Director of Quality Assurance

Director of Quality Assurance
Location: La Mirada, CA
Pay: $135,000 - $145,000yr (Eligible for annual discretionary bonus)
Shift: 6am - 3:30pm (9hr work days Monday - Friday)

Position Purpose The successful candidate will be a technical leader with extensive aerospace manufacturing experience and a proven record of successfully managing customer audits, AS9100 Certification, NADCAP audits while providing leadership, mentoring, positive guidance and critical feedback to a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Inspectors, Quality Engineers and NDT technicians. Responsible for implementing quality compliance, assurance, control and improvement initiatives across the enterprise.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to improve the process quality through data driven decision making while reducing cost of poor quality.
• Implement improvements to the QMS system and procedures using Lean Manufacturing processes and procedures to ensure quality of the product leaves the facility.
• Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of equipment and testing.
• Ensure the development of standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.
• Drive improvements for quality standards and supplier certification and supplier quality monitoring.
• Maintain successful AS9100 & NADCAP certifications through effective Internal Audits.
• Support Business Development with pre-qualification quality audits by customers.
• Supports contract reviews for new contract awards, customer and supplier LTA.
• Know and enforce compliance with government regulations such as FAA and ITAR.
• Co-ordinate and engage with customer/supplier technical teams to resolve MRB matters.
• Review quality trends and provide management with long-term strategic initiatives.
• Provide resources to track root cause of problems and oversee the performance of corrective actions.
• Establish effective metrics to improve first pass yield, scrap, rework and risk management.
• Establish and implement continuous improvement systems and methods such as cost savings measures.
• Develop, and manage to, departmental budget.

Education
BA/BS Degree required and Advanced Degree is desired and/or years of industry experience can substitute for education
Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Expert knowledge of AS9100, NADCAP (Heat Treat, NDT - Penetrant, Mag, UT) requirements and implementation.
• Knowledge of OEM Quality Processes such as Boeing (Commercial; Military), Pratt Whitney, MHI, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Airbus.
• Demonstrated development, leadership, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Exposure to AI-enabled environment would be a plus.
• Experience in a metal-forming manufacturing environment would be a plus.

General Requirements

• ITAR verifiable.

Director of Quality Assurance
Location: La Mirada, CA
Pay: $135,000 - $145,000yr (Eligible for annual discretionary bonus)
Shift: 6am - 3:30pm (9hr work days Monday - Friday)

Position Purpose The successful candidate will be a technical leader with extensive aerospace manufacturing experience and a proven record of successfully managing customer audits, AS9100 Certification, NADCAP audits while providing leadership, mentoring, positive guidance and critical feedback to a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Inspectors, Quality Engineers and NDT technicians. Responsible for implementing quality compliance, assurance, control and improvement initiatives across the enterprise.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to improve the process quality through data driven decision making while reducing cost of poor quality.
• Implement improvements to the QMS system and procedures using Lean Manufacturing processes and procedures to ensure quality of the product leaves the facility.
• Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of equipment and testing.
• Ensure the development of standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.
• Drive improvements for quality standards and supplier certification and supplier quality monitoring.
• Maintain successful AS9100 & NADCAP certifications through effective Internal Audits.
• Support Business Development with pre-qualification quality audits by customers.
• Supports contract reviews for new contract awards, customer and supplier LTA.
• Know and enforce compliance with government regulations such as FAA and ITAR.
• Co-ordinate and engage with customer/supplier technical teams to resolve MRB matters.
• Review quality trends and provide management with long-term strategic initiatives.
• Provide resources to track root cause of problems and oversee the performance of corrective actions.
• Establish effective metrics to improve first pass yield, scrap, rework and risk management.
• Establish and implement continuous improvement systems and methods such as cost savings measures.
• Develop, and manage to, departmental budget.

Education
BA/BS Degree required and Advanced Degree is desired and/or years of industry experience can substitute for education
Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Expert knowledge of AS9100, NADCAP (Heat Treat, NDT - Penetrant, Mag, UT) requirements and implementation.
• Knowledge of OEM Quality Processes such as Boeing (Commercial; Military), Pratt Whitney, MHI, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Airbus.
• Demonstrated development, leadership, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Exposure to AI-enabled environment would be a plus.
• Experience in a metal-forming manufacturing environment would be a plus.

General Requirements

• ITAR verifiable.