# Quality Manager for Machining Manufacturing **Company**: Leidos **Location**: Huntsville, AL **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $116,350.00 - $210,325.00 **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Manufacturing **Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Huntsville-AL/Senior-Quality-Manager-Machining-Manufacturing_R-00188307?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_efdc5e91-07e ## Description Leidos Defense Sector is seeking a talented Quality Manager for Machining Manufacturing to support commercial, aerospace, and defense manufacturing/production programs at our Alabama and Colorado locations. The Quality Manager for Machining Manufacturing position is responsible for implementing a Quality Control system and team that promotes customer satisfaction. The position will champion continuous improvement efforts and defect reduction initiatives to develop an effective Quality Control system for mechanical products. **Primary Responsibilities** - Serves as the primary quality control authority for problem identification, resolution, loss reporting and continuous improvement. - Manages quality control personnel on a day-to-day basis. - Plans quality control staffing needs based on product manufacturing requirements, and delegates activities to Quality Engineer, Technician, and Inspector staff. - Establishes and matures a robust Statistical Process Control program and Inspection Reduction utilizing Sampling criteria from ASQ/ANSI Z1.4 and Z1.9. - Establishes and implements metrics for monitoring Quality Control system effectiveness. - Leads root-cause analysis and other problem-solving activities to identify Root Cause, and establish effective corrective actions and process improvements. - Develops quality planning methods for all product lines within the plant. - Interacts with customers to identify opportunities to improve quality and establish feedback with manufacturing and development personnel. - Initiates and implements quality improvement activities as appropriate. - Proposes and justifies expenditures for new quality equipment or training programs. - Fosters a culture of innovation within the quality team, encouraging the adoption of new techniques and technologies that can enhance quality. - Trains and mentors staff on quality standards, procedures, and best practices. - Develops and implements risk management strategies to mitigate potential quality issues and ensure continuous production without major disruptions. - Reports to Quality Management on quality issues, trends, and losses. - Participates in internal and external quality audits. - Exhibits strong interpersonal communication and leadership skills to ensure collaboration across multiple functional groups within the organization. - Collaborates with DCMA and other government and/or customer quality assurance organizations. - Interfaces with supplier and customer quality representatives concerning problems with quality control and assures that effective corrective action is implemented. **Basic Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent number of years of experience. - Must have 8 years of experience in QA/QC systems implementation and/or management in a manufacturing and/or product-based environment. - Experience in a manufacturing or machine shop environment, with a solid understanding of machining processes. - Understanding knowledge of measurement techniques and experience managing a CMM/ inspection lab. - Strong problem-solving skills. - Management of Quality Engineers. - Experience in a QMS compliant with AS9100/ISO9001. - Candidates must be a resident of or willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area. - Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience in leading skilled professionals in a matrix environment. - Familiarity with Windchill, Solumina or other similar Engineering or work planning systems. - Direct experience with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Quality Module implementation. - Experience in development of Corrective Action Board presentations using Ishikawa Fishbone, 8D or other problem-solving tools. - Experience briefing customers and executives regarding high-level status updates, Root Cause, Corrective Action and Lessons Learned. **Pay Range:** $116,350.00 - $210,325.00 ## Skills ### Required - QA/QC systems - Statistical Process Control - ASQ/ANSI Z1.4 - ASQ/ANSI Z1.9 - CMM/inspection lab management - problem-solving - leadership - AS9100/ISO9001 ### Nice to have - Windchill - Solumina - MES Quality Module - Ishikawa Fishbone - 8D problem-solving --- Source: [Apply at leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Huntsville-AL/Senior-Quality-Manager-Machining-Manufacturing_R-00188307?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)