Quality Assurance​/Control Manager​/Chief Inspector

Quality Assurance/Control Manager/Chief Inspector

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$70,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr

The Quality Assurance/Control Manager/Chief Inspector is responsible for the overall management, oversight, and continuous improvement of the inspection and quality assurance functions for Part 145 Repair Station. This position ensures all maintenance, repairs, alterations, and inspections are performed in compliance with FAA regulations, OEM specifications, company procedures, and AS9100/9110 standards. The Chief Inspector serves as the principal point of contact with the FAA and other regulatory authorities concerning inspection activities and regulatory compliance.

• Ensure the repair station’s inspection system complies with 14 CFR Part 145, company Repair Station and Quality Control Manual (RSM/QCM), customer and regulatory specifications (including DCMA 8210 guidelines), and all applicable FAA regulations.
• Manage, supervise, and direct all incoming, in-process, and final inspections of aircraft, engines, components, and related parts.
• Ensure airworthiness determinations are properly made, documented, and traceable.
• Coordinate FAA and customer audits, prepare responses to findings, and ensure timely corrective actions. Verify the use of current technical data, including drawings, maintenance manuals, and service bulletins.
• Ensure all work orders, inspection records, and airworthiness release documentation are properly completed and maintained.
• Manage and supervise NDT, Receiving Inspection, and Quality Control personnel.
• Oversees the internal Test, Measurement, Diagnostics Equipment (TMDE) calibration system.
• Act as liaison with the FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI) for inspection and regulatory matters.
• Interface with customers, OEMs, and regulatory authorities to ensure alignment with quality and inspection requirements.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

• Reviews all company documents, records, and procedures.
• Maintain and update the RSM/QCM, inspection procedures, and related documentation in coordination with the Accountable Manager and Director of Maintenance.
• Maintain the repair station roster and ensure inspector qualifications, training, and currency are documented and current.
• Coordinate internal and external AS9100/AS9110/ISO
  9001 audits to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory specifications including DCMA 8210 guidelines.
• Support continuous improvement and root cause analysis initiatives across all quality functions. Point of contact for customer initiated corrective actions. Act as custodian of the company corrective action process and sustain a higher level of knowledge related to Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and investigatory practices to ensure adequacy in responses and approval of responses regardless of the submitting party. Investigate non-conformance root causes resulting from internal and external discrepancies, as well as issue corrective and/or preventive actions.
  
  Quality Manager will ensure corrective and/or preventive actions are implemented and effective.
• Interface with customers, OEMs, and regulatory authorities to ensure alignment with quality and inspection requirements.
• Administrate DCMA 8210 Contractor Flight & Ground Operations Manual.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

• Maintain compliance with all OSHA, EPA, and company Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies.
• Ensure inspectors and technicians adhere to proper PPE and safe handling procedures for tools, equipment, and chemicals.
• Support and enforce a culture of safety and accountability within the inspection and maintenance teams.
• Immediately report unsafe acts, conditions, or incidents to leadership and assist in implementing corrective actions.

• Maintain 100% compliance with FAA Part 145, AS9100/9110, and company QMS requirements.
• Zero major audit findings…