Director, Quality

Airbus Americas; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Americas in Columbus, Mississippi seeks a Site Quality Director to lead the site Quality Management System, ensuring aviation safety, manufacturing excellence, and regulatory compliance across FAA, EASA, and AS9100.

You will direct a cross-functional quality team spanning logistics, assembly, component repair, and final conformity, champion a First Time Right mindset, and align site practices with global Airbus standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site Quality Management System and daily operations to ensure aviation safety, manufacturing excellence, and regulatory compliance across FAA, EASA, TCCA, and AS9100 standards.
• Direct a team of quality professionals across logistics, assembly, component repair, and final conformity.
• Embed a "First Time Right" mindset and harmonize site practices with global Airbus standards while bridging engineering, regulatory bodies, and frontline operations.

Job description

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Job Description:

Are you ready to steer quality operations for a global leader in vertical flight?

Airbus Helicopters is seeking a visionary, results-oriented Site Quality Director to lead our site-level Quality Management System (QMS) and daily operational integrity. Reporting directly to the VP of Quality, you will serve as the operational anchor for aviation safety, manufacturing excellence, and regulatory compliance across FAA, EASA, TCCA, and AS9100 standards.

In this high-visibility leadership role, you will direct a team of quality professionals across logistics, assembly, component repair, and final conformity. We are looking for a strategic change-maker who can embed a "First Time Right" mindset, harmonize site practices with global Airbus standards, and bridge the gap between engineering, regulatory bodies, and frontline operations.

Your working environment:

On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.