Director of Quality Assurance

• La Mirada, CA Key Skilled Personnel
• 4.0 La Mirada, CA Job Details Full-time $135,000
• $145,000 a year 3 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Qualifications Bachelor of Science Manufacturing facility experience Bachelor's degree Manufacturing Process management

Full Job Description Director of Quality Assurance Location:

La Mirada, CA Pay:

$135,000

• $145,000yr (Eligible for annual discretionary bonus)

Shift:

6am

• 3:30pm 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, and 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.

Pay:

$135,000.00

• $145,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person