Join a long-established aerospace and defense manufacturer with over 80 years of proven performance supporting critical commercial, military, and space programs worldwide. The organization is a trusted supplier of advanced ducting systems and precision-engineered components used on some of the most demanding aviation and defense platforms. You’ll step into a high-accountability Director of Qualityrole reporting directly to the CEO & President. You’ll lead Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, and the QMS interface, with a strong focus on in-process, incoming, and final inspection, NCMR/MRB, scrap reduction, supplier quality, corrective action, and day-to-day production support. Why This Role? Competitive Compensation: Base salary + 10% annual bonus target, providing a strong compensation package for an experienced aerospace quality leader. Strong Culture, Benefits & Onsite Amenities: Work for an organization focused ontaking care of its people, with anonsite cafeteriaand competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options,401(k) with company match, PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave. Career Growth & Veteran-Friendly Culture: Join an organization experiencing significant growth with opportunities to expand your leadership impact, while working in aveteran-friendly environmentthat values military experience, leadership, and technical expertise. Major Space Projects: Approximately$250 million in space projects are currently underway, providing strong visibility into future business and continued demand. Trusted Aerospace Supplier: Work with advanced commercial, military, and space applications. Diverse Aerospace Programs: Gain exposure tocommercial aviation, military aviation, and growing space programs, creating a technically challenging and diversified manufacturing environment. Executive-Level Visibility: Report directly to theCEO & Presidentand serve as a core member of the senior leadership team, giving you significant influence across the organization. Hands-On Quality Leadership: This is afactory-focused quality leadership role, where you will directly influence incoming, in-process, and final inspection, NCMR/MRB, supplier quality, corrective action, and scrap reduction. Broad Technical Environment: Work acrossmetal fabrication, welding, NDT, machining, grinding, honing, broaching, and electro-mechanical assemblywhile partnering with Engineering, Operations, Production, and Supply Chain. High-Impact Quality & Supplier Leadership: Lead initiatives addressingscrap, customer complaints, incoming material rejections, production quality, supplier performance, root cause analysis, and corrective action .AS9100 & Continuous Improvement: Apply practicalAS9100 Rev. Dexperience while driving zero-defect quality planning, process improvement, audit readiness, and measurable manufacturing improvements. Strong People-Focused Culture: Join a company with a strong focus ontaking care of its people, a veteran-friendly environment, onsite cafeteria, and opportunities to build a long-term career.
What You’ll Do:- Lead the Quality organization across
- Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, QMS, and Test, with a primary focus on factory-floor execution.
- Drive improvements inincoming, in-process, and final inspection, NCMR/MRB review and disposition, scrap reduction, customer complaints, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Production, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and ensure customer requirements are effectively translated to the manufacturing floor.
Lead the:
Repairs & Overhauls (R&O)function through completion, customer commitments, tooling/equipment disposition, and orderly close-out. Develop and lead the Quality organization while maintaining AS9100 readiness, supplier performance, customer satisfaction, and overall manufacturing quality.
What You Bring:- 10+ years of quality experiencein alow-to-medium volume precision production manufacturing environment, with the majority of your career spent running quality operations on the factory floor.
- Strong aerospace manufacturing background with experience supportingmachining and assembly of precision components .Demonstrated
- Director-level or senior management experienceleading quality within a manufacturing plant.
Must-have technical depth inNCMR/MRB review and disposition, incoming/in-process/final inspection, supplier quality management, root cause analysis, corrective action, and scrap reduction .Bachelor’s degree required, preferably inMechanical Engineering, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related field. PracticalAS9100 Rev. DQMS experience is essential.
