Site Quality Director – Aerospace & Defense (AS9100 Expert)

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off and holidays

Life and disability insurance

Employee assistance and wellness ресур

Incentive compensation eligibility

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) in Moorpark, CA, is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the site quality organization, own quality performance, systems, and customer compliance in a demanding aerospace and defense manufacturing environment.

This hands-on leader will balance strategic oversight with floor-level action, ensure AS9100 alignment, drive containment and corrective actions, and partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Operations, or related technical field.
• Significant quality leadership experience in manufacturing, preferably aerospace/defense.
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and customer quality requirements.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing quality professionals.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on execution levels.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience in a rapidly scaling or complex production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead site quality leadership with ownership for quality performance, compliance, and execution.
• Strengthen the site quality management system aligned with AS9100.
• Drive containment, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
• Represent site in customer-facing quality matters and drive issue resolution.
• Coach and develop the quality team; build a culture of ownership and continuous learning.

Skills

Quality leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decisions

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/related field

Tools

AS9100 knowledge

Job description

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) in Moorpark, CA, is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the site quality organization, own quality performance, systems, and customer compliance in a demanding aerospace and defense manufacturing environment.

This hands-on leader will balance strategic oversight with floor-level action, ensure AS9100 alignment, drive containment and corrective actions, and partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to improve