Quality Production Expeditor

HEICO; Addison (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turbine Kinetics is seeking a Quality Production Expeditor to ensure parts flow efficiently through production and quality processes, supporting on-time delivery and regulatory compliance. The role interfaces with Production, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Customer Support to move hardware through inspection and documentation stages.

Ideal candidates will have aerospace manufacturing experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with Excel and regulatory standards

Qualifications

• Familiarity with aerospace/high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication skills across departments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel (advanced skills preferred).
• Understanding of AS9100, FAA regulatory requirements, and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Track and expedite work orders through inspection to meet delivery schedules.
• Prioritize and adjust workflow based on customer needs, changes, and constraints.
• Identify roadblocks and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues quickly.
• Provide daily production status updates to management and escalate delivery risks where needed.
• Ensure production records comply with aerospace/regulatory requirements and accompany parts with necessary documents.

Skills

Aerospace manufacturing

Communication

Excel

AS9100

Engineering drawings

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Turbine Kinetics, our mission is to deliver high-quality, reliable aerospace and defense products with unmatched customer service. The Quality Production Expeditor plays a key role in supporting this mission by ensuring that parts flow efficiently through production and quality processes. This role supports on-time delivery, regulatory compliance, and Turbine Kinetics commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

The Quality Production Expeditor acts as a liaison between Production, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Customer Support, ensuring the accurate and timely progression of hardware through all inspection and documentation stages.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Workflow Coordination

• Track and expedite work orders through inspection to meet customer delivery schedules.
• Prioritize and adjust workflow based on critical customer needs, engineering changes, and production constraints.
• Identify roadblocks or delays and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues quickly.

Quality Interface & Compliance

• Work closely with Quality Inspectors to ensure nonconformances (NCRs) are resolved quickly.
• Coordinate the movement of parts through AS9100-compliant quality inspection processes.
• Ensure all required certifications, test results, material traceability documents, and travelers are complete and accompany parts at each stage.
• Assist in clearing nonconformances (NCRs) by working with Quality and Engineering to keep product flow uninterrupted.

Cross-Functional Communication

• Provide daily updates to management on production status, risks, and schedule impacts.
• Escalate issues impacting delivery, yield, or customer satisfaction.

Documentation & Data Integrity

• Ensure all production records comply with aerospace and defense regulatory requirements (FAA, EASA, DoD, NADCAP when applicable).
• Validate accuracy of routers, inspection sheets, work instructions, and engineering change documentation.
• Generate reports on workflow performance, cycle time, and expediting activities.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Familiarity with aerospace or high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate activities across multiple departments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially excel
  • Advanced excel skills desired
• Understanding of AS9100, FAA regulatory requirements, and general quality system expectations.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, and inspection documentation.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a sense of urgency and ownership.
• Ability to work effectively with production, quality, supply chain, and engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in production expediting, quality support, and aerospace manufacturing.
• Prior experience supporting FAA-regulated or AS9100-certified production operations.
• Background in lean manufacturing or continuous improvement initiatives a plus.
• Knowledge of outside processing workflows (plating, NDT, heat treat, etc.).