Aerospace Quality Lead - 2nd Shift (Onsite)

PPG Industries, Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor in Huntsville, AL to lead daily product verification and acceptance activities for aerospace transparencies. The role provides first-line leadership to Quality Inspectors and Technicians while ensuring documentation and traceability meet customer, engineering, regulatory, and QMS requirements.

This onsite, second-shift position runs Monday–Friday from 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM and reports to the Quality Control Manager.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• 5+ years in aerospace quality, inspection, or manufacturing quality.
• Previous leadership or lead-inspector experience preferred.
• Prior experience with Aerospace manufacturing processes.
• Experience with GD&T and blueprint interpretation, Nonconformance management, Inspection planning and scheduling, Root cause analysis support, and Customer acceptance processes.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate receiving, in-process, and final inspection activities.
• Ensure inspection activities support production schedules and customer commitments.
• Escalate resource constraints affecting product verification performance.
• Oversee execution of product acceptance and release activities.
• Ensure inspection and test records are complete prior to product acceptance.
• Support source inspections, customer inspections, and DQR activities.
• Verify acceptance-readiness requirements have been completed.
• Support shipment-release activities and customer acceptance reviews.
• Ensure proper identification, segregation, containment, and control of nonconforming material.
• Coordinate immediate response to quality issues discovered during inspection.
• Escalate significant conformity concerns to Quality Control Management.
• Support investigation and corrective-action activities.
• Provide daily leadership, coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback while ensuring compliance with AS9100, FAA, EASA, customer, and internal requirements.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Monitor inspection trends and recurring issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Quality inspection

Leadership

GD&T understanding

Regulatory compliance

Documentation

AS9100

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Job description

PPG Industries, Inc is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor in Huntsville, AL to lead daily product verification and acceptance activities for aerospace transparencies. The role provides first-line leadership to Quality Inspectors and Technicians while ensuring documentation and traceability meet customer, engineering, regulatory, and QMS requirements.

This onsite, second-shift position runs Monday–Friday from 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM and reports to the Quality Control Manager.