Lead and maintain QMS compliance and AS9100 audit preparation; supervise QA/QC inspectors; manage NCRs, corrective actions, vendor/customer quality issues; analyze inspection failures and implement corrective actions; support cross-functional quality initiatives and documentation in ERP/QMS.
Description
Responsibilities
- Lead preparation for AS9100 audits and support ongoing QMS compliance.
- Supervise and mentor QA/QC inspectors.
- Review inspection results, NCRs, and corrective actions for effectiveness.
- Work with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Purchasing to resolve quality issues.
- Support customer and supplier quality requirements, including documentation and issue resolution.
- Maintain and improve quality system documentation within ERP/QMS tools.
- Manage vendor and customer quality issues, including RMA and corrective action processes.
- Establish and maintain procedures for nonconformance control and corrective action response.
- Analyze inspection failures and implement actions to reduce recurrence.
- Provide guidance to operations teams on quality requirements and containment actions.
- Support additional quality or compliance initiatives as assigned.
- Performs other duties and/or specific projects as assigned.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field preferred; equivalent
- experience considered.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in aerospace, electronics or precision manufacturing quality.
- Demonstrated experience leading AS9100 audits.
- Prior experience supervising or leading quality personnel preferred.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and quality documentation systems.
- Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively across engineering, productions, and leadership teams.
- Self motivated
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in RF, microwave, aerospace, defense, or precision manufacturing environments.
- AS9100 internal or lead auditor training.
- Experience supervising or developing quality inspectors and technicians.
- Strong experience with RCCA/CAPA processes and nonconformance management systems.
- Experience supporting customer audits, supplier quality issues, and corrective action responses.
- Familiarity with ERP/QMS systems (NetSuite preferred) and quality data tracking.
- Experience analyzing quality data and implementing corrective actions to improve yield and reduce
- defects.
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