Lead Production Quality Specialist

GE Aerospace; Vandalia (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace, based in Vandalia, OH, is seeking a Lead Production Quality Specialist to drive quality assurance and control throughout manufacturing. You will resolve quality issues, improve processes, and partner with engineering, supply chain, and production teams to ensure safe and compliant aerospace products.

You will lead QA/QC activities, apply quality policies, and coach newer team members while staying current with industry trends to strengthen the broader quality function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or HS diploma with 6+ years in a related function.
• Experience in manufacturing quality, including QA/QC activities.
• Ability to apply technical and analytical thinking to resolve quality issues.
• Experience working within established quality systems, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Own QA/QC activities for manufacturing processes, products, and services.
• Ensure conformance through process reviews, incoming goods control, and product inspection.
• Apply quality policies and procedures to manufacturing operations.
• Analyze quality and production issues, identify root causes, and propose solutions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and other teams to resolve issues.
• Prioritize quality activities based on business impact and operational drivers.
• Interpret business challenges and suggest best practices to improve products and processes.
• Stay informed on industry trends to support the quality function.
• Provide informal guidance and coaching to new team members.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma + 6 years experience

Tools

APQP knowledge

QMS familiarity

Job description

Job Description Summary

At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You will be part of a team that embraces your drive, curiosity, and unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you will share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world.

Job Description

About the Role

As a Lead Production Quality Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring product quality throughout the manufacturing process. Based in Vandalia, OH, you will support quality assurance and quality control activities that enable the delivery of safe, reliable, and compliant aerospace products.

This role has meaningful autonomy within established functional practices and procedures. You will use your technical knowledge, prior experience, and sound judgment to resolve manufacturing quality issues, improve processes, and partner across teams to support operational performance.

In this role you will:

• Own quality assurance and quality control activities associated with manufacturing processes, products, and services.
• Ensure conformance through manufacturing process reviews, incoming goods control, product inspection, and witness-point activities.
• Apply technical expertise and knowledge of manufacturing quality practices to execute quality policies, strategies, and procedures.
• Analyze straightforward quality and production issues, identify root causes, and recommend solutions with guidance as needed.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and other internal stakeholders to resolve issues and support departmental objectives.
• Use knowledge of business and operational drivers to prioritize work and understand the impact of quality activities across the broader organization.
• Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, and services.
• Stay informed of relevant industry trends and apply insights that support the broader quality function.
• Provide informal guidance, coaching, and support to new team members.

The Ideal Candidate

You are a detail-oriented quality professional with experience supporting manufacturing operations and improving process performance. You bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, communicate clearly across functions, and take ownership of delivering high-quality results.

You are comfortable working within established processes while using judgment to identify practical improvements. You have a continuous-improvement mindset and can translate quality requirements into disciplined execution on the production floor.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college OR a high school diploma/GED with at least 6 years of experience in a relevant job family group or function.
• Experience in manufacturing and production quality, including quality assurance and/or quality control activities.
• Ability to apply technical and analytical thinking to resolve manufacturing quality issues.
• Ability to work effectively within established quality systems, policies, and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Have QMS and APQP Knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, identify solutions, and drive issue resolution.
• Experience with product inspection, incoming goods control, manufacturing conformance, and process quality.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs or improvement initiatives.
• Established project management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No