Quality Manager II - Military Flight Controls Division - Dublin, GA

Parker Hannifin Corporation; Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin Aerospace's MFCD sector seeks a Quality Manager II to lead quality professionals and drive the site QMS improvements. The role partners with Operations and Engineering to sustain quality systems across multi-site environments.

You will own document control, training, audits, and CAPA programs, while directing manufacturing quality activities across multiple value streams and leading cross-functional teams to deliver measurable quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Owns and drives adherence to Parker Quality Process (PQP) methodologies and principles.
• Lead execution and sustainment of the QMS (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100 as applicable) across complex or multi-site operations.
• Coordinate internal, customer, and third-party audits and ensure timely closure of findings.
• Own document control, training, and management review inputs; ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.
• Direct daily quality operations across multiple value streams (inspection, testing, nonconformance management, MRB).
• Monitor and improve key quality metrics; drive continuous improvement roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Own execution and sustainment of the QMS across complex environments with variation in products, processes, and customer/market requirements.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering; oversee supplier/service provider performance and customer interactions on quality topics.
• Lead multi-value-stream process improvement initiatives; coordinate resources, schedules, and benefits tracking.
• Lead and develop a team of quality professionals; manage staffing, coaching, training, priorities, and performance.

Job description

Org Marketing Statement

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world's most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

Military Flight Controls Division Supporting aircraft worldwide, Parker Aerospace's Military Flight Controls Division (MFCD) provides primary and secondary flight control systems that make flight possible. Tested, proven and trusted in commercial and military applications for decades, MFCD provides precise position‑control actuation solutions for military aircraft across the United States and with foreign partners. The division's JetPipe electrohydraulic servovalve (EHSV) technology is used across commercial and military aircraft around the world. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the Military Flight Controls Division is the global leader in fly‑by‑wire flight control systems and electrohydraulic products and offers the world's most advanced motor design capabilities for flight controls.

Position Summary

The Quality Manager II leads a team of Quality professionals (e.g., inspection, compliance, engineering) to drive manufacturing quality process improvements at a larger single site or across multiple sites within a division. This role owns execution and sustainment of the Quality Management System (QMS) in complex environments with variation in products, processes, and customer/market requirements. The manager routinely partners with Operations and Engineering. May oversee supplier/service provider performance with regular customer interaction as needed. The position manages multiple value streams and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

QMS Ownership and Governance

• Owns and drives adherence to Parker Quality Process (PQP) methodologies and principles through deployment of PQP tools within the site.
• Lead execution and sustainment of the QMS (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100 as applicable) across complex or multi‑site operations.
• Establish and maintain audit readiness; coordinate internal, customer, and third‑party audits and ensure timely closure of findings.
• Own document control, training, and management review inputs; ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.

Manufacturing Quality Leadership

• Direct daily quality operations across multiple value streams (inspection, testing, nonconformance management, MRB).
• Ensure adherence to control plans, standard work, and change control; validate effectiveness of process controls and product verification.
• Monitor and improve key metrics (e.g., FPY, scrap, rework, complaints, cost of quality); drive continuous improvement roadmaps.

Structured Problem Solving and Risk Reduction

• Lead complex root cause analysis and CAPA using A3, 8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone; verify effectiveness and prevent recurrence.
• Maintain and improve PFMEAs, Control Plans, and risk registers; lead SPC implementation and process capability analysis (Cp/Cpk).
• Oversee MSA/gage R&R, calibration compliance, and metrology practices.

Supplier and Customer Engagement

• Oversee supplier/service provider performance where applicable: incoming quality, SCARs, audits, containment, and corrective actions.
• Interface regularly with customers on quality topics (e.g., significant events, corrective actions, verification of effectiveness, readiness assessments).

Cross‑Functional Collaboration and Project Leadership

• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and CI/Lean teams to align improvements with business and technical requirements.
• Lead multi‑value‑stream process improvement initiatives; coordinate resources, schedules, and benefits tracking.

People Leadership and Capability Building

• Lead and develop a team of quality professionals and/or inspectors; manage staffing, coaching, training, priorities, and performance.
• Build competency in