Quality Systems Leader: AS9100 & QMS Owner

6 Degrees Search; Dubuque (IA); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

6 Degrees Search is seeking a Quality Manager to own the AS9100 QMS, drive corrective actions and maintain high quality standards across production and admin processes on the shop floor in Dubuque, IA.

You will lead internal and external audits, coordinate PPAPs and first article inspections, train personnel, and report quality metrics to leadership, ensuring timely containment and prevention of nonconformances.

Qualifications

• AS9100 knowledge and experience with quality management systems.

Responsabilités

• Own and maintain the AS9100 Quality Management System, ensuring compliance and effectiveness.
• Lead internal audits and coordinate external audits, including customer and registrar audits.
• Monitor quality performance and address issues impacting product quality in real time.
• Communicate quality performance, risks and significant issues to leadership in a timely manner.
• Perform hands-on inspection of parts as needed to verify quality standards and reinforce expectations.
• Engage with production employees through brief training and coaching conversations to improve quality awareness and execution.
• Lead and drive corrective actions (8D, CARs, SCARs) across departments, ensuring timely completion and effectiveness.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer quality issues and responses.
• Oversee supplier performance, including quality, corrective actions and on-time delivery.
• Own, monitor and drive improvement of key quality performance metrics including customer returns, internal scrap and supplier performance.
• Support or perform technical validation activities such as dimensional inspection and laser scanning as required.
• Ensure inspection processes (incoming, in-process, final) are effective and consistently executed.

Connaissances

Quality leadership

QMS

Audits

Problem solving

Training

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering or quality management

Description du poste

6 Degrees Search is seeking a Quality Manager to own the AS9100 QMS, drive corrective actions and maintain high quality standards across production and admin processes on the shop floor in Dubuque, IA.

You will lead internal and external audits, coordinate PPAPs and first article inspections, train personnel, and report quality metrics to leadership, ensuring timely containment and prevention of nonconformances.