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