Senior Quality Manager, Aerospace Assembly

Hardware FYI; Centennial (CO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity in the company

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Beehive Industries, headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, seeks a Quality Operations leader to manage daily quality activities across manufacturing and assembly. You will lead a team of quality professionals and drive systems aligned with AS9100/ISO9001 while partnering with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure regulatory and customer requirements are met.

The role emphasizes APQP, control plans, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement, with responsibilities to mentor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering or quality field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Typically requires 8+ years in quality, manufacturing, or engineering with leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily quality operations, priorities, and workforce planning to support manufacturing and assembly objectives.
• Lead quality professionals, supervisors, technicians, and inspectors responsible for product and process quality.
• Develop and implement quality standards, procedures, and control systems aligned with AS9100, ISO9001, and customer requirements.
• Establish and mature APQP processes, including development and execution of control plans, inspection strategies, and quality planning activities.
• Monitor quality performance metrics, identify trends, and drive improvements to reduce defects and customer impacts.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to identify and resolve product and process issues.
• Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and preventive improvement initiatives.
• Ensure effective implementation of nonconformance processes, quality documentation, and compliance requirements.
• Manage internal, customer, and third-party audit activities and support successful audit outcomes.
• Review and approve quality procedures, inspection plans, specifications, and process documentation.
• Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives that increase process capability and product reliability.
• Coach and mentor quality team members while establishing accountability and a culture of quality ownership.
• Support integration of quality processes, systems, and culture across acquired or newly integrated business operations.
• Manage department resources, priorities, and operational execution to meet business goals.

Skills

Quality management

AS9100 / ISO9001

APQP, control plans

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering or quality field

Tools

MES

Quality software

Digital quality tools

Job description

Beehive Industries, headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, seeks a Quality Operations leader to manage daily quality activities across manufacturing and assembly. You will lead a team of quality professionals and drive systems aligned with AS9100/ISO9001 while partnering with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure regulatory and customer requirements are met.

The role emphasizes APQP, control plans, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement, with responsibilities to mentor