Onsite Second-Shift Quality Inspection Leader

Collins Aerospace; Burnsville (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Sr. Supervisor – Quality Inspection (M3) to lead the second shift at our onsite Burnsville facility.

You will manage a large hourly workforce and a multidisciplinary inspection organization across Receiving, BMRB, 3PL, in-process and final inspection, CMM programming and metrology, and NDT Level II operations. This leadership role requires ensuring aerospace and regulatory compliance, driving throughput and inspection rigor, and maintaining an audit-ready culture.

Qualifications

• Experience across Receiving, BMRB, 3PL inspection operations
• Knowledge of CMM programming and metrology
• NDT Level II operations experience with on-site Level III authority

Responsibilities

• Lead a large hourly workforce and front-line leaders by setting clear goals, priorities, and standards of performance and conduct.
• Build staffing plans, schedules, and cross-site coverage (main facility and offsite 3PL); manage overtime and AOG responsiveness.
• Own performance management, including coaching, development plans, feedback cycles, annual reviews, recognition, and corrective actions.
• Cultivate a culture of safety, compliance, integrity, and continuous improvement; model disciplined documentation and fair acceptance decisions.
• Lead daily tier meetings and visual management; communicate risks, bottlenecks, and recovery plans.
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of inspection criteria across mechanical, electrical, composite, and special process commodities.
• Oversee Receiving/BMRB/3PL inspection operations, QN/MRB routing, supplier discrepancy resolution, and PO/specification flow-down.
• Provide technical escalation for inspection-related issues.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing planning

Performance management

Safety culture

Visual management

Inspection criteria

Cross-site coordination

NDT Level II coordination

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Sr. Supervisor – Quality Inspection (M3) to lead the second shift at our onsite Burnsville facility.

You will manage a large hourly workforce and a multidisciplinary inspection organization across Receiving, BMRB, 3PL, in-process and final inspection, CMM programming and metrology, and NDT Level II operations. This leadership role requires ensuring aerospace and regulatory compliance, driving throughput and inspection rigor, and maintaining an audit-ready culture.