AS9100 Quality Lead & QMS Owner

Sun Recruiting, Inc.; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Recruiting, Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager to own the AS9100 Quality Management System and drive quality performance across production and administrative processes.

You will lead internal and external audits, coordinate corrective actions, and work closely with Production, Engineering and Suppliers to ensure high-quality outcomes. The role emphasizes proactive quality leadership, on-floor inspection, and timely escalation of quality risks, with a focus on maintaining compliance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (engineering, quality, management).
• 3+ years of quality checks of parts and involvement in AS9100 audits.
• Hands-on inspection experience is a plus.

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 on-the-floor inspections to verify quality standards and reinforce expectations.
• Coach production staff to improve quality awareness and execution.
• Lead corrective actions (8D, CARs, SCARs) across departments.
• Serve as primary contact for customer quality issues and responses.
• Oversee supplier quality and on-time delivery performance.
• Drive improvement of key quality metrics (returns, scrap, supplier performance).
• Support technical validation activities such as dimensional inspection and laser scanning.

Skills

Quality leadership

QMS governance

AS9100 knowledge

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/quality/management

Job description

Sun Recruiting, Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager to own the AS9100 Quality Management System and drive quality performance across production and administrative processes.

You will lead internal and external audits, coordinate corrective actions, and work closely with Production, Engineering and Suppliers to ensure high-quality outcomes. The role emphasizes proactive quality leadership, on-floor inspection, and timely escalation of quality risks, with a focus on maintaining compliance and