Aerospace Quality Area Team Leader

STELIA AEROSPACE; Lunenburg; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Flexible Benefits incl.

Health and Dental

Health Care Spending Account

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Dependent Life Insurance

Job summary

STELIA North America is seeking a Quality Team Leader in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to lead day-to-day quality control activities across our facility. You will supervise quality personnel, coordinate with production and engineering teams, and ensure compliance with AS9100, QMS, and customer requirements.

The role emphasizes performance management, coaching, and continuous improvement to deliver quality, efficiency and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Post Secondary Diploma or Degree in an industrial, manufacturing, or engineering field.
• 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing and/or quality environment, preferably aerospace.
• Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate a team of manufacturing professionals.
• Demonstrated focus on productivity and improvement with the ability to manage multiple parts and job orders.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact at all organization levels.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills and knowledge of production metrics.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and support for quality control personnel.
• Assign and prioritize workloads to support production schedules.
• Collaborate with Planning, Programs, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering and Maintenance to track progress and address risks.
• Review the MPS with Area Leads and ensure resources are available; mitigate gaps.
• Use the ERP system to manage work orders and track performance metrics.
• Lead daily team meetings to set priorities and review production readiness.
• Ensure equipment is calibrated and not expired; coordinate with Maintenance.
• Support audits and internal audit programs; lead root cause analyses.
• Coach and develop quality team members and manage performance evaluations.
• Drive continuous improvement in quality, process efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Safety leadership

ERP software

M365 proficiency

Education

Post Secondary Diploma or Degree in Industrial/Manufacturing or Engineering

Tools

ERP software

M365 (Office 365)

Job description

STELIA North America is seeking a Quality Team Leader in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to lead day-to-day quality control activities across our facility. You will supervise quality personnel, coordinate with production and engineering teams, and ensure compliance with AS9100, QMS, and customer requirements.

The role emphasizes performance management, coaching, and continuous improvement to deliver quality, efficiency and on-time delivery.