Entry Level - Quality Assurance Supplier - FAI

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. in Wichita, KS seeks a supplier quality/quality engineering professional to plan, audit, and improve supplier performance.

You will monitor supplier quality activities, prepare quality procedures, and ensure compliance with customer and government requirements. Responsibilities include training programs, technical coaching on the Quality System, and ensuring supplier documentation meets applicable regulations and contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing and operations or Quality/Manufacturing Engineering.
• Familiarity with APQP, Lean Six Sigma, FAI, GD&T, and SPC is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and conducts audits, surveys, and inspections.
• Monitors and reports on supplier quality-related activities to verify Compliance.
• Prepares, maintains, and reviews procurement quality procedures per requirements.
• Represents the company with suppliers.
• Conducts training programs to improve supplier performance and productivity.
• Provides technical expertise on the Quality System to employees, suppliers, customers, and regulators.

Skills

APQP

Lean Six Sigma

Root Cause Corrective Action

Drawing interpretation

GD&T

SPC

First Article Inspections

Education

Technical or Engineering degree

Job description

Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units(“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes, and conducts audits, surveys, and inspections.
• Monitors and reports on supplier quality-related activities to verify Quality System, product and contract, or purchase order compliance.
• Prepares, maintains, and reviews procurement quality procedures to ensure compliance with customer and government requirements.
• Represents the company with suppliers.
• Conducts training programs and coordinates company initiatives to develop and improve supplier performance and productivity.
• Provides technical expertise to company employees, suppliers, customers, and regulatory education and coaching on the Quality System.
• Ensures that suppliers manufacturing and Quality System, special processes, and products meet purchase contract requirements and applicable regulatory agency and government regulations.
• Ensures that suppliers document and maintain an approved Quality System to meet the appropriate company or customer requirements.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Experience in manufacturing and operations or Quality/Manufacturing Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Familiarity with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Certification in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Proficiency in Root Cause Corrective Action and ability to conduct conformity checks
• Strong skills in interpreting drawings, procedures, First Article Inspections (FAI), and understanding contracts
• Additional knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Six Sigma, and Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T)
• Technical or Engineering degree preferred

Union

This is a union-represented position.

Drug Free Workplace

We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range - Entry Level (Level 1): $51,550 - $79,000

Kansas Tax Credit:Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.