Quality Manager

About This Role

This role involves planning and directing quality assurance projects with an important effect on major company programs or products. It requires exploration of subject area, problem selection, and development of innovative approaches to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Confer with Division Quality Manager and General Manager, customers, and other representatives in planning, scheduling, coordinating and directing the Quality Control Program
• Analyze and interpret quality data, conduct research on product defects and recommend modifications in processes, products or quality standards
• Provide technical guidance and liaison with Sales and Engineering Departments on group projects, and with Purchasing for raw materials, supplies, equipment, and services
• Perform/direct Quality related experiments/statistical studies and problem solving tasks
• Confer with Division (and plant) Quality Control Managers in the execution of Division Quality Plans
• Develop weekly status reports and quarterly progress reports to track progress and assure integration
• Write and update procedures in the Quality Control Manual (QCM)
• Interface with outside entities (customer and government) regarding quality performance and customer relations activities
• Deal with PCC responses to customer and government quality system requirements and general specifications
• Offer constructive suggestions for manufacturing operations to resolve problems
• Review customer and government specifications, compare requirements against plant capabilities, and identify areas of difficulty or added cost
• Assure proper understanding and intended interpretation of customer, government and PCC’s internal specifications and good practices
• Directly interface with customer representatives and government agencies
• Directly interface with functional departments of PCC in all plants related to customer, government and PCC’s specification interpretation

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years experience in aerospace Quality systems and Quality management
• Demonstrated skills in NDT, Dimensioning, Physical Testing, and Statistical Quality Control
• Demonstrated skills in aerospace quality management systems and standards (e.g. AS9100, ISO 9001)
• Thorough understanding of aerospace and government specifications, systems, and procedures
• Progressive experience including project management responsibility

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of five years experience in aerospace Quality systems and Quality management

Nice to Have

• Experience in the investment casting industry

Skills

* Required skills