First Line Quality Manager - Executive Fleet

Boeing•San Antonio, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a First Line Quality Manager to support the Executive Fleet Program Quality team in San Antonio, TX! The First Line Quality Manager will be hands-on and focused on day-to-day quality assurance and process control. Manages frontline quality specialists, analyzes data, reviews trends and creates recovery plans to ensure timely resolution of production issues to meet schedule and safety targets. Collaborates closely with internal customer and suppliers, manufacturing, test, and engineering to implement corrective actions and sustainable process improvements.

Requirements

5+ years of experience working in or supporting a manufacturing environment
3+ years of experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) processes and implementing corrective actions
Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross-functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership”
Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or higher
1+ year of experience with team building, developing and motivating employees
1+ year of experience working with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Department of Defense (DOD) contracts
Experience leading key process, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives

Responsibilities

Manages employees performing quality inspection, engineering and technical activities on or in support of programs through all phases of the product lifecycle
Develops quality strategies and plans in support of new business acquisition and execution of program/business plans
Provides education and coaching on the Quality System
Acquires and manages resources, provides quality technical management and leads performance improvements
Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, suppliers and direct reports
Oversees review of technical information to ensure quality and producibility
Manages, develops and motivates employees