Repair Station Quality Manager

Overview

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Job Title
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Repair Station Quality Manager

Reporting To
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Director, Quality Sys & Process

Work Schedule
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Onsite – Torrance, CA

Our Military Aircraft Group is seeking an experienced Repair Station Quality Manager to lead and continuously improve our FAA-certificated repair station quality system. This role reports to the Director of Quality & Business Excellence and operates onsite under a 9/80 schedule in Torrance, CA. This position plays a critical leadership role in ensuring regulatory compliance, operational discipline, and aviation safety across civil and defense-adjacent repair activities.

• Serve as the primary point of contact with regulatory authorities, including the FAA, ensuring ongoing compliance, certification renewals, and effective regulatory communication.
• Own and maintain the Repair Station Quality Management System, including the Repair Station Manual, Quality Manual, training programs, and associated procedures.
• Ensure all maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration activities are performed within certificate scope and approved data; maintain and control capability lists.
• Provide independent quality oversight, including the authority to stop work for quality or safety concerns.
• Lead the audit program (internal, external, customer, and regulatory), including planning, execution oversight, corrective action, and effectiveness verification.
• Analyze audit trends and quality metrics to drive systemic corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Oversee inspection system effectiveness (receiving, in-process, final) in coordination with inspection leadership to ensure procedural and regulatory adherence.
• Govern initial and recurrent training requirements for personnel performing FAA-regulated work.
• Maintain and participate in the Safety Management System (SMS), including hazard reporting, risk assessments, and safety promotion activities.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and leadership to embed quality and safety into daily execution.
• Support global or customer audit activities as required (occasional travel, ~5–10%).

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, aviation, or a technical discipline (or equivalent professional experience in regulated aerospace environments)
• Minimum 5+ years in an FAA Part 145 repair station or equivalent maintenance organization, with demonstrated quality or regulatory leadership
• Strong working knowledge of: FAA regulations and guidance (Part 145, 21 as applicable);
  Quality management systems in aerospace environments;
  Audit systems and corrective action methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, credibility, and regulatory authority
• Experience working in defense, aerospace, or highly regulated manufacturing/maintenance environments
• Preferred:
  Prior experience as a Quality Manager, Chief Inspector, Director of Quality, or similar leadership role
• Hands-on experience leading FAA or customer audits
• SMS implementation or sustainment experience
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, root cause analysis, risk-based thinking)
• Strong communication skills with regulators, customers, and executive leadership

• Maintain the Repair Station Quality Management System and related documentation; ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Lead audits and corrective actions; drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Embed quality and safety into daily operations; collaborate with operations, engineering, and leadership.
• Ensure all work is performed within certificate scope and approved data; manage training and qualification programs.
• Participate in Safety Management System activities, including hazard reporting and risk assessments.
• Support occasional travel for regulatory or customer audits (~5–10%).

• Financial Rewards:…