Quality Manager

Cooperative Industries Aerospace & Defense a division of kSARIA is a leading supplier of integrated wire harnesses to the airline industry, serving most of the leading manufacturers in the industry. Our facility offers new harnesses built to customer specifications, as well as a FAA-certified repair facility for wire harnesses and braided metal hose manufacturing for use in demanding fluid applications.

The quality manager is responsible for managing and controlling all aspects of the AS9100 quality management system. This includes leading a quality first mindset within the plant, supervising the hourly inspectors and representing the company in customer-facing roles.

The quality manager is responsible for the following:

• Ensuring compliance with all aspects of the quality management system and the AS9100 standard.
• Maintaining the document control process. Be able to explain business process compliance to all stakeholders in the quality system. 
• Leading the preparation of management reviews, Material Review Boards, supplier quality reviews and corrective action reviews. 
• Establishing the internal audit schedule, as well as coordinating third party audits with the AS9100 registrar, customers, and any other third-party agencies.
• Championing the root cause and correction action process…. focusing on systemic corrective actions. Strong data analysis skills are required. 
• Driving continuous improvement activities to both enhance the quality system and support product throughput and efficiency goals. 
• Ensuring timely resolution of supplier failure, corrective actions and preventative actions. 
• Performing these common managerial duties: managing work schedules within the quality department. Lead and train the quality management team and perform employee performance reviews.
• Maintain PMA status to current working revisions. Maintain accredited certification, schedule and coordinate all source inspection functions. 

• Must be able to understand, comply, and improve established company policies and procedures. These policies and procedures must be flowed to all stakeholders in the quality process.
• Coordinate and manage specific projects as they relate to quality functions.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.
• Requires strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills and the ability to interface with all departments.
• Must be organized and able to read and understand engineering drawings, parts lists, electrical schematics, etc.
• Ability to write working procedures, processes, and work instructions.
• General knowledge of and experience with Military Specifications
• Advanced knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100 requirements
• General knowledge of FAA Regulations and Inspection Requirements
• Ability to coordinate source inspection requirements with various customers.
• Knowledge of Government Source Inspection Requirements
• MS Office tools
• Must be a US Person - required for DoD 
• This is an onsite position in Fort Worth

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of AS9100 QMS leadership experience…or
• AA degree plus 7 years of AS9100 QMS leadership experience…. or
• 10 years of AS9100 QMS leadership experience (non-degree’ d experience may be considered)
• ASQ certifications a plus

  CIA&D  is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabilities/Veterans

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