Quality Control Manager

Position: Aerospace Quality Control Lead (Hands-On)
Type: Full-time, onsite
Schedule: Monday–Friday
Salary Range ( $70k- $80k)

Growing facility in Anaheim is hiring a hands-on Quality Control  Lead.
This is not a desk-only quality management role. The person must be onsite daily and will work on the production floor, performing inspections and troubleshooting alongside the team while supervising a small group of inspectors and maintaining the AS9100 quality system.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform receiving, first-article, in-process, and final inspections daily
• Inspect sheet metal fabricated parts, weldments, and CNC-machined components
• Interpret blueprints, specs, and GD&T
• Use precision tools (calipers, micrometers, height gauges; CMM exposure a plus)
• Lead/train/hold accountable a small team of quality inspectors
• Drive NCRs, MRB, root cause, corrective actions (CAPA), customer complaints
• Maintain AS9100 documentation, traceability, calibration, audit readiness
• Conduct internal audits; support registrar audits and customer visits
• Partner with production/engineering to solve issues quickly without slowing shipments

Requirements 

• 5+ years manufacturing quality experience
• 2+ years leading quality staff/inspectors (as a lead/supervisor/manager)
• Strong hands-on dimensional inspection + blueprint reading / GD&T
• Experience with fabricated sheet metal and/or machined components
• Working knowledge of aerospace AS9100, NCR/MRB, CAPA, audits
• Comfortable spending most of the day on the shop floor (standing/walking)
• Must meet ITAR/EAR requirements as a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Protected Individual).

PandoLogic. Keywords: Quality Control / Quality Assurance Manager, Location: Anaheim, CA - 92816