Quality Multi-Function Manager (FPI)

About the role

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is seeking a Quality Multi-Function Manager, FPI to join our team in Kinston, NC. This role involves leading quality organizations and providing cross-functional quality integration leadership within the aviation industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead/directs quality organizations or provides cross-functional quality integration leadership.
• Manages quality personnel within assigned functional areas.
• Establishes, oversees, and administers processes, policies, and best practices, and determines resource requirements, acquisition, improvement plans, and quality measures.
• Reviews production schedules and assigns work to facilitate task completion and product movement according to the established schedule.
• Interacts with other organizations, external suppliers, customers, and regulatory agencies to define, evaluate, and communicate project and program priorities throughout the product or service lifecycle.
• Provides organizational vision and strategic plans, quality policies, processes, and procedures, as well as process improvements and prevention measures.
• Communicates, educates, trains, and coaches customers, suppliers, and internal personnel.
• Collaborates with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to ensure quality requirements are integrated into production and sourcing processes.
• Trains and mentors quality team members, fostering a culture of accountability, safety, and ongoing development.
• Provides cross-functional leadership and quality technical expertise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
• Associate’s degree or 6 years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in addition to the education requirements above, in quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering / methods, or a similar role within the aviation industry.
• Certifications in quality management, aviation safety, or regulatory compliance preferred, but not required.
• Willingness to travel up to 5% to domestic and/or international customers or suppliers.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational skills.
• Strong knowledge of aviation Quality Management Systems, Safety Management Systems, and FOD programs, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for interaction with internal teams through all levels of the organization and functions.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• High degree of flexibility and initiative.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, specifically in English, which is required for operating in a multicultural and multifunctional environment.
• Proficient in Manufacturing tools (MES) and quality management systems (QMS) used in manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Preferred 10 years’ experience in quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering / methods, or a similar role within the aviation industry.
• Certifications in quality management, aviation safety, or regulatory compliance preferred, but not required.
• Familiarity with enterprise quality management software.
• Mandatory to be willing and able to work any shift, overtime including weekends and holidays when needed.
• Experience with aerospace-specific tools such as SAP, MES systems, and statistical software (e.g., Minitab, JMP).

Skills

• Leadership and management skills.
• Quality assurance and quality control expertise.
• Knowledge of aviation Quality Management Systems, Safety Management Systems, and FOD programs.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Flexibility and initiative.
• Technical proficiency in Manufacturing tools and quality management systems.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan, and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays, and a paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”), and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Upskilling and development opportunities through Airbus’s global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on employability, certifications, career paths, and accelerated development programs.
• Individual Development: Participation in accelerated development programmes; and both national and international mobility.

Pay

Competitive pay, incentive compensation, and participation in profit-sharing schemes.

Schedule

Onsite or remote: 100% On-site.

Physical Requirements

• Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports, and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: Daily able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking: Daily able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information, and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): Rarely able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying: Weekly able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Lifting: Weekly able to lift documents, tools, drawings, and electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling: Several times a month able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting: Daily able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: Daily able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: Daily able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
• Walking (including routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): Daily able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site PPE Required: Safety glasses, bump caps, and safety-toed shoes must be worn when on the manufacturing floor.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.