Quality Manager

About Oshkosh AeroTech

Oshkosh AeroTech is a leading provider of aviation ground support products, gate equipment and airport services to commercial airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handling and military customers. Oshkosh AeroTech offers products that make a difference in people's lives by supporting those in our communities who do some of the toughest work. They own many of the most trusted brands in the air transportation industry, including LEKTRO®, JetAire®, JetPower®, AmpTekÔ, Jetway®, and more.

About the role

The Quality Manager is responsible for utilizing an established Quality Management System (QMS) and the fundamentals of Crosby Quality to identify opportunities to continuously improve our products and processes that ensure our customers' success. The scope of this position includes product quality, supplier quality, and ISO 9001:2015 QMS.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve an established quality management system.
• Serve as the management representative to outside certification bodies.
• Management representative for the effective management and deployment of the QMS.
• Schedule and execute necessary internal audit program.
• Serve as administrator of the QMS SharePoint site and manage the compliance of all associated documents and processes.
• Manage and improve all aspects of a supplier quality program.
• Collaborate with members of the Global Procurement Supply Chain (GPSC) to assist and ensure pre-production approval of purchased parts and components.
• Assist, as needed, members of GPSC in the improvement of suppliers' quality performance.
• Assist, as needed, members of GPSC in the performance of on-site audits and/or meetings at supplier facilities.
• Collaborate with members of GPSC for the expeditious dispositioning and closure of MRR's.
• Receive and manage Supplier Rework Cost Recovery (SRCR) to appropriate supplier and eventual submission for debit to Accounting.
• Oversee the application of product testing in all phases of manufacturing.
• Oversee of the effective application of product testing throughout the manufacturing process.
• Serve as the primary point of contact to customers or other departments for all quality issues related to the manufacturing of the vehicle.
• Insist and communicate the quality objective of Zero Defects.
• Establish annual goals for each areas Quality metric.
• Training and career development of direct reports.
• Lean Manufacturing champion.
• Actively support all safety measures and requirements.
• Participate daily in the Gemba/SQDC process.
• Other projects and responsibilities may be added at the company's discretion.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Quality, Quality Assurance or related field.
• Seven (7) or more years of experience.
• One (1) or more years of management experience.
• Obtain a passport and travel internationally.
• Ability to work productively and cohesively in a diverse and multicultural environment.
• Must have ISO experience.

Standout Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• ASQ certification: CQE, CRE, CSQP.
• Lean Manufacturing.
• 6-Sigma.
• ASQ certification: CQE, CRE, or CSQP preferred.
• AWS trained and/or certified is desired.
• ISO 9001:2015.

Pay

$103,300.00 - $177,700.00