Senior Quality Leader, AS9100 - Defense Manufacturing

Lex Products; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lex Products is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to rebuild and own the Quality Management System at our Davie, Florida defense manufacturing site. You will lead AS9100 recertification, build a quality team, and ensure compliance as we grow, with authority to stop nonconforming work.

You will report to the VP of Defense Operations & General Manager and collaborate across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Contracts to achieve quality goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of quality experience in aerospace/defense or regulated manufacturing.
• 5+ years leading quality teams.
• Proven experience restoring or implementing AS9100 and leading registrar audits.
• Experience working with defense customers, prime contractors, and auditors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain AS9100 Quality Management System and related procedures.
• Serve as primary quality contact for customers, auditors, and government reps.
• Run internal audits, management reviews, and MRB processes.
• Lead root-cause and corrective/preventive actions; close findings.
• Own first article inspection and final product acceptance.
• Oversee supplier quality qualification and performance monitoring.
• Establish counterfeit parts prevention controls per defense requirements.

Skills

AS9100 quality system

Quality leadership

Internal audits

MRB & corrective actions

First article inspection (AS9102)

Supplier quality

Counterfeit parts prevention

Defense industry experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or quality

Job description

Lex Products is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to rebuild and own the Quality Management System at our Davie, Florida defense manufacturing site. You will lead AS9100 recertification, build a quality team, and ensure compliance as we grow, with authority to stop nonconforming work.

You will report to the VP of Defense Operations & General Manager and collaborate across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Contracts to achieve quality goals.