Quality System and Inspection Manager

Key Responsibilities

Daily Activities

• Aerospace Production Oversight Monitor daily production through inspection using CMM height gages micrometers and other precision measuring instruments.
• Directly interface with machinists to resolve dimensional or process issues to prevent nonconforming product.
• Calibration Control Maintain the calibration schedule; calibrate in-house instruments as required and record results.
• Coordinate external calibration of gages and standards ensuring all are traceable to NIST. Maintain all calibration reports in the QMS.
• Nonconformance Management Record and track Customer Complaints Returned Product Nonconforming Material and Customer-Furnished Unsuitable Material.
• Traveler Review Review aerospace travelers for completeness and accuracy accessing and updating as necessary.
• Customer Communication Communicate directly with customers via email regarding quality issues corrective actions and documentation requests.

Long-Term Activities

• CMM Operating & Programming Create or update inspection programs in PC-DMIS as required; perform offline CAD model review using PC-DMIS.
• QMS Documentation Control Monitor and update all Level 1 3 documents to ensure current revision status and compliance with AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015.
• Internal Auditing Plan and perform internal audits across all departments in accordance with AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 standards.
• External Audits Participate in all customer and regulatory audits providing required documentation and evidence of compliance.
• Corrective & Preventive Actions Lead and ensure completion of all Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Management Review Prepare for and facilitate quarterly (or bi-annual) management review meetings compiling performance metrics and quality data.
• Preventive Maintenance Record all preventive maintenance activities for inclusion in the QMS.
• Employee Training Conduct or coordinate quality training for new and existing employees.
• Risk Management Maintain and update the COTO (Context of the Organization) log including risk assessments and opportunities for improvement.
• After each CAPA event review for inclusion in the COTO log.
• Process & Document Change Control Record and maintain Process Change Orders (PCOs) and Document Change Orders (DCOs) for QMS inclusion.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in precision manufacturing or aerospace quality systems.
• Proficiency with CMM operation and PC-DMIS programming required.
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100D / ISO 9001:2015 requirements.
• Experience with calibration systems UniPoint (or similar QMS software)
• Excellent communication documentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to interpret blueprints GD&T and complex aerospace specifications.
• Proven leadership and problem-solving skills in a manufacturing environment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs occasionally.
• Extended periods of sitting or standing at CMM workstations.
• Use of precision inspection tools requiring fine motor skills and visual acuity.

Work Environment

• Manufacturing and office environment with exposure to shop floor activities including noise and occasional handling of small parts.
• Full-time on-site position.

Applicant should be

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
• Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity