Quality Manager

Overview

Join to apply for the Quality Manager role at HEICO Aircraft Technology, Inc. (ATI), a subsidiary of HEICO Corporation, an FAA/EASA Part 145 Repair Station. ATI supports a wide range of rotary and fixed wing components found on both commercial and military platforms around the world.

• Responsible for managing the company's Quality Assurance/Quality Control functions, including the daily management of incoming, in-process, NDT, and final inspection activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Production on new repair capability.
• Provide periodic detailed quality reports to the General Manager as requested for monitoring progress, budgets, staffing, and efficiency.
• Maintain a high sense of urgency and ability to meet schedule requirements.
• Ensure currency of technical data.
• Represent the company during customer visits, audits, and meetings.
• Ensure all Quality Control metrics are met.
• Implement systems to minimize downtime by reducing production rework and recalls.
• Read and interpret Service Bulletins, service letters, and FAA-approved Airworthiness Directives or industry-accepted standards.
• Ensure quality processes follow FAA regulations and manual procedures.
• Interpret quality assurance philosophy to key personnel in the organization.
• Establish inspection procedures for receipt of materials, in-process, and final acceptance activities.
• Report on quality inspections, results, corrective actions, and recommended preventive actions.
• Review quality efficiency and approve time.
• Prioritize work activities to meet production schedules.
• Recommend tools and equipment to operate the business.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and write/update SOPs for the Quality Assurance Program.
• Manage the outside vendor program and inspectors to accomplish inspection activities.
• Maintain processes implemented for the Quality Control systems.
• Define test standards and specify test equipment and procedures.
• Participate in design review meetings to contribute quality assurance requirements.
• Supervise and train all members of the quality control department to ensure expertise and productivity.
• Keep management informed of significant issues identified during quality assurance activities and actions taken to improve the situation.
• Coordinate inspection and acceptance activities with Customer Service.
• Review quality requirements with customer representatives to ensure compliance.
• Maintain knowledge of government and industry quality standards.
• Review contractually required documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Perform special assignments related to product support requiring data gathering and analysis.
• Establish and maintain calibration procedures for instrumentation to ensure traceability.
• Responsible for warranties and customer complaints.
• Audit technical and managerial processes to ensure compliance.
• Manage the scrap program.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, suppliers, and direct reports.
• Manage, develop, and motivate employees; provide education and coaching on the Quality System.
• Make airworthiness determinations on behalf of the company and manage daily activities of the QC Supervisor.
• Manage the safety program.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, or Technology from an accredited college or university, and/or equivalent combination of education and/or experience in a related field required.

• Quality Control function in FAA Part 145 Repair Station experience: minimum 5 years.
• 8 years working in Quality and 5+ years in a leadership position.
• 5 years of experience in AS9110.
• Engine component experience is required.
• Experience working in aerospace manufacturing required.
• Strong dimensional inspection skills required.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing dynamics.

• A&P License

• Language:
  Good communication skills; ability to explain ideas to all levels; fluency in other languages (e.g., German, Spanish, French, or Japanese) is a plus.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  MS Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficienc…