AS9100 Quality Leader & QMS Champion

Hire Consulting Services; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Consulting Services is seeking a Quality Manager to own the QMS and drive AS9100 compliance across production and admin areas. You will lead internal and registrar audits, monitor real‑time quality performance, and communicate risk and status to leadership.

The role emphasizes hands‑on inspection, floor coaching, and driving 8D/CAR/SCAR actions. You will oversee supplier quality, implement containment, and support PPAP and validation activities.

Qualifications

• Own and maintain the QMS, ensuring effectiveness and compliance with AS9100.
• 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.
• Perform hands‑on inspection of parts to verify quality standards.
• Engage with production through training and coaching to improve quality awareness.
• Lead corrective actions (8D, CARs, SCARs) across departments.
• Serve as primary contact for customer quality issues and responses.
• Oversee supplier performance, includingquality and on‑time delivery.
• Drive improvement of key quality metrics (returns, scrap, supplier performance).
• Support PPAP and inspection validation activities.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the AS9100 QMS, 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 to verify quality standards and reinforce expectations.
• Coach production staff to improve quality awareness and execution on the floor.
• Lead corrective actions (8D, CARs, SCARs) across departments.
• Serve as primary contact for customer quality issues and responses.
• Oversee supplier performance, including quality, corrective actions and on‑time delivery.
• Own and drive improvements of key quality metrics.
• Support PPAP and validation activities as required.

Skills

QMS ownership

AS9100 knowledge

Internal audits

Corrective actions

PPAP familiarity

Dimensional inspection

Coaching on floor

Supplier quality management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Minitab

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Hire Consulting Services is seeking a Quality Manager to own the QMS and drive AS9100 compliance across production and admin areas. You will lead internal and registrar audits, monitor real‑time quality performance, and communicate risk and status to leadership.

The role emphasizes hands‑on inspection, floor coaching, and driving 8D/CAR/SCAR actions. You will oversee supplier quality, implement containment, and support PPAP and validation activities.