Quality Manager (Final Assembly Line)

STS Technical Services is hiring an experienced Quality Manager in Stuart, Florida, to lead production quality and regulatory compliance for a new aircraft Final Assembly Line.

This role is responsible for overseeing the Quality Management System, maintaining compliance with EASA Part-21G requirements and approved production procedures, and ensuring aircraft, assemblies, components and manufacturing processes meet applicable quality and conformity standards.

The Quality Manager will support aircraft release and initial airworthiness activities, drive continuous improvement and help establish a strong quality culture across production and engineering operations.

Position Overview

The Quality Manager will lead production quality activities while maintaining the Quality Management System and ensuring compliance with applicable aerospace regulatory requirements.

This position requires extensive aerospace manufacturing or aircraft production quality experience, strong leadership capabilities and a thorough understanding of product conformity, audits, nonconformance management and corrective action processes.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the Quality Management System in accordance with EASA Part-21G requirements and approved production procedures
• Oversee production inspections and conformity verification
• Manage production quality controls
• Support applicable aircraft release activities
• Lead root cause analysis for production and quality issues
• Develop and manage corrective and preventive actions
• Resolve nonconformances and support efforts to prevent recurrence
• Manage internal quality audits
• Support external regulatory audits
• Support customer audits
• Ensure audit findings are addressed and closed in a timely manner
• Monitor quality metrics and production performance
• Identify opportunities to reduce defects and rework
• Manage production quality risks
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage and develop quality personnel
• Establish competency requirements for quality team members
• Provide training and development
• Promote accountability across production and engineering teams
• Serve as a key quality contact for regulatory authorities as applicable
• Support customer and internal leadership quality requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in aerospace, quality management, engineering or a related field
• Significant quality management experience in aerospace manufacturing or aircraft production
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing quality teams
• Experience leading production quality functions
• Experience working under EASA Part-21G or an equivalent aerospace production regulatory framework
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems
• Experience with internal and external quality audits
• Strong understanding of product conformity requirements
• Experience managing nonconformances
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Experience using quality management systems or related software
• Ability to travel to Europe for up to three months during the transfer phase

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working directly with aviation regulatory authorities
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification
• Lean Manufacturing training
• Experience supporting new aircraft production programs
• Experience with manufacturing transfers
• Experience supporting certification activities
• Experience establishing or improving quality processes within a new or expanding aircraft manufacturing facility

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Ability to work in both office and aircraft manufacturing environments
• Ability to sit, stand and walk as required
• Ability to reach and perform visual inspection activities
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment in manufacturing areas

Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

About STS Technical Services

STS Technical Services is a Top 100 Staffing Firm that partners with leading aerospace, manufacturing, defense and industrial organizations across the United States. We connect skilled professionals with career opportunities where their experience can make an immediate impact.

Apply Today

If you have extensive aerospace quality management experience and are ready to lead production quality and regulatory compliance for a new aircraft Final Assembly Line, apply today to join STS Technical Services as a Quality Manager in Stuart, Florida.