Plant Qlty Mgr Parker Aerospace

• ERIE, Pennsylvania

PERMANENT

Updated 06/2026 Job Description Job Summary Position Summary The Parker Hannifin facility in Erie, Pa is seeking an experienced Plant Quality Manager. Provide leadership and management for the quality function and sustain the quality philosophy for the division at the plant level. Establish, maintain and optimize an effective quality management system. Implement the division's quality plan at the plant level to achieve the division's overall quality objectives. Enhance and improve the Division's products and services through the implementation of ISO 9001, problem-solving tools, prevention methods, quality-at-the-source and continual improvement techniques. Responsibilities

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction:

This position has direct reports. Reports to Division Quality Manager. As management's representative for quality, manages department resources and coordinates the implementation of the quality management system between business units and locations to cost-effectively facilitate quality and compliance. Interacts routinely with all functional areas as well as with customers, field sales, regulatory agencies, division/group/corporate management, and suppliers.

Essential Functions:

• 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
• Manage the calibration system within the Erie facility. Coordinates calibration with other facilities as required.
• Works with the leadership team to ensure that individuals performing functions affecting quality are trained and demonstrate the appropriate skills and performance results
• Conduct/participate in internal, customer and third party quality system audits. Coordinate necessary plant personnel as required
• Maintain the corrective action system to analyze and correct nonconforming conditions and complaints
• Maintain and track division metrics. Work with the division quality team and plant level team, as appropriate, to improve overall performance.
• Implements the performance measures necessary to effectively evaluate organizational performance and trends in product quality, services, customer satisfaction and the cost of quality. Uses the results of performance evaluation to target improvement efforts.
• Make quality-related customer and vendor visits and/or contacts as required
• Assess supplier capabilities and monitor supplier quality to ensure desired levels of performance.
• Support existing quality procedures and instructions.
• Support the Corporate WIN Strategy along with Group and Division metrics and goals. Qualifications B.S. Degree in an Engineering or related discipline
• 3-5 years of Quality, Engineering or related experience
• Knowledge of International Standard

ISO 9001

Quality Management Systems (QS-9000 as applicable for automotive sector)

• Certification by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), or Certified Quality Manager (CQMgr) is preferred
• Knowledge of manufacturing and quality practices
• Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis)
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, facilitation and problem-solving skills
• Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Additional Comments:

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodation so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position. Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we've enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient. With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation. Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future. Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond. By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in spanets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability. As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow. Equal Employment Opportunity Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor") If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Drug Tests Drug-Free WorkplaceIn accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment. Job and company information not to be copied, shared, scraped, or otherwise disseminated without explicit consent of JSfirm, LLC.