Director, QA

General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems•Anniston, AL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team! This role directs programs and activities within the quality assurance functions of an organization. It supervises audit or inspection processes meant to monitor compliance with established quality standards. The Director administers policies and programs ensuring that organizational products and processes meet established quality standards. They participate in the development, implementation, and administration of an organizational quality management system and monitors progress against strategic quality-related goals. This role manages the work of a team of analysts that collect data identifying potential quality failures, evaluate quality of raw materials or components, in-progress goods, processes or operations, and implement and measure the impact of corrective actions. The Director solicits internal and external feedback with the goal of continuously improving processes or products. They lead and direct the work of other managers and have responsibility for personnel actions including hiring, performance management, and termination with concurrence from HR & General Managers.

Requirements

Associate's Degree and 8-10 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Ability to work as part of a team.
Management skills.
Problem/situation analysis.
Oral and written communication skills.
Ability to build collaborative relationships.
Analytical thinking skills.
Judgement.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree
Quality Management, Engineering or Business degree preferred

Responsibilities

Follows policies, procedures, and methods to evaluate and improve the quality of products, materials, components and/or operations
Follows and/ or develops, assures and maintains the quality of products and processes through standard procedures & systems (e.g., ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000 & AS9100 standards), quality audits/ review process, etc.
Directs programs and activities within the quality assurance functions of an organization.
Supervises audit or inspection processes meant to monitor compliance with established quality standards.
Administers policies and programs ensuring that organizational products and processes meet established quality standards.
Participates in the development, implementation, and administration of an organizational quality management system and monitors progress against strategic quality-related goals.
Manages the work of a team of analysts that collect data identifying potential quality failures, evaluate quality of raw materials or components, in-progress goods, processes or operations, and implement and measure the impact of corrective actions.
Solicits internal and external feedback with the goal of continuously improving processes or products.
Leads and directs the work of other managers and has responsibility for personnel actions including hiring, performance management, and termination with concurrence from HR & General Managers.