Quality Control Manager

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: The Quality Control Manager reports directly to the Quality Control Director/Chief Inspector. The Quality Control Manager is responsible for the operation of the quality system and has the authority to act on behalf of the repair station. The Quality Control Manager is certificated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 65. The Quality Control Manager has the final authority in the maintenance release and approval for return to service of airframes, engines, propellers, appliances and the components/parts thereof.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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• Establishes and maintains a program that periodically surveys the quality management system to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements (FAA, EASA, AS9110, etc.)
• Manages day to day activity of floor quality inspectors
• Manages NDT departmental priorities with assigned resources
• Directing, planning, and laying out details of inspection standards, methods, procedures in accordance with the RSQCM, customers and manufacturer’s specifications, and applicable 14 CFRs. Duties may be delegated to qualified persons, as necessary.
• Ensuring that Inspection personnel document maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations in accordance with the applicable 14 CFR
• Ensuring QC Inspectors comply with the FAA-approved Aspire Training Manual.
• Ensuring periodic checks and/or tests are accomplished on inspection tooling and calibration test equipment used by the repair station to make airworthiness determinations on articles. Ensuring that no defective or unserviceable articles or materials are used in articles approved for return to service by the repair station.
• Ensuring timely reporting to the FAA of any suspected unapproved parts (SUP’s). Ensuring malfunction/defect reports are filed in accordance with 14 CFR
• Ensuring that obsolete parts, damaged parts, or expired materials are rejected, tagged with Rejected Tag, segregated, and processed for disposition and/or scrapped IAW the RSQCM requirements
• Supervises and directs assigned personnel, ensuring optimal performance; manages personnel decisions in conjunction with HR including hiring, terminations, wage decisions, and promotions; conducts performance appraisals as required; formulates and implements employee corrective actions as needed
• Performs other duties as required or assigned by the Quality Control Director

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and certifications
• 6+ years of related experience, with at least 2 years of supervisory experience
• Airframe & Power Plant (A&P) license

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul industry (14 CFR Part 145 MRO)
• Additional related training, education or certifications
• Familiarity with FAA Quality Management Systems

SUCCESS FACTORS/JOB COMPETENCIES
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• Understanding of Company operations
• Excellent knowledge of FAA & EASA regulations
• Excellent leadership abilities
• Able to organize, coordinate, and direct team activities
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to use all related maintenance equipment and computer applications
• Must be able to read, write and speak Standard English, including technical, quality-related vocabulary, for routine business correspondence and for producing technical and general work products
• Must be able to adhere to all established safety policies, processes and procedures

WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in indoor and outdoor settings. The indoor settings include office and warehouse environments which require the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines, as well as safety gear. The outdoor settings include parking lots and airplane runways. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud. Occasionally subject to varying inside and/or outside temperatures, which may include extreme heat (temperatures above 100 degrees) or extreme cold (temperatures below 32 degrees).

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally…