Team Lead - Quality NDI

Albany International Corp.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany International Corp. in Salt Lake City seeks an NDT Team Leader to guide the Non-Destructive Testing organization, including Operations, Engineering, and Responsible Level III, ensuring safe, quality products and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes leadership over hands-on certification, budgeting, staffing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to achieve production objectives while maintaining NAS410 compliance.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in manufacturing, aerospace, quality, engineering, or operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the NDT organization including Operations, Engineering, and Technical Authority.
• Develop and execute goals aligned with safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement.
• Establish staffing plans, succession planning, and development strategies.
• Foster accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.
• Lead organizational change initiatives to scale NDT capabilities.
• Monitor KPIs like throughput, quality, schedule adherence, and cost performance.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to resolve issues.
• Lead NDT Engineers in process development, equipment qualification, and automation.
• Prioritize projects to improve inspection capability, capacity, repeatability, and cost effectiveness.
• Coordinate with Central Engineering on tooling, machine programming, controls, reliability, and capital equipment initiatives.
• Support implementation of new inspection technologies and process improvements.
• Partner with the Responsible Level III to ensure NAS410 compliance and regulatory standards.
• Support personnel qualification programs, written practices, and audit readiness.
• Ensure resources are available to maintain technical excellence without taking independent Level III responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Strategic planning

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Business, or related technical discipline

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

The NDT Team Leader is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and strategic direction of the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) organization. This role provides leadership for NDT Operations, NDT Engineering, and the Responsible Level III while ensuring the department safely delivers quality products, supports production objectives, develops technical capabilities, and drives continuous improvement.

Job Description

The NDT Team Leader is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and strategic direction of the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) organization. This role provides leadership for NDT Operations, NDT Engineering, and the Responsible Level III while ensuring the department safely delivers quality products, supports production objectives, develops technical capabilities, and drives continuous improvement. The NDT Team Leader is accountable for department performance, staffing, budget management, customer support, capital planning, and organizational development. While NDT technical experience is preferred, this position is primarily a leadership role. The Responsible Level III maintains independent authority for NDT certification, written practices, procedures, and technical compliance in accordance with NAS410 and applicable customer and regulatory requirements.

Job Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the NDT organization, including Operations, Engineering, and Technical Authority.
• Develop and execute departmental goals aligned with business objectives related to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement.
• Establish department priorities, staffing plans, succession planning, and employee development strategies.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and support business growth through scalable NDT capabilities.

Operations Management

• Monitor key performance indicators including throughput, productivity, quality, schedule adherence, equipment utilization, and cost performance.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to resolve operational issues.

Engineering & Technical Support

• Provide leadership to NDT Engineers responsible for process development, equipment qualification, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Prioritize engineering projects that improve inspection capability, capacity, repeatability, and cost effectiveness.
• Coordinate with Central Engineering on tooling, machine programming, controls, reliability, and capital equipment initiatives.
• Support implementation of new inspection technologies and process improvements.

Technical Governance

• Partner with the Responsible Level III to ensure compliance with NAS410, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Support the Responsible Level III in maintaining personnel qualification programs, written practices, technical procedures, and audit readiness.
• Ensure adequate resources are available to maintain technical excellence without assuming the independent responsibilities of the Responsible Level III.

Shift

Day

Experience/Education/Skills

Qualifications / Characteristics

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Business, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within manufacturing, aerospace, quality, engineering, or operations.
• Strong organizational, communication, and people leadership skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, quality systems, and process improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and enterprise business systems (SAP experience preferred).