AS9100 Quality Manager & QMS Lead

Sora Resource Group; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sora Resource Group is seeking a Quality Manager in the Dubuque, IA area to lead the Quality Management System and ensure AS9100 compliance across production and administrative processes.

The role focuses on proactive quality leadership, corrective actions, and maintaining consistent quality standards. You will balance floor presence with administrative duties and drive supplier and internal quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in engineering, quality or related field; AS9100 knowledge preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of quality checks of parts and AS9100 audits.
• 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, 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.
• Perform hands-on inspection of parts to verify quality standards.
• 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 metrics like customer returns and scrap.

Skills

Quality leadership

Audit coordination

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Training & coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or quality

Tools

PPAP

Dimensional inspection

Laser scanning

Job description

Sora Resource Group is seeking a Quality Manager in the Dubuque, IA area to lead the Quality Management System and ensure AS9100 compliance across production and administrative processes.

The role focuses on proactive quality leadership, corrective actions, and maintaining consistent quality standards. You will balance floor presence with administrative duties and drive supplier and internal quality improvements.