Quality Manager

Ducommun, Inc.; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun, Inc. seeks a Quality Manager to lead the Quality Management System and ensure products and processes meet AS9100, customer, regulatory, and government contract requirements.

You will oversee QA, audits, corrective actions, supplier quality, inspection, and continuous improvement. Based in Everett, WA, the role requires a Bachelor's degree in quality/engineering and 7+ years in aerospace or defense quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 7+ years of quality experience, preferably in aerospace/defense/precision manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001.
• Experience with audits, corrective action, nonconformance management, and root-cause analysis.
• Government contracting experience with FAR/DFARS preferred.
• Experience with aerospace customers and government contractors preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, customer requirements, FAR/DFARS, and government contract requirements.
• Lead internal, customer, registrar, and government audits.
• Manage nonconformances, corrective actions, root-cause analysis, and quality escapes.
• Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspection.
• Monitor supplier quality and corrective actions.
• Serve as primary quality contact for customers and government representatives.
• Track quality metrics including defects, scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
• Lead and develop Quality personnel.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program Management to resolve quality issues.
• Maintain quality records, traceability, and compliance documentation.
• Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Quality systems

Inspection

Audits

Documentation

Communication

Root-cause analysis

Multitasking

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality/Engineering

Job description

Quality Manager

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for leading the
company's Quality Management System and ensuring products and processes meet
AS9100, customer, regulatory, and government contract requirements. This role
oversees quality assurance, audits, corrective actions, supplier quality,
inspection, and continuous improvement.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in
California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush
and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern
California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like
Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative
manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial
markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex
products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical
military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Job Summary

• Manage
  and continuously improve the Quality Management System.


• Ensure
  compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, customer requirements, FAR/DFARS, and
  applicable government contract requirements.


• Lead
  internal, customer, registrar, and government audits.


• Manage
  nonconformances, corrective actions, root-cause analysis, and quality
  escapes.


• Oversee
  incoming, in-process, and final inspection.


• Monitor
  supplier quality and corrective actions.


• Serve
  as the primary quality contact for customers and government
  representatives.


• Track
  quality metrics, including defects, scrap, rework, customer complaints,
  and corrective actions.


• Lead
  and develop Quality personnel.


• Partner
  with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program Management to
  resolve quality issues.


• Maintain
  quality records, traceability, and compliance documentation.


• Promote
  a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong
  leadership and team-management skills
  


• Excellent
  problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
  


• Strong
  knowledge of quality systems and manufacturing processes
  


• Ability
  to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and customer
  requirements
  


• Strong
  understanding of inspection and measurement processes
  


• Excellent
  written and verbal communication
  


• Strong
  analytical and decision-making skills
  


• Ability
  to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  


• Strong
  attention to detail and documentation discipline
  


• Ability
  to work effectively with customers, auditors, government representatives,
  engineers, and production personnel
  


• Proficiency
  with Microsoft Office and quality/ERP systems
  


• Ability
  and willingness to make independent quality decisions, including placing
  product on hold when requirements are not met

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor's
  degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field, or
  equivalent experience.
  


• 7+
  years of quality experience, preferably in aerospace, defense, or
  precision manufacturing.


• Strong
  knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001.
  


• Experience
  with audits, corrective action, nonconformance management, and root-cause
  analysis.
  


• Government
  contracting experience and knowledge of FAR/DFARS preferred.
  


• Experience
  working with aerospace customers and/or government contractors preferred.

Base Compensation: USD 115,000.00 - 130,000.00
Paid Salaried

Equal Opportunity Employer
Veterans/Disabled

11002 29th Ave W, Bldg C-19
Everett, Washington, 98204
United States