First Line Quality Manager

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Global Services, Distribution Business, is looking for a dynamic First Line
Quality Manager to join our Team of Quality Professionals in Chandler, AZ, or O Fallon, MO.

Front-line leader, who manages a team of inspectors adhering to AS9100/9120 standards. Review and provide daily workload, direction, guidance and coaching while holding themselves, team, and peers to the highest standards. Lead with a focus on safety, quality, and integrity, fostering a culture rooted in humility, inclusion, and transparency. Additionally, actively seek to incorporate best leadership practices.

Acquires and oversees resources for the team and driving process improvements. Establishes and sustains relationships and partnerships with internal and external customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, suppliers, and direct reports.

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops, administers, and maintains quality control procedures and activities required to ensure that the company's products comply with drawing and customer requirements.
• Lead/coach Process Improvement teams across Functions
• Review and manage IT solutions that support the Quality organization
• Execute quality department budget and manage expenses to approved budget
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Lead/develop assigned team to ensure material configurations support drawing and business requirements
• Maintain FAA configuration and eligibility across business unit

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience)

• Experience in a role that required creative, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills, strong collaborative skills, strong written and verbal communication
• 3+ years of experience in the Commercial/Defense or Distribution Aviation Industry
• 3+ years of leading teams
• Strong analytical, organizational, and troubleshooting skills
• Knowledgeable of AS9100/9120 and ASA-100 Standards
• Proficient computer skills and thorough knowledge of MS Office programs (Excel, Access, etc.)
• Detail-oriented, efficient, and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient communication skills regarding performance, coaching, discipline
• FAA, CAA, EASA Experience

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience)

• Bachelor's Degree - Engineering, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering or related field of study
• Experience in Aerospace Quality Assurance and Inspection
• Knowledge of Aviation Regulatory Compliance

Conflict of Interest:

• Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Travel:

This position may require traveling up to 25% of the time.

Requested

Competencies:



Accountability and Responsibility

Demonstrates a willingness to accept responsibility and accountability for one's actions. Exhibits a moral, legal or mental accountability in areas of responsibility.

Adaptability

Maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, and/or cultures.

Change Management

Encourages others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities; facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.

Continuous Improvement

Originates action to improve existing conditions and processes; uses appropriate methods to identify opportunities, implements solutions, and measures impact.

Continuous Learning

Demonstrates an interest in personal learning and development. Seeks feedback from multiple sources about how to improve and develop; modifies behavior based on feedback or self-analysis of past mistakes. Take steps to develop and maintain the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform.

Innovation / Creativity

Discovers new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking. Try different and novel ways to deal with work…