Quality Manager
$100,000–$130,000 year
On-siteDayton, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Lead and maintain the Quality Management System in accordance with ISO 9001 and AS9100 standards while ensuring compliance with DFARS, ITAR, and applicable federal acquisition regulations. Prepare for and lead certification, surveillance, customer, and regulatory audits, developing corrective action plans to verify effectiveness. Manage document control, change management, and supplier quality by evaluating, approving, and auditing suppliers to resolve performance issues. Drive continuous improvement through Corrective and Preventive Action activities, utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis methodologies to reduce scrap, improve first pass yield, and enhance on-time delivery. Serve as the primary quality representative to customers, responding to nonconformance reports and coordinating quality surveys. Provide monthly quality reports to executive leadership covering customer PPM, cost of poor quality, and audit performance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Minimum 5–7 years of progressive quality leadership experience within regulated manufacturing
- Minimum 5 years managing an ISO-certified Quality Management System
- Strong working knowledge of DFARS
- Strong working knowledge of ITAR
- Strong working knowledge of FAR
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001
- Strong working knowledge of AS9100
- Experience supporting Department of Defense contracts
- Demonstrated experience leading external certification and customer audits
- Strong understanding of GD&T, blueprint reading, manufacturing processes, and statistical process control
- Experience with ERP/MES systems
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Ability to walk manufacturing floor daily
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds
- Ability to inspect manufactured components using precision measuring equipment
- Occasional domestic travel (up to 15%) for customer or supplier visits
Desired Qualifications
- AS9100 (preferred)
- Certified Quality Manager (CQM)
- Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
- Certified Lead Auditor
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
- AS9100 Lead Auditor Certification
- Experience within aerospace, defense, or medical device contract manufacturing
- Working knowledge of NIST 800-171 and CMMC requirements
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