Quality Management System Auditor

Thales • Salt Lake City, UT

16h • $58,074 - $110,855 • Onsite

About The Position

Thales is seeking a Quality Management System Auditor to assess the effectiveness of its quality management system and evaluate compliance with applicable standards and established procedures. The role plans and conducts quality management system audits, reviews processes and supporting documentation, identifies nonconformities and opportunities for improvement, communicates findings, and follows up on corrective actions to support continuous improvement.

The auditor contributes to the internal audit schedule and independently plans assigned audits. Duties include conducting internal process and quality system audits, performing assigned supplier assessments, supporting customer audits and external certification assessments, documenting and presenting findings, coordinating corrective action follow-up, maintaining audit records and metrics, and recommending improvements. The position is fully onsite in Salt Lake City, Utah, and requires approximately 10–15% annual travel. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Quality, or a related discipline and at least two years of relevant experience in quality assurance, quality management systems, or auditing; alternatively, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer certification and at least four years of relevant internal auditing experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently conducting process or quality management system audits, including planning, evidence evaluation, reporting, and corrective action follow-up.
• Ability to manage assigned audits and competing priorities within established schedules and procedures.
• Experience applying ISO 9001:2015 and/or AS9100 Revision D requirements in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Completion of recognized internal auditor training for ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 and ability to apply relevant standards during audits.
• Ability to interpret quality management system requirements and evaluate compliance using objective evidence.
• Strong analytical skills and professional judgment to identify gaps, assess significance, and recognize recurring issues.
• Working knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective action processes, and methods for verifying corrective action effectiveness.
• Strong listening, interviewing, written communication, and presentation skills, including communicating findings constructively when evidence or conclusions are challenged.
• Ability to collaborate with employees, suppliers, and leaders across functions and organizational levels in a matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and tools used to maintain audit records, track corrective actions, and report metrics.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined in applicable law, or otherwise authorized or eligible for authorization to access hardware, software, technology, or technical data controlled under ITAR and/or EAR.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire; visa sponsorship is not available.
• Ability to perform assigned duties while sitting or standing and lift up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to travel approximately 10–15% annually.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the internal audit schedule and independently plan assigned audits by reviewing prior findings, process performance, changes, risks, quality management system documentation, and corrective action records.
• Define audit scope, criteria, evidence requirements, and timing with relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct internal process and quality management system audits through interviews, observation, document review, and objective evidence sampling.
• Perform assigned external supplier assessments supporting qualification, ongoing monitoring, and corrective action verification while maintaining objectivity, confidentiality, and independence.
• Evaluate audit evidence against applicable requirements, document factual findings and opportunities for improvement, classify gaps using established criteria, and escalate significant concerns to the Quality Manager.
• Facilitate opening and closing meetings and prepare and present audit reports communicating scope, findings, evidence, requirements, and follow-up to process owners and management.
• Support assigned customer audits and external certification assessments by coordinating evidence and following up on findings.
• Coordinate corrective action follow-up with process owners, evaluate proposed actions, monitor commitments, verify implementation and effectiveness, document closure recommendations, and escalate overdue or ineffective actions.
• Maintain audit records and metrics on audit completion, findings, corrective action status, and recurring issues.
• Analyze audit results to identify trends and recommend improvements to processes, procedures, and audit practices.

Benefits

• Elective health, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, voluntary life and AD&D, whole group life with LTC, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, legal plan, identity theft protection, and pet insurance.
• Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment, with a company contribution and match and no vesting period.
• Company-paid holidays and Paid Time Off.
• Company-provided life insurance, AD&D, disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level