AS9100 Quality Leader — QMS Owner & Compliance

The Recruiting Hive; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruiting Hive is seeking a Quality Manager to own and optimize our Quality Management System, ensuring AS9100 compliance across production and administrative processes.

You will lead internal and external audits, drive corrective actions, and collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Suppliers to improve key quality metrics. Hands-on inspection and training are expected to maintain high standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of quality checks and AS9100 audit experience.
• Experience conducting PPAPs and dimensional inspection.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the AS9100 Quality Management System and ensure its 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 and reinforce standards.
• Provide on-the-floor training and coaching to improve quality awareness and execution.
• Lead corrective actions (8D, CARs, SCARs) across departments with timely completion.
• Serve as primary contact for customer quality issues and responses.
• Oversee supplier quality performance and corrective actions, on-time delivery.
• Drive improvements in key metrics: returns, scrap, supplier performance; validate changes as needed.

Skills

AS9100

Quality management

Audits

Corrective actions

8D

CARs

SCARs

PPAPs

Dimensional inspection

Laser scanning

Quality leadership

Training

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/quality/related field

Job description

The Recruiting Hive is seeking a Quality Manager to own and optimize our Quality Management System, ensuring AS9100 compliance across production and administrative processes.

You will lead internal and external audits, drive corrective actions, and collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Suppliers to improve key quality metrics. Hands-on inspection and training are expected to maintain high standards.