Supplier Quality Manager

CIRCOR Aerospace; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

CIRCOR Aerospace is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager in Corona, CA to establish and execute a comprehensive quality strategy for supplier quality, development, and risk management. You will oversee qualification, performance improvement initiatives, and process validation while coordinating with Procurement, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality teams.

Travel up to 50% may be required; experience with ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9110, Nadcap is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in aerospace quality and manufacturing, including at least 4 years of supervisory experience.
• Diploma or Bachelor’s in engineering (BE) in Mechanical / Production / Industrial with related supplier quality experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the supplier quality management process and lead supplier quality engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Interface with suppliers and customers on supplier quality and delivery issues and activities.
• Travel to supplier facilities up to 50% as needed, including extended stays.
• Drive supplier process capability improvements through variation reduction and statistical methods.
• Lead investigations and corrective actions to ensure quality systems compliance (ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9110, Nadcap).

Education

Diploma / Bachelor’s in engineering (BE) – Mechanical / Production / Industrial

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $132,000 USD to $166,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

About CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is focused on the design, development, and manufacture of specialty fluid and motion control products for demanding aerospace and defense applications. CIRCOR products are flying on most commercial and military aircraft, including single and twin aisle air transport, business and regional jets, military transports and fighters, and commercial and military rotorcraft. Other markets include unmanned aircraft, shipboard applications, and military ground vehicles.

Business units are in Corona, California; Warren, Massachusetts; Hauppauge, New York; Paris, France; Uxbridge, UK; and Tangier, Morocco. Parent company CIRCOR International is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is headquartered in Corona, California.

Position Summary

The Supplier Quality Manager is responsible for establishing and executing a comprehensive quality strategy leading the organization's supplier quality, supplier development, and supplier risk management programs to ensure supplier performance meets customer, regulatory, and business requirements. This role directly oversees supplier qualification, supplier performance improvement initiatives, supplier manufacturing process validation, and quality system compliance while leading Supplier Quality Engineers and cross-functional teams. You will partner daily with Procurement, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Operations and other Quality functions to ensure technical and quality requirements are flowed down clearly, executed by suppliers, and verified with appropriate independence.

Primary Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the Supplier Quality Management process, including but not limited to:
• Supplier assessment and selection
• Travel to supplier facilities up to 50% at times, including extended stays.
• Interface with suppliers and customers on all supplier quality and delivery-related issues and activities.
• Drive supplier process capability improvements through variation reduction, error-proofing, and implementation of statistical process control.
• Provide leadership on problem-solving teams to drive root cause analysis and corrective action plans.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with processes, specifically supply chain processes.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) from a design-for-quality and supplier capability perspective.
• Manage Supplier Quality Engineers and the overall Supplier Management process.
• Drive the Circor RCCA process through the suppliers.
• Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) and Configuration Control Board (CCB) processes.
• Develop process flowcharts/diagrams and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (PFMEA).
• Conduct and participate in internal and external quality systems, process, and product audits.
• Provide technical leadership team members.
• Develop product quality plans and inspection methodologies.
• Experience with machining or flight-critical components/systems preferred.
• Strong business and technical writing, presentation, planning, problem-solving, organizational, project management, and decision-making skills.
• Understanding of Aerospace Quality Management Systems. ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9110, Nadcap, and others

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in aerospace quality and manufacturing, including at least 4 years of supervisory experience.
• Diploma / Bachelor’s in engineering (BE) – Mechanical / Production / Industrial with (5 to 7 yrs for BE / 7 to 10 yrs for Diploma) experience in supplier quality / strategic sourcing function.

CIRCOR is an EEO Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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