Chief Inspector & Quality Control Manager

Chief Inspector & Quality Control Manager

Job Summary : The Chief Inspector & Quality Control Manager is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, airworthiness, and product conformity of all maintenance, repair, overhaul, and manufacturing activities conducted under FAA Part 21 and Part 145, AS9100, and DoD contract requirements. This leadership role manages inspection personnel, oversees quality control processes, ensures conformity to the Repair Station and Quality Control Manuals, and acts as the primary regulatory liaison to the FAA, DCMA, and customer quality representatives. The position is accountable for final product release, issuing airworthiness approvals, and maintaining the integrity of the Quality Management System (QMS).

Essential Job Functions

• Serve as the Chief Inspector of the FAA Part 145 Repair Station
• Maintain compliance with applicable standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100 / AS9110, FAA Part 21 / 145, EASA, CAAC, UKCAA or customer-specific quality requirements.
• Maintain Repair Station & Quality Control Manuals, Training Program, and ensure adherence to procedures.
• Oversee issuance of FAA Form 8130-3, Form Ones, etc., Certificates of Conformance, and release documentation for DoD and military contracts.
• Manage, supervise, and mentor inspection personnel.
• Review and approve inspection reports, test documentation, and product release records.
• Ensure all inspections are conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements, customer specifications, and company procedures.
• Ensure inspection personnel are properly trained, qualified, and authorized.
• Serve as the final authority for product acceptance and nonconformance disposition.
• Manage internal and external audits; coordinate corrective actions and drive closure.
• Uphold calibration and control of inspection tools, gauges, and test equipment.
• Coordinate closely with production, engineering, supply chain, and program management teams to resolve quality issues.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of inspectors, quality technicians, and quality engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, initiative, and regulatory compliance.
• Establish performance expectations, conduct evaluations, and implement development plans and succession planning for key inspection leadership roles.
• Manage daily quality briefings, assign work priorities, and ensure appropriate resource allocation to support production and program schedules.
• Manage and facilitate training and qualification programs for inspection personnel.
• Prepare and present quality performance metrics, compliance status, and improvement plans to leadership.
• Oversee inspection and auditing of incoming materials from suppliers.
• Liaise with customer quality representatives and regulatory authorities as required.
• Support supplier qualification and performance improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with DoD quality clauses (AS9100, AS9110, AS9145, DFARS, MIL-SPECs).

Job Requirements

But What Else? (Advantages, Specific Features, Etc.)

Travel Specificity : Potential travel between Grand Prairie TX and Mexicali MX, locations up to 20%. Physical Demands : While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position and occasionally move about the office and production floor. Constantly operates and use a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copier / printer. The ability to observe, identify and assess details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds across office for various needs. Work Environment : The work environment is primarily performed on the manufacturing floor with some office as well. Noise level in the office is typically quiet while the noise level on the manufacturing floor may rarely require noise protection. - Experience within aerospace industry required.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking. Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments : on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions : observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

Locate Your Future Workplace

2802 Safran Drive TX 75052

Grand Prairie

Texas United States