Quality Manager - Aerospace

Our client is a world-class aerospace manufacturing company with an immediate need for a Quality Manager at its facility located in Knoxville, TN.

Why Is This a Great Opportunity?

• Base Salary: $105k - $150k
• 401k with company match
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life, accident, and disability insurance
• Paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and parental leave
• Relocation assistance available nationwide

Unique Growth Opportunity

Our client runs a decentralized model where each facility operates independently, so the Quality Manager can make an immediate impact on the system and the metrics. The company promotes from within and retains its people, so there is real room to grow.

Position Summary

The Quality Manager develops, maintains, and improves the systems that assure aerospace product meets customer specifications and reliability standards. This role owns the AS9100 quality system, the audit program, and customer quality resolution. The Quality Manager reports to the Plant Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Own and improve the AS9100 Rev D quality management system, work instructions, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance to AS9100 Rev D and customer standards through internal audits.
• Manage NADCAP special-process accreditation and FAA inspection requirements where applicable.
• Own first article inspection (AS9102) and aerospace APQP/PPAP (AS9145) for new and changed parts.
• Develop and analyze statistical data to validate customer and company requirements.
• Manage the corrective action program and represent the company in customer and regulatory audits.
• Resolve customer quality and non-conforming issues.
• Report on delivered quality, scrap, rework, first pass yield, and corrective-action timeliness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience managing a quality program in aerospace, including ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 Rev D.
• Experience with AS9102 first article inspection and AS9145 (aerospace APQP/PPAP).
• Familiarity with NADCAP, FAA Parts 145/21, DCMA, and DMIR/DAR preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean and Kaizen techniques.
• Proficient in MS Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Superior written and oral communication skills.

Standards note: AS9100 Rev D is current. The IAQG is renaming the series to IA9100, expected in late 2026, so plan to update this ad on release.

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