Lead Manufacturing Specialist 1 - Production Quality

GE Aerospace•Evendale, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on managing, ensuring, and improving capabilities to comply with external standards and regulations. The specialist will leverage knowledge of best practices and understand how their area integrates with others, while being aware of the competitive landscape.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years quality compliance experience)
minimum of 3 years quality compliance experience

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Established project management skills.
Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Responsibilities

Maintain, update, and improve the Quality Management System documentation, including quality manuals, procedures, work instructions, and forms.
Understand and translate applicable regulatory, customer, and industry standards into QMS requirements.
Define and track quality and compliance metrics (e.g., defects, audit findings, on-time CAPA closure, customer complaints).
Lead the preparation, maintenance, and surveillance for ISO certifications (for example, ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 as applicable).
Coordinate Management Review meetings: prepare inputs, track outputs, and ensure actions are closed.
Provide regular status reports to leadership on QMS performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Develop an annual audit plan; lead and perform internal audits across functions; train and coach internal auditors.
Serve as main point of contact for certification bodies, customers, and regulatory auditors. Coordinate logistics, evidence, and responses.
Record, investigate, and track nonconformities from audits, customer feedback, and internal findings.
Lead root cause analysis, ensure effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and verify effectiveness.
Support controlled change to processes and documentation to maintain compliance and traceability.
Conduct assessments and audits to gauge compliance with applicable regulatory, customer, and quality system compliance.
Partner with support staff and work teams to identify high risk areas and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Create, revise, and participate in quality system document updates.
Identify, drive and partner with the teams to implement projects that improve overall production quality and throughput.
Contribute to the success of product quality team.
Advise cross functional team on alternative approaches to Engineering activities, when appropriate.
Ensure quality records are maintained and assure retention compliance in accordance to regulatory and customer requirements.
Interface with, and provide support to, regulatory authorities, customer representatives, and supplier representatives.
Review technical documentation with a view to quality and compliance requirements.
Use LEAN methodologies to drive regulatory compliance, optimize quality systems that support field action, improve product quality and reliability.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace
Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
tuition assistance
adoption assistance
paid parental leave
disability insurance
life insurance
paid time-off for vacation or illness
Relocation Assistance Provided