AS9100 Quality Leader: QMS & Compliance

Accounting Search; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Search in Dubuque, IA is seeking a Quality Manager to own the AS9100 Quality Management System and drive overall product quality. You will lead internal and external audits, monitor quality performance, and coordinate corrective actions across Production, Engineering and Suppliers.

The role requires hands-on inspection, on-floor coaching, and effective communication with leadership to sustain continuous improvement in both production and administrative processes.

Qualifications

• Education—Bachelor's in engineering, quality or management.
• Minimum three years of quality checks on parts and AS9100 audits.
• Hands-on inspection experience during manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the AS9100 Quality Management System, ensuring 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 promptly.
• Perform hands-on inspection of parts to verify quality standards.
• Provide brief floor 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 and on-time delivery.
• Own and drive improvements of key quality metrics (returns, scrap, supplier performance).
• Support validation activities such as dimensional inspection and laser scanning.
• Ensure inspection processes (incoming, in-process, final) are effective.

Skills

AS9100 knowledge

QMS ownership

Internal audits

8D/SCARs

PPAP

Supplier quality

Dimensional inspection

Laser scanning

Floor coaching

Cross-functional collab

Education

Bachelor's in engineering/quality/management

Job description

Accounting Search in Dubuque, IA is seeking a Quality Manager to own the AS9100 Quality Management System and drive overall product quality. You will lead internal and external audits, monitor quality performance, and coordinate corrective actions across Production, Engineering and Suppliers.

The role requires hands-on inspection, on-floor coaching, and effective communication with leadership to sustain continuous improvement in both production and administrative processes.