Quality Director – Aerospace Defense | APQP & ISO Mastery

Beehive Industries, LLC; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity in the company

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Beehive Industries, LLC in Centennial, Colorado seeks a senior Quality Operations leader to manage quality across manufacturing, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with AS9100/ISO9001. You will lead a cross-functional team of quality professionals and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in quality systems, root-cause analysis, and APQP activities, with a focus on meeting regulatory and customer requirements. U.S.

Qualifications

• Typically 8+ years of quality, manufacturing, or engineering experience with leadership.
• Understanding of QMS, manufacturing processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with AS9100/ISO9001 or similar standards.
• Experience leading APQP activities, control plans, and quality planning processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and customer requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily quality operations to support manufacturing and assembly objectives.
• Lead quality professionals, supervisors, technicians, and inspectors responsible for product and process quality.
• Develop and implement quality standards, procedures, and control systems aligned with AS9100, ISO9001, and customer requirements.
• Establish and mature APQP processes, including development and execution of control plans and inspection strategies.
• Monitor quality performance metrics, identify trends, and drive improvements to reduce defects and customer impacts.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to resolve product/process issues.
• Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and preventive improvement initiatives.
• Ensure effective implementation of nonconformance processes and quality documentation.
• Manage internal, customer, and third-party audit activities and support successful audits.
• Review and approve quality procedures, inspection plans, specifications, and process documentation.
• Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives to increase process capability and product reliability.
• Coach and mentor quality team members to establish accountability and quality ownership.
• Support integration of quality processes across acquired or integrated operations.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelors in engineering

Tools

MES

APQP

Quality software

Job description

Beehive Industries, LLC in Centennial, Colorado seeks a senior Quality Operations leader to manage quality across manufacturing, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with AS9100/ISO9001. You will lead a cross-functional team of quality professionals and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in quality systems, root-cause analysis, and APQP activities, with a focus on meeting regulatory and customer requirements. U.S.