Aerospace Quality Director: Lead QMS & Compliance

MOHR Talent; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MOHR Talent is sourcing for a Director of Quality for an aerospace and defense manufacturer in the West Point, MS area. The role is onsite and leads the Quality organization and QMS within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

You will drive quality performance across manufacturing, engineering, suppliers, and customer programs while maintaining a culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement. Strong leadership and AS9100 experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, or other technical discipline required.
• Progressive manufacturing quality leadership experience.
• Experience within aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 and Quality Management Systems.
• Experience leading or supporting certification, surveillance, and/or recertification audits.
• Demonstrated leadership of root cause, corrective action, KPI management, and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing customer, supplier, and manufacturing quality issues.
• Strong cross‑functional leadership and communication skills.
• Lean/Six Sigma or other continuous‑improvement experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's Quality organization and Quality Management System (QMS).
• Maintain compliance and audit readiness within an AS9100-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Lead quality performance across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and external providers.
• Establish and monitor quality KPIs, trends, corrective actions, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Lead root‑cause investigations and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Address customer quality concerns and support resolution of complex quality issues.
• Oversee supplier/external-provider quality performance and corrective actions.
• Support internal, customer, registrar, and regulatory audits.
• Develop, coach, and lead Quality team members.
• Partner with senior leadership to improve quality, delivery, and operational performance.

Skills

Quality leadership

AS9100 knowledge

Root cause analysis

KPIs & metrics

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

MOHR Talent is sourcing for a Director of Quality for an aerospace and defense manufacturer in the West Point, MS area. The role is onsite and leads the Quality organization and QMS within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

You will drive quality performance across manufacturing, engineering, suppliers, and customer programs while maintaining a culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement. Strong leadership and AS9100 experience are required.