Quality Area Team Lead

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

We are looking for someone to join our Quality Team in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.An affiliate of the Airbus Group of Companies, STELIA is an aerospace and defence company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of composite components and assemblies. Headquartered in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and with a site in Mirabel, Quebec, we operate in more than 150,000 sq feet of facilities dedicated to operations, manufacturing and administration.

The Quality Area Team Leader is responsible for leading and coordinating Quality Control activities throughout our facility to ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, engineering and internal requirements while promoting a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and product integrity. The leader not only supervises a diverse team, but also provides direct leadership to Quality Control personnel, actively supporting employee development through performance management, regular coaching and reviews, attendance management and workforce planning to meet operational requirements.

As leader you will serve as the primary quality representative for assigned manufacturing areas and work collaboratively with production, engineering, supply chain and programs teams to ensure quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery objectives are achieved and sustained.

You will:

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction and support for quality control personnel, including delegates
• Assign and prioritize workloads to support production schedules and operational requirements.
• Work closely with Planning, Programs, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance departments to provide progress reports and identify/address potential risks and opportunities to the quality activities
• Regularly review the MPS and work with the Production Area Team Leads to ensure the work area is equipped with necessary resources (people, materials, equipment), identify any gaps, and implement mitigating actions.
• Utilize the ERP system for management of manufacturing work orders. Collect and track area performance metrics, e.g., safety, quality, cost, schedule adherence, efficiency, etc.
• Conduct daily team meetings to set work priorities, assign tasks, ensure all materials are available to support production and review area performance metrics. Maintain open lines of communication to share company updates and promote a safety-oriented culture.
• Ensure all equipment in the assigned work area is operational and not expired for calibration, coordinating with Maintenance or Calibration teams as necessary.
• Conduct regular safety and quality walks to ensure we maintain compliance with AS9100, QMS, customer, and internal requirements.
• Support customer and 3 rd party audits and internal audit program.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing quality related issues, lead and participate in root cause analyses of non-conforming parts, and identify improvement opportunities to optimize production workflow and manage work-in-progress effectively.
• Lead and develop quality team members through coaching, mentoring, and training to ensure they can support \production demands in a cross functional manner.
• Manage performance evaluations, review & approve time entries and time off requests, and provide ongoing feedback.
• Drive continuous improvement activities focused on quality performance, process effectiveness/efficiencies and customer satisfaction.
• Provide recommendations regarding quality-related risks, and production readiness.

You have:

• Post Secondary Diploma or Degree in an industrial, manufacturing, (e.g., composite, structural assembly, painting or relevant field) or engineering field (asset).
• 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing and/or quality environment, preferably in aerospace, with experience planning and scheduling complex manufacturing processes through to completion.
• Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate a team of manufacturing professionals to meet and exceed production targets.
• Demonstrated focus on productivity and improvement with an innate ability to keep track of various parts and job orders and manage time spent on different tasks.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to read, write and communicate effectively with individuals at various levels in the organization.
• High attention to detail with strong problem solving and analytical skills. Posses a strong understanding of production metrics and knows which levers to pull to improve performance.
• Intermediate to Advanced skills in M365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and ERP software.
• A keen and proactive focus on safety and well being, with experiencing managing safety incidents and addressing potential safety issues before they become incidents.

At STELIA North America, we know our people are our greatest asset. We welcome anyone who is passionate, positive, team oriented, improvement focused, and willing to grow and develop their career. If you join us, you will find an environment that is challenging and rewarding, and a culture that is flexible, inclusive, and welcoming.

We offer competitive total rewards package including:

• Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending Account
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance