Director - Quality Assurance - B/E Aerospace - Marysville

Job description
As a leader in the aerospace industry, we are growing rapidly and have a number of exciting positions available right now, including a Director, Quality Assurance in our Flight Structures business located in Marysville, WA.

Duties
Reporting to the Vice President & General Manager of the Flight Structures business, the Director, Quality Assurances serves in a leadership role and develops, implements, and coordinates product assurance programs to prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors:




PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned, as needed.


Analyzes, evaluates and presents information concerning factors such as business situations, production capabilities, manufacturing problems, economic trends and design and development of new products for consideration by other members of management team.


Suggests and debates alternative methods and procedures in solving problems and meeting changing market opportunities.


Cooperates with other top management personnel in formulating and establishing company policies, operating procedures and goals.


Develops initial and subsequent modifications of product assurance program to delineate areas of responsibility, personnel requirements and operational procedures within program.


Evaluates contents of reports from product assurance program department heads and confers with top management personnel preparatory to formulating fiscal budget for product assurance program.


Conducts management meetings with product assurance program department heads to establish, delineate and review program organizational policies to coordinate functions and operations between departments and to establish responsibilities and procedures for attaining objectives.


Reviews technical problems and procedures of departments and recommends solutions to problems or changes in procedures.


Visits and confers with representatives of material and component vendors to obtain information related to supply quality, capacity of vendor to meet orders, and vendor quality standards.


Confers with engineers about quality assurance of new products designed and manufactured products on market to rectify problems.


Reviews technical publications, articles and abstracts to stay abreast of technical developments in industry.

Supervisory Responsibilities


Manages subordinate supervisor(s) who supervises exempt and nonexempt employees.


May also directly supervise exempt and/or nonexempt employees.


Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit.


Carries out supervisory responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.


Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training associates; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising and documenting performance; rewarding and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.



Minimum Requirements


Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university and a minimum of twelve (12) years relevant experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of formal education, on-the-job training, and/or work and life experience.


Previous experience successfully leading Continuous Improvement / Lean and Quality initiatives in a highly regulated industry.


Previous experience successfully managing a team of direct reports.


Previous experience leading Kaizen events in a manufacturing environment.


Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to build credibility with, interact with, and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.


Proven ability to work cross-functionally as an effective business partner; well organized with solid judgment; able to multitask and adjust to changing priorities.



preferred Qualifications


Previous experience successfully leading Continuous Improvement / Lean and Quality initiatives in the aerospace industry.


Experience interfacing with the FAA and/or EASA.


Experience working in ISO9000 and AS9100 regulated environments.


Knowledge of and hands-on experience with Hoshin Planning.


Previous experience applying Lean / Continuous Improvement initiatives in a non-manufacturing, office environment (ie. engineering, progam management, etc.).

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