Job Title: Director of Quality [W] -Wencor

Department: Quality

Reports to: VP Quality & Accountability Manager

Direct reports: 4 - 6 Indirect reports: 10 - 15

FLSA Status: Exempt Grade: A27

Overview of the Position:

This leadership role is responsible for operational support and guidance for the Wencor quality organization, with particular focus on the development of the employees and service to our global customers through the quality system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiates and implements quality continuous improvement activities as appropriate (e.g., Kaizen, Six Sigma) to raise the performance of the companyÂ’s product lines.
• Educates and trains employees as to their impact in the quality management system.
• Develops, implements, manages and integrates a QMS for multiple facilities, acts as Management Representative for QMS.
• Ensures that the QMS conforms to the requirements of the international standard.
• Serves as the primary quality control resource for problem identification, resolution, loss reporting, countermeasures and continuous improvement.
• Manages quality control personnel on a day-to-day basis and is responsible for leading performance management process utilizing HR tools and leadership principles.
• Supports concurrent engineering efforts by participating in design development projects representing quality assurance and the customer.
• Designs, implements and documents procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection.
• Establishes and implements metrics (process capability, control charts, measurement quality) for monitoring system effectiveness and to enable managers to make sound product quality decisions.
• Performs root-cause analysis and other problem solving activities to identify effective corrective actions and process improvements.
• Establishes collection and analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect improvement of product quality.
• Analyzes customersÂ’ product specifications to establish efficient, cost-effective requirements for ease of manufacture and reproducibility.
• Develops quality planning methods for all product lines.
• Develops process certification standards and assist in process certification.
• Monitors vendor performance and establish criteria and rating system for critical vendors.
• Reviews customer purchase orders, contracts and change requests and ensure that the necessary criteria and provisions are included in quality and process plans.
• Interacts with customers to identify opportunities to improve quality and establish feedback with manufacturing and development personnel.
• Oversees calibration and testing programs.
• Reports to management on quality issues, trends and losses.
• Reviews suppliers purchase orders and establish supplier quality requirements.
• Participates in internal and external quality audits.
• Host regulatory and certification audits.
• Interfaces with supplier and customer quality representatives concerning problems with quality control and assure that effective corrective action is implemented.
• All other reasonable duties, as assigned.

Competencies

• Communication Proficiency.
• Decision Making.
• Organizational Skills.
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Results Driven.
• Technical Capacity.
• Thoroughness.
• Time Management.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position manages all employees of the department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in the manufacture of precision aircraft parts
• Experience/Certification in auditing based from the ISO standard
• Experience in reading complex mechanical drawings and in the practical application of geometric dimensional and tolerance
• Experience in the development of performance metrics by use of various computer skills and software applications including Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, or related programs.

Education / Experience Requirements: BachelorÂ’s degree and ten years of related Aerospace experience. MasterÂ’s degree preferred.

Other Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; and lift up to 10 pounds.
• Is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Is frequently required to talk or listen.
• Works in moderate noise levels.
• Travel up to 30%.

Education / Experience Requirements: Bachelors degree and ten years of related Aerospace experience. Masters degree preferred.

Other Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; and lift up to 10 pounds.
• Is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Is frequently required to talk or listen.
• Works in moderate noise levels.
• Travel up to 30%.