Site Quality Manager - Aerospace

Org Marketing Statement

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

The Site Quality Manager provides leadership, direction and training for the quality inspectors, calibration technicians and quality engineers group within the business unit. Manages day‑to‑day functioning of the Quality Assurance Team to ensure areas of work, customer services and product qualities are maintained to the highest standards. This role has direct reports. The Site Quality Manager will be based in Akron, OH and reports directly to the Akron Site Operations Manager interfaces routinely with all plant functions (engineering, manufacturing, sales/marketing), customers and suppliers.

Has management responsibilities for the quality department. The Site Quality Manager has a strong dotted line reporting to the Division Quality Manager.

• Act as a primary point of contact for all Akron Manufacturing (Valves and Carbon) and MRO quality matters.
• Become the SME for the North American Quality value stream as a whole with a detailed understanding of the manufacturing and quality processes.
• Build and support schedules for new quality complex, equipment moves, FAIs & machine capability studies.
• Responsible for the adherence to all customer requirements.
• Lead and support from a quality perspective work transfer and any business requirements to bring online outsourced vendors (OSV).
• Maintain and track quality for the purposes of analysis, control, improvement and management reports and maintains a quality system in compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Quality representative for AS9100 compliance.
• Implement a quality culture of root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions in parallel while ensuring that a robust Quality Clinic and MRB processes are maintained.
• Verify the quality assurance objectives and processes are aligned with the corporate goals.
• Provide effective organizational structure with proper training, coaching, and oversight as necessary as well as succession planning to achieve best practices in Parker Braking Systems manufacturing.
• Support cross‑functional improvement activities across all global value streams as needed.
• Be a focal point for continuous improvement and manage problem solving investigations and reporting (RCCA).
• Develop systems, methods to measure, and process and product monitoring to assure compliant product.
• Provide effective communications within Braking Systems and with other organizations to provide an atmosphere of cooperation.
• Manage and maintain a group of employees capable of adapting to a dynamic business and manufacturing environment with focuses on continuous improvement, good communication, professionalism and efficiency.

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
• 5-10 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in machining and assembly, with experience in the Aerospace industry highly desirable.
• Certified Lead Auditor or Certified Quality Engineer or Certified Quality Manager or equivalent experience;
  Six Sigma Green Belt a plus;
  Six Sigma Black Belt a huge plus.
• Keen analytical skills with a high level of attention to details in order to prepare statistical analysis. Power BI expertise a plus.
• Passionate about problem solving with a demonstrated a history of driving true root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.
• Demonstrate a strong foundation of problem solving tools and root cause/corrective action including but not limited to fishbone diagram,5 Whys and 8
  
  Ds. Experience with "A3" 8 Step Problem Solving methodology, DMAIC and DOE a huge plus.
• Knowledge and preferably experience in set up and operation for Statistical Process Control
• Ability to make technical and managerial…