Quality Lead

Cessna Aircraft Company; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. is seeking a QA inspector/leader to drive quality across legacy production and new product introductions.

The role involves training employees, establishing audit systems, and managing calibration processes to ensure measurement accuracy and conformance to specifications. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in manufacturing QA, strong GD&T and metrology skills, and experience with APQP/PPAP style documentation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a manufacturing QA role.
• Experience with inspection equipment and calibration processes.
• Strong knowledge of quality tools (SPC, FMEA, GD&T) and blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Instruct and train employees on inspection equipment and work performance.
• Establish a planned quality audit system compliant with third party auditors.
• Develop process audits and frequencies for torques and welds on safety joints.
• Ensure proper equipment is used and recommend new equipment as needed.
• Communicate non-conforming conditions for resolution.
• Plan and coordinate inspection group on legacy production and NPI.
• Maintain and lead gauge recall and calibration system.

Skills

Quality tools and systems

GD&T

Gage R&R

Metrology

Blueprint interpretation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SPC

Cp/Cpk

PpK

Gage R&R

Job description

Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of golf cars, utility and personal transportation vehicles, side-by-sides, all-terrain vehicles, professional turf-care equipment, and ground support equipment. Textron Specialized Vehicles markets products under several different brands. Its vehicles are found in environments ranging from golf courses to factories, airports to planned communities, and theme parks to hunting preserves.

Responsibilities:

• Instruct, correct, and train employees in the proper use of inspection equipment and the performance of their work.
• Establish a planned quality audit system in compliance with third party auditors.
• Develop process audits and frequencies for torques and welds on safety sensitive joints.
• Ensure proper equipment is used for the accuracy of measurement as required by specifications and recommend new equipment that may be needed so capital can be assigned.
• Communicate non‑conforming conditions to groups responsible for ultimate resolution.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate the inspection group on legacy production and NPI programs.
• Maintain and leads the process for gauge recall and calibration system.

Education: High School Diploma or GED required
Experience: 3 or more years of experience required, experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
Software Knowledge: Quality Management Systems and related tools including APQP, PPAP, control planning, and FMEA
Thorough understanding of Quality tools such as SPC, Capability Analysis (Cp, CpK, PpK), Gage R&R, and metrology tools and techniques preferred, lean six sigma Green Belt preferred.
Must be able to interpret part/assembly blueprints and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.