Working knowledge/proficiency in Quality tools such as FAI, PFMEA, DFMEA, GR&R, GD&T elements, etc.
• Pratt & Whitney Quality system experience.
• Experienced in root cause corrective action and eliminating non-conformances.
• Practical DMAIC, CORE, Six Sigma experience, or other Lean Systems experience.

This role is onsite. Employees in onsite roles will work primarily onsite and commuting to the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (payments not guaranteed and dependent on individual, business unit, and company performance).

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. U.S. citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or protected individual status (as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) is required.