Senior Quality Manager | Precision Machining & AS9100

Essenti Talent; Bristol (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Essenti Talent in Bristol, CT seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead a precision-machining quality team and sustain an AS9100-certified QMS. The role combines hands-on inspection leadership with strategic quality-system management to ensure customer, regulatory, and internal requirements are met.

The ideal candidate will drive root-cause analysis, process improvements, and training across the shop floor while coordinating audits and maintaining calibrated measurement equipment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in quality roles for precision-machined parts.
• 10+ years of quality experience within an AS9100-certified QMS.
• Experience leading a Quality department and supervising staff.
• Hands-on experience with first article, first-piece, in-process, and final inspections.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 requirements, internal auditing, and external audit prep.
• Advanced ability to read engineering drawings, blueprints, solid models, and customer specs.
• Strong knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Experience using precision measurement equipment and performing bench or layout inspections.
• Experience programming or operating CMM and vision-inspection systems.
• Knowledge of nonconformance management, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, MRB processes.
• Familiarity with SPC, process capability, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing.
• Ability to train and coach operators on blueprint reading, GD&T, and inspection methods.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; collaborative leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality department and supervise approximately 2–3 QA personnel.
• Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team.
• Maintain and continuously improve the AS9100 QMS.
• Ensure quality procedures are implemented across the organization.
• Perform and supervise first article, first-piece, in-process, and final inspections.
• Prepare and review First Article Inspection documentation and Production Process submissions.
• Ensure parts and processes meet customer specifications before shipment.
• Program, operate and maintain CMM and vision-inspection systems.
• Read and interpret complex drawings and GD&T requirements.
• Train operators and inspectors on measurement methods and GD&T.
• Coordinate internal and external audits; communicate with customers on quality issues.
• Lead continuous-improvement initiatives including SPC and lean practices.

Skills

GD&T

CMM systems

AS9100

Leadership

First article inspection

Dimensional inspection

Root-cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

SPC

Blueprint reading

Tools

CMM systems

Vision inspection systems

Job description

Essenti Talent in Bristol, CT seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead a precision-machining quality team and sustain an AS9100-certified QMS. The role combines hands-on inspection leadership with strategic quality-system management to ensure customer, regulatory, and internal requirements are met.

The ideal candidate will drive root-cause analysis, process improvements, and training across the shop floor while coordinating audits and maintaining calibrated measurement equipment.