Job Description:
CNC Machine Facilities & Textiles (support managers in both areas) – Full Time Salary
Pay Range: Dependent on Education & Experience
Direct Report: Quality Manager, President & Vice President of Falcon
This key role will support the quality managers of two company division. This position ensures that products, processes, and manufacturing systems meet strict safety, reliavility, and regulatory standards.
Primary Objectives
· Support quality manager in oversight and direction to the employees under your supervision in the operating unit in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.
· Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.
· Consciously create a workplace culture that is consistent with the overall organizations and that emphasizes the identified mission, vision, guiding principles, and values of the organization.
· Lead employees using a performance management and development process that provides an overall context and framework to encourage employee contribution and includes goal setting, feedback, and performance development planning.
· Lead employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, continuous improvement, and goal accomplishment.
· Maintain transparent communication. Appropriately communicate organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, and appropriate email, IM (Instant Messaging), and regular interpersonal communication.
Perform Department Improvement
· Plan, evaluate, and improve the efficiency of business processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, efficiency, and output.
· Establish and maintain relevant controls and feedback systems to monitor the operation of the department.
· Review performance data that includes financial, sales, and activity reports and spreadsheets, to monitor and measure departmental productivity, goal achievement, QMS KPI’s and overall effectiveness.
· Communicate regularly with other managers, the director, vice president, president, and other designated contacts within the organization.
· Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain ISO 9001/AS-9100 Quality Management System
- Interface with Management team to support growth and success.
- Manage quality team and training
- Manage quality schedule
- Track, monitor and report company KPI’s and quality metrics related to the companies processes and performance.
- Review and provide feedback and/or approval of Falcon internally created models and 2D drawings.
- Create CAD models for production
- Inspect FAT, PLT's, TMTS, and products
- Responsible for maintaining training records, with help from HR and Management team
- Maintain calibration system for inspection equipment and measuring items.
- Suggest and implement ideas to improve procedures and efficiency.
- Oversee new vendor onboarding and vendor rating system.
- Capable of Inspecting product (Visually, Mechanically and Electrically) and review documentation at applicable surveillance process steps (In-Process or Final) per print specifications, work orders, sales orders purchase order, and documented procedures.
- Work with manufacturing to resolve quality issues
- Be able Conduct First Article Inspections if needed
- Be able to assist with Customer In-Process Source Inspections if needed
- Review and approve redlines to documentation and update QMS related procedures/work instructions.
· Consistent 40-hour work week while production is active on site.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
· ACCOUNTABILITY - Accountable for measurable, high quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
· AUDITING & COMPLIANCE - Conduct internal and supplier audit to maintain compliance with AS9100
· CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION: Partner with design, manufacturing, R&D, and supply chain teams to build quality standards.
· INITIATIVE - Takes prompt action to accomplish tasks and meet goals and objectives.
· PROCESS & PRODUCT OVERSIGHT - Develop and implement quality control standards, inspection plans, and testing procedures across production cycles.
· PROBLEM SOLVING/DECISION MAKING - Identifies and analyzes problems weighing the relevance and accuracy of available information. Generates and evaluates alternative solutions and makes effective and timely decisions.
· QUANTITY/QUALITY of WORK - Pays close attention to detail. Strives to achieve accuracy and consistency in all tasks.
· ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION - Lead failure analysis and problem-solving activities (such as 8D, 5 Whys, or FMEA) when non-conformances or defects occur.
· SERVICE ORIENTATION – Applies effective interpersonal and problem-solving skills when responding to customers, fellow employees, or outside contractors.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a n aerospace manufacturing environment.
- Excellent computer skills, good with documentation, organized and efficient.
- Experience with geometric dimensioning & tolerancing
- Dependable, flexible, excellent communication – verbal and written.
- Experience with MRP/ERP and Manufacturing Quality Control.
- Be experienced in reading blue prints, defining measurement techniques, performing inspections and documenting data.
- Experience using magnifying devices, test equipment, and precision measuring instruments (micrometers, indicators, calipers and comparators) is highly desired.
- Must be familiar with AIS9100 or similar Quality System. Military/Aerospace regulations familiarity is highly desired.
- Familiar with Department of War (Defense) and DLA quality requirements and paperwork submittals
- Read blueprints and specifications: 4 years Required
- Ability to understand aerospace specifications and the flow-down of information
- Ability to assist product and support employees with quality issues when necessary
- Ability to perform First Articles, First Piece, Floor, Receiving, Final and Outside Process Inspection
- Bachelor's degree or master's in engineering related field - Must have demonstrated computer literacy.
- Must be a U.S. person in order to comply with all applicable U.S. export control and security regulations
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
(*) The work environment for this job is in an office and can require you to go into the manufacturing shop floor, which is heated and air-conditioned. The noise level is usually high due to industrial machines. This position requires frequent walking, frequent standing, frequent lifting, frequent typing, frequent use of a computer screen, as well as sitting at a desk.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
(*) The position requires that the employee be regularly required to stand, move, talk, see, and hear. The employee is regularly required to life, stand; walk; reach with hands and arms. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision. Specific physical abilities include abilities to move items in all directions with body, hands, and fingers.
(*) Note: Both the Physical Demand and Work Environment sections are required by the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability of hearing, sight, smell and touch, coupled with eye/hand coordination.
- Extensive use of arms, hands, and fingers in the manipulation of tools, objects and controls is necessary
- Lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
- Walk, stand, and/or sit for an entire shift.
- Work in repetitive environment to include one or more of the following for an entire shift: Grasp Grip, Reach, Pull, Push, Bend, Squat, Kneel or Balance.
- Work in different climates, such as heat or cold, for an entire shift.
WORK LOCATION:
- Two locations; Mesa, AZ 85212 (Required)
PRIMARY LANGUAGE:
- English (Required)
- Bilingual skills preferred (English/Spanish)
WORK AUTHORIZATION:
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person