Quality Manager-Aerospace Industry

MyHR, LLC.; Sun Valley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MyHR, LLC. in Sun Valley, California, is seeking a Quality Manager to build and sustain an AS9100 QMS from scratch and oversee NADCAP chemical processing accreditation.

You will drive continuous improvement, lead audits, mentor inspection teams, and establish KPIs, CAPA systems, and robust SOPs to ensure compliance and improve first-pass yield.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leadership, mentoring, and training direct reports.
• 5+ years in aerospace electroplating quality management or similar service aerospace role.
• Knowledge of hard chrome, TDC, cadmium, copper, and electroless nickel plating processes.
• Proficiency in inspection, NDT (MPI & DPI), and measurement systems.
• Experienced with NADCAP audits; capable of AS9100 system implementation.
• Leadership experience mentoring inspection teams (5–10 inspectors).
• Strong technical documentation skills (NCRs, dispositions, procedures).
• US Citizenship required (for compliance with aerospace client contracts).

Responsibilities

• Lead and deploy AS9100 and NADCAP quality systems across the operation.
• Maintain NDADCAP and AS9100 audits with documentation, calibration, and procedure adherence.
• Supervise and mentor an inspection team covering receiving, in-process, and final inspection workflows.
• Build, implement, and sustain a QMS from scratch aligned with AS9100 requirements.
• Develop and manage SOPs and work instructions.
• Drive CAPA, CARs, SCARs, and NCR systems to isolate non-conformances and prevent recurrence.
• Establish, track, and report critical quality KPIs to production teams.
• Analyze quality data to identify defect trends and drive process improvements.
• Support customer specifications and ensure finished part quality per drawings.

Skills

Leadership experience

Aerospace quality management

NADCAP audits

Inspection/quality control

Process improvement

Reading engineering drawings

Documentation proficiency

PFMEA

ERP & analytics (Power BI)

US Citizenship

Education

BA in business administration or equivalent experience

Tools

Steel Core ERP

Power BI

Job description

The Quality Manager reports directly to the General Manager. This pivotal leader will build and sustain our AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) from scratch and maintain our NADCAP chemical processing accredidation.You will drive continuous improvement, oversee aerospace compliance, and mentor our inspection teams.

• Lead and improve quality systems (AS9100 deployment & maintain NADCAP accreditation).
• Maintained seamless communication and alignment between internal operational teams and external aerospace client quality leadership.
• Supervised, mentored, and upskilled an inspection team managing receiving, in-process, and final inspection workflows to ensure total compliance.
• Ability to build, implement, and sustain a Quality Management System (QMS) from scratch, specifically AS9100 compliant.
• Experience in creating and managing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and work instructions.
• Lead NADCAP and AS9100 audits withdocumentation, calibration, and procedure adherence.
• Drive quantifiable results (e.g., reduced scrap, improved first pass yield, successful audit outcomes.
• Facilitated operational risk management programs utilizing PFMEAs, SWOT analysis, and centralized risk registers to proactively mitigate production defects.
• Establish, track, and report on critical quality KPIs to align manufacturing
• Drive CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions), CARs (Corrective Action Requests), SCARs (Supplier Corrective Action Requests), and NCR (Non-Conformance Report) systems to isolate product non-conformances and prevent recurrence.
• Identify root causes and measure the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Collect and analyze quality and process data to identify defect trends and process improvements.
• Use of tools to ensure customer specifications: Outer Diameter (OD) Outside Micrometers
• Read and interpret engineering drawings for plating compliance andinspect the quality of finished parts.

• BA in business administration orequivalent experience
• 5+ years of leadership, mentoring, and training direct reports
• 5+ years in aerospace electroplating quality management or similar service aerospace role
• Knowledge ofHard Chrome, TDC, Cadmium, Copper, and Electroless Nickel plating processes.
• Proficiency in inspection, NDT (MPI & DPI), and measurement systems.
• Experienced with NADCAP audits; capable of AS9100 system implementation.
• Leadership experience mentoring inspection teams (5–10 inspectors).
• Strong technical documentation skills (NCRs, dispositions, procedures).
• Proficiency in Steel Core ERP and Power BI (or similar analytics tools).
• US Citizenship required (for compliance with aerospace client contracts).

EEO Statement

Our client is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer to all persons regardless of age, color national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.