Quality Manager

Enjet Aero; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with company match

Paid time off

Profit sharing bonus plan

Job summary

Enjet Aero, LLC in New Britain, CT seeks a Quality Manager to lead quality performance and maintain operational efficiency in aerospace manufacturing. You will set policy, implement quality planning and assurance, and supervise the quality inspection team, reporting to the QA Director.

Key duties include streamlining inspection processes, serving as the primary customer QA contact, driving metrics, managing non-conforming material, and promoting continuous improvement through Lean/Kaizen

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years Quality Management Experience.
• Experience with AS and ISO quality standards and their audits.
• Experience with Pratt & Whitney quality systems.
• Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and streamline inspection processes throughout the shop.
• Act as the facility's primary customer quality assurance contact.
• Manage all quality function employees.
• Provide final judgment on quality issues.
• Establish and maintain quality procedures, documentation systems, tools, metrics, and process improvements.
• Provide training to assure awareness and understanding of customer requirements.
• Create, document, and implement inspection criteria and procedures.
• Manage the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of inspection metrics.
• Manage non-conforming product processes and scrap metrics.
• Maintain a strong team environment.

Education

BS Degree in Engineering

Tools

SPC software

ERP systems

CMM/vision systems

Job description

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Quality Manager

Full-time Regular New Britain, CT, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2082

Enjet Aero machines and fabricates complex jet engine parts, components and assemblies for leading OEMs in the commercial, defense, and general aviation sectors. Our goal is to be regarded as an irreplaceable resource by our customers. The only way for a company to meet such a goal is to consistently meet production deadlines and expectations.

Your work has a destination! Enjoy competitive pay, excellent benefits, a company profit sharing bonus plan, and more while building precision aerospace components that help aircraft fly safely around the world. Join a growing, industry-leading aerospace manufacturer where your work makes an impact and your career can take off.

Position Description:

The Quality Manager oversees all activities and tasks needed to maintain quality performance excellence while maintaining operational efficiency. This includes the determination of a quality policy, creating and implementing quality planning and assurance, and quality control and improvement. This position reports to the facility Quality Assurance Director and supervises all quality inspection employees.

• Develop and streamline inspection processes throughout the shop
• Act as the facility’s primary customer quality assurance contact
• Manage all quality function employees
• Provide final judgment on quality issues
• Establish and maintain effective quality procedures, documentation systems, tools, metrics, and process improvements required to meet quality system standards
• Provide technical and statistical expertise to the team
• Provide training to assure awareness and understanding of customer's requirements
• Create, document, and implement inspection criteria and procedures
• Recommend and implement improvements to quality department (i.e. improved technology, systems improvements, procedural updates, etc.)
• Manage the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of inspection metrics
• Manage non-conforming product processes and scrap metrics
• Maintain a strong team environment

Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology preferred
• Minimum of 5 years Quality Management Experience
• Experience with applying quality processes and procedures in an aerospace manufacturing/precision machining environment.
• Experience with application of AS and ISO quality standards and their audits
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with Pratt & Whitney quality systems
• Strong information technology skills especially related to automated inspection, SPC implementation and ERP systems
• Ability to create and effectively communicate regulations/standards
• Ability to manage and execute on multiple critical projects simultaneously
• Strong ethics to elevate issues in the face of competing company priorities
• Experience utilizing Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen techniques
• CMM and vision system experience a plus
• Must possess strong leadership skills and exhibit exemplary diplomacy with customers

Benefits:

Enjet offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees including paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid holidays, a 401K retirement plan, disability insurance, and more.

As an EOE/AA employer, Enjet Aero will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status or physical challenges.