Quality Manager

• Locations 4 Commercial Street, Branford, CT, 06405, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Export-Controlled Data This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $7.4 Billion in revenue in 2024, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and light weighting, contributing to our customers’ success and making a positive impact on the world.

To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2024 Environmental Social and Governance report

Quality Manager

Job Role s

• Planning – tracks audits and other event-based interventions and ensures involvement of correct parties; coordinates efforts to ensure success; furthers the strength of the system with continuous improvement efforts and measurement; prioritizes well
• Integrity – uncompromising adherence to standards and values; makes judgments based on immutable criteria and empowers others to do the same; protects organizational IP; acts as the conscience of the organization; holds the tension of organizational and customer interests and advocates based on objective data; interprets specifications through the lenses of values, reputation and safety
• Influence without direct authority – provides justification for decisions and direction; presents a compelling case for needed efforts or change to parties with varying interests and priorities; aligns peers and stakeholders to achieve both tangible and anticipated objectives
• Orchestration and coordination – understands the respective functions of the enterprise and how they interact; assesses relative strengths and weaknesses of both system and individual components; capitalizes on organizational and individual strengths to achieve objectives; collaborates with multiple areas of practice to ensure system and product integrity; works toward consistency and alignment when objective data is limited
• Courage and presence – willing to take unpopular stands on behalf of quality, safety and established standards; stops processes when needed; asks for help; advances a culture of transparency and checks and balances; takes immediate action when warranted; proactive in seeking customer approvals; able to make presentations; persuasive
• Analysis – understands cause and effect; able to discern root cause of an issue; can determine the best course of action quickly even if either limited information or multiple inputs exist
• Relationship-oriented – builds trust with team, peers and cross functionally; collaborates and shares decision-making; anticipates needs of internal and external stakeholders and acts in proactive ways to address or mitigate them; negotiates in good faith; thinks win‑win; sees self and function as an integral part of the team; acts with respect
• Detail orientation – understands and tracks multiple customer specifications and communicates to internal stakeholders; understands external audit elements and prepares organization and its functions accordingly; implements and oversees final review elements; understands organizational capabilities and matches those to customer requests and requirements; provides easy to follow work instructions; manages coverage schedule
• Perspective – patient within the larger scale of the business; willing to take one step back to take 2 steps forward or “slow down to power up”; focused on continuous improvement, strength of the system, outcomes and indicators
• Communication – listens well and takes multiple perspectives into consideration; articulates priorities and future possibilities clearly and frequently; interacts with operators, managers and customers and customizes approach to each stakeholder group
• Coach/Mentor/Manager –…