Aerospace Director of Quality Operations

Under general supervision and reporting to Vice President of NDT / Metrology the Director of Quality Operations serves as a vital link between the Prime Aerospace customers, their suppliers, and the Trigo ADR Quality Assurance field team for executing and expanding on key initiatives inside of the supplier quality organization.

Applicants must have experience in aerospace manufacturing and hands-on quality expertise.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to be flexible in high pressure situations.

Travel required of up to 25%.

Responsibilities Build an organization including management and working teams, deployed within regional zones, to support SMS’ business plan and objectives  Deploy the necessary team to a wide range of commodity suppliers throughout the US and International Responsible for procedures, processes and Quality System development and implementation Participate in Business Development opportunities, including presentations, RFP responses and contract development Oversee training development and implementation across the organization Expertise with AS9145 (APQP / PPAP), root cause analysis and corrective actions, FMEA, Statistical Process Control, Gage R&R etc.

Direct formal / informal problem solving initiatives within the supply base Lead, motivate and coach a diverse set of quality engineers and managers tasked with exceeding customer requirements Design, implement and document procedures and process control, testing and inspection requirements and process improvement Establish and implement metrics (process capability, control charts, yield, for measuring effectiveness and to enable managers to make sound product quality decisions and planning Establish collection of analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect improvement of product quality Qualifications Bachelor of Science   in Mechanical Engineering, or other STEM field, or related Field.

MBA preferred.  Minimum 10-15 years Aerospace Quality experience leading large teams Experience in ISO9001 / AS9100 / AS9145 Expertise in Quality Management Systems with preferred qualifications in :

• ASQ, Six Sigma (Black Belt) Must be familiar with FARs / DFARs Knowledge of r oot cause analysis and corrective actions, FMEA, Statistical Process Control, Gage R&R etc.
• Experienced with delivering Quality management services in the Aerospace Industry Knowledge of Quality Tools & Standards Valid auto insurance Ability to pass pre-employment background and drug screening US citizenship required (Supplier Management Solutions, LLC can restrict hiring to US Citizens when government contracts require us to do so. 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(2)(C).

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