Quality Manager, CRO

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure that division's and vendors' quality system consistently meet / exceed customers' requirements, FAA, EASA and CAAC Part 145 regulatory compliance, AS 9100 structure, special processes (Nadcap) and other industry appropriate requirements.
• Promptly address quality issues when needed and ensure quick and effective root cause analysis & actions to minimize impact to customers and to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain strong communication with customers, internal management team, and vendors to ensure quality level is meeting expectations.
• Support Engineering in setting work processes. Ensure that ‘built in quality’ and ‘inspecting quality in’ steps are optimized.
• Monitor and analyze process / product outputs, identify systemic problem / opportunity areas, provide data to the divisional team(s), and work with team members to drive process improvement to work toward zero-defect quality performance.
• Actively participate on the Quality Council team to share / take back company best practices.
• Increase quality skill bench strength: educate, coach and mentor in inspection methods, auditing, root cause corrective action and 6 Sigma philosophy, methodology and tools.
• Lead the expansion and sustainment of Barnes Aerospace quality culture throughout the entire value chain.
• Manage divisional cost of quality and optimize return on investment.

• Proven team leadership skills with ability to effectively influence and motivate others. Lead by example.
• Substantial functional experience with successful track record of results.
• Strong customer-focused, quantitative, analytical, and project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to work effectively with diverse customers and team members.
• Previous experience in customer relations and resolving issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
• Previous experience in customer relations and resolving issues in a timely and effective manner.

• BS or BA degree in engineering or other technical fields with five (5) years or more equivalent experience in aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Certified Quality Manager or Certified Manufacturing Engineer preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred.

This is a safety sensitive position; all applicants must adhere to all FAA/DOT regulations.

This job position may include access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws. If an applicant does not meet the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status), the Company may be required to obtain an export control license. If the position for which you applied involves access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws, then any offer is also contingent on verification of appropriate documentation for the Company to assess whether an export license will be required to employ you in that role, and if it is determined that an export license is required, the offer is also contingent on the Company's determination, in its sole discretion, whether a license application and ongoing administration is prudent under the project's contract parameters and whether an export license can be successfully obtained before you can start in that role.

Export license applications may take several weeks to be processed.

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