Quality Assurance​/Control Manager

Position: Quality Assurance / Control Manager
Quality Manager - West Coast

Department: Quality Management Reports To: General Manager

Location: On-Site - Newark, CA Travel: 25% to Carson City, NV Site

FLSA: Salaried, Full-Time, Exempt Revision Date: December 2025

SUMMARY:

The Quality Manager - West Coast will serve as a leader in advancement, improvement, and maintenance of quality functions and philosophies, in accordance with customer, industry, NADCAP, and AS9100 standards. This role will monitor and improve the company's products and services through the implementation of NADCAP and AS9100 quality standards, problem-solving tools, prevention methods, quality-at-the-source, and continual improvement techniques. This role is accountable for managing department resources to support achievement of operational objectives.

This role interacts routinely with all functional areas as well as with customers, business development, regulatory agencies, corporate management, and suppliers. Commitment to and support of the Company Core Values are key to success in this position.


* This role is in Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing*

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicates customer, regulatory, and organizational requirements to assure product quality, contract compliance and customer satisfaction.
• Oversees the effective documentation and implementation of the quality management system to assure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements and the standards set by corporate/division policies.
• Works within the Leadership Team to ensure that individuals performing quality affecting functions are trained, demonstrate appropriate skills, and deliver performance results.
• Coordinates necessary personnel for internal, customer, and third-party quality system audits.
• Maintains a corrective action system to analyze and correct nonconforming conditions and complaints.
• Observe and analyze organizational performance and trends in product quality, services, customer satisfaction, and the cost. Use the results of performance evaluation to target improvement efforts.
• Assess supplier capabilities and monitor supplier quality to ensure desired levels of performance.
• Serves as Quality Management Representative of the West Coast.
• Direct internal audit programs and efforts.
• Serve as Management representative for AS9100 and NADCAP accreditations.
• Work collaboratively with Operations and Program Management to ensure internal, industry and customer specifications are reasonably and effectively identified and executed upon.
• Perform all functions of the job while adhering to established quality policies and procedures
• Uphold the company core values
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Directly supervises Team Members and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities to include; interviewing, and training Team Members; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining Team Members; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Successful accomplishment of duties and responsibilities may require the following:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrated management experience
• Demonstrated NADCAP accreditation experience
• Software proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Auto Cad Inventor, Pro/Engineer
• and web-based applications.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Must be adaptable to a changing work environment and competing demands
• Standard development and implementation
• Process Improvement
• Ability to multi-task, make decisions, and maintain accountability
• Ability to interface directly with cross-functional teams and to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments and key business partners
• Ability to motivate, lead, and manage Team Members
• Knowledge of International…