AS9100 Quality Leader & QMS Champion

KLA Industries, Inc.; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA Industries, Inc. seeks a Quality Manager to own the AS9100 QMS, drive corrective actions and ensure consistent quality across production and administrative processes.

The role emphasizes proactive leadership, collaboration with Production and Engineering, and timely escalation of risks to leadership. Responsibilities include conducting internal and supplier audits, maintaining documentation, and leading 8D/CAR/SCAR activities, with hands-on inspections as needed and training on the floor to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality or related field.
• Three years or more of quality checks of parts and participated in AS9100 Audits.

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.
• Ensure quality processes and standards are consistently followed and sustained across all departments.
• Monitor effectiveness of corrective actions and elevate when issues are not resolved.
• Verify that process changes, corrective actions and improvements are properly implemented and maintained.
• Ensure documentation and records within the QMS remain current, accurate and controlled.
• Oversee adherence to quality standards across all manufacturing processes.
• Monitor process compliance and identify deviations from established quality requirements.
• Ensure nonconforming material is clearly identified, segregated and controlled.
• Prevent shipment of nonconforming product through effective inspection and process controls.
• Provide training, coaching and guidance to employees regarding quality standards and expectations.
• Conduct brief, on-the-floor interactions to reinforce quality awareness and correct behaviours.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance and other departments to resolve quality issues.
• Work with Purchasing and suppliers to address supplier-related quality concerns.
• Drive accountability for quality performance across all departments.
• Conduct regular team communication meetings and employee development discussions to support accountability, alignment and performance.

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

AS9100 knowledge

Job description

KLA Industries, Inc. seeks a Quality Manager to own the AS9100 QMS, drive corrective actions and ensure consistent quality across production and administrative processes.

The role emphasizes proactive leadership, collaboration with Production and Engineering, and timely escalation of risks to leadership. Responsibilities include conducting internal and supplier audits, maintaining documentation, and leading 8D/CAR/SCAR activities, with hands-on inspections as needed and training on the floor to