AS9100 QMS Lead & Quality Compliance Champion

CareerNerds, LLC; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerNerds, LLC is seeking a Quality Manager to own the QMS, drive corrective actions, and ensure AS9100 compliance across production and administrative processes.

The role includes leading internal audits, coordinating customer and registrar audits, mentoring staff on quality best practices, and performing hands-on inspection as needed while collaborating with multiple departments to sustain quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Own and maintain AS9100 QMS and ensure compliance.
• Lead internal audits and coordinate external audits.
• Proactively identify quality risks and drive containment.
• Ensure PPAPs and first article inspections completed.
• On-floor training to improve quality awareness.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance and Purchasing.
• Drive corrective actions (8D, CARs, SCARs).
• Primary contact for customer quality issues.
• Oversee supplier performance and on-time delivery.
• Maintain documentation in the QMS.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the AS9100 Quality Management System, ensuring compliance and effectiveness.
• Lead internal audits and coordinate external audits, including customer and registrar audits.
• Monitor quality performance and address issues impacting product quality in real time.
• Communicate quality performance, risks and significant issues to leadership in a timely manner.
• Perform hands-on inspection of parts as needed to verify quality standards and reinforce expectations.
• Engage with production employees through brief training and coaching conversations to improve quality awareness and execution.
• Lead and drive corrective actions (8D, CARs, SCARs) across departments, ensuring timely completion and effectiveness.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer quality issues and responses.
• Oversee supplier performance, including quality, corrective actions and on-time delivery.
• Own, monitor and drive improvement of key quality performance metrics including customer returns, internal scrap and supplier performance.
• Support or perform technical validation activities such as dimensional inspection and laser scanning as required.
• Ensure inspection processes (incoming, in-process, final) are effective and consistently executed.

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field (engineering/quality/management)

Tools

Dimensional inspection

Laser scanning

Job description

CareerNerds, LLC is seeking a Quality Manager to own the QMS, drive corrective actions, and ensure AS9100 compliance across production and administrative processes.

The role includes leading internal audits, coordinating customer and registrar audits, mentoring staff on quality best practices, and performing hands-on inspection as needed while collaborating with multiple departments to sustain quality improvements.