Quality Manager –Aerospace

Pridestaff - San Diego; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PrideStaff is seeking a hands-on Quality Manager for an established precision manufacturing company serving aerospace, defense, medical device, and industrial customers. You will own the AS9100D / ISO 9001 QMS, lead audits, CAPA, NCRs, and continuous improvement on the production floor.

This leadership role requires strong communication and active engagement with manufacturing operations. Responsibilities include maintaining documentation, training records, supplier quality, inspection planning,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing quality experience.
• Experience leading internal and external audits.
• CAPA, NCR, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification.
• Familiarity with GD&T, inspection planning, calibration, and QC controls.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and improve the AS9100D/ISO 9001 QMS.
• Lead internal audits, self-assessments, and management reviews.
• Manage CAPA, NCRs, customer complaints, and audit findings.
• Ensure on-site presence to verify procedures align with specs.
• Lead quality-improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and inspection to improve processes.

Skills

Quality management

Audits

CAPA

Lean Six Sigma

Problem-solving

Communication

Leadership

Tools

LTCQC

Job description

Position SummaryPrideStaff is recruiting a hands-on Quality Manager for an established precision manufacturing company supporting aerospace, defense, medical device, and industrial customers.This position has direct ownership of the company's AS9100D / ISO 9001 Quality Management System. We are seeking a quality leader who combines strong technical knowledge with initiative, accountability, continuous improvement, and the ability to turn quality requirements into consistent daily practices.This is a highly engaged leadership position requiring regular production-floor presence, practical problem-solving, strong communication, and effective use of digital quality-management technology.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn, maintain, and continually improve the AS9100D / ISO 9001 Quality Management System.Lead internal audits, periodic self-assessments, management reviews, and external audit preparation to maintain year-round compliance.Manage CAPA, NCR, customer complaints, audit findings, root-cause investigations, and corrective-action effectiveness verification.Establish clear accountability for quality deliverables through assigned owners, deadlines, follow-up, and escalation.Maintain regular production-floor presence to verify that manufacturing practices align with documented procedures, inspection requirements, and customer specifications.Lead quality improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving and Lean Six Sigma methodologies where appropriate.Partner with engineering, production, and inspection personnel to address recurring defects and improve process capability.Oversee document control, training records, calibration, supplier quality, inspection planning, and product traceability.Actively use the company's electronic Quality Management System, LTCQC, to maintain records, manage compliance activities, and track corrective actions.Monitor quality KPIs and communicate trends, risks, and improvement priorities to senior leadership.Provide direction, coaching, and accountability to quality personnel.Exercise appropriate authority over nonconforming product and shipment decisions in accordance with customer and quality requirements.Required Qualifications7+ years of progressive manufacturing quality experience, including recent, relevant responsibility for quality systems, quality engineering, or quality leadership.3+ years in a Quality Manager, Quality Systems Manager, Quality Engineering leadership, or comparable role.Direct hands-on responsibility for an AS9100, ISO 9001, or comparable regulated-manufacturing Quality Management System.Experience leading internal and external audits and driving findings to verified closure.Demonstrated experience with CAPA, NCR, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.Working knowledge of engineering drawings, GD&T, inspection planning, calibration, and manufacturing quality controls.Experience using an electronic QMS or comparable digital quality-management tools.Ability to independently identify problems, establish priorities, and drive improvements without constant management direction.Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.Willingness to work on-site and remain actively engaged with manufacturing operations.Preferred QualificationsLean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt certification, with demonstrated application of continuous-improvement methods in manufacturing.ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or Certified Quality Auditor (CQA).Direct AS9100D ownership or management-representative experience.Aerospace, defense, composites, or other regulated precision-manufacturing experience.Demonstrated results using DMAIC, statistical process improvement, root-cause analysis, and process capability methods.