AS9100 Quality Leader: QMS Excellence & Audits

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC seeks a Quality Manager to own the QMS and drive AS9100 compliance across production and admin processes. You will lead corrective actions and audits, collaborating withProduction, Engineering and Procurement to ensure top quality and timely containment of issues.

The role requires hands-on inspection, formal training delivery, and accountability for quality metrics, supplier performance, and customer satisfaction. On-site in Dubuque, IA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field (engineering, quality, management).
• Three years or more of quality checks of parts and AS9100 audits participation.
• 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 (customer and registrar).
• Monitor quality performance and address issues impacting product quality in real time.
• Communicate quality performance, risks and issues to leadership on a timely basis.
• Perform hands-on inspection of parts to verify quality.
• Train and 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, corrective actions and on-time delivery.
• Drive improvements in key quality metrics like returns and scrap.

Skills

Quality leadership

Audits

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (engineering/quality/management)

Tools

AS9100 knowledge

Job description

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC seeks a Quality Manager to own the QMS and drive AS9100 compliance across production and admin processes. You will lead corrective actions and audits, collaborating withProduction, Engineering and Procurement to ensure top quality and timely containment of issues.

The role requires hands-on inspection, formal training delivery, and accountability for quality metrics, supplier performance, and customer satisfaction. On-site in Dubuque, IA.