AS9100 Quality Manager: QMS & Compliance Lead

ExcelliSearch, Inc.; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ExcelliSearch, Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager to ensure the effectiveness of the AS9100 Quality Management System and overall product quality across all operations.

The role focuses on owning the QMS, driving proactive quality leadership, and ensuring quality standards are executed in both production and administrative processes. You will lead internal and registrar audits and coordinate with cross-functional teams to address quality risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality or management is required.
• 3+ years of quality checks of parts and AS9100 audits.
• Experience leading corrective actions (8D, CARs, SCARs) across departments.

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.
• 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.

Skills

AS9100 knowledge

Quality leadership

Audits

Corrective actions

On-floor presence

Education

Bachelor's in related field

Job description

ExcelliSearch, Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager to ensure the effectiveness of the AS9100 Quality Management System and overall product quality across all operations.

The role focuses on owning the QMS, driving proactive quality leadership, and ensuring quality standards are executed in both production and administrative processes. You will lead internal and registrar audits and coordinate with cross-functional teams to address quality risks.