Quality Manager

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company•Moorpark, CA

21d•$160,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) is seeking a Quality Manager for its Moorpark, California facility. This site-level leadership role is responsible for quality performance, quality systems, customer compliance, manufacturing quality, corrective action, and development of the quality team in a complex aerospace and defense manufacturing environment. The Quality Manager leads the site quality organization and works closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Program Management. The role combines strategic quality-system leadership with hands-on issue resolution on the manufacturing floor. The manager strengthens compliance with AS9100, customer requirements, and applicable aerospace and defense standards; leads containment and structured problem solving; and improves process capability, first-pass yield, defect prevention, and customer confidence. The role also involves representing the site in customer-facing quality matters, supporting audits and customer reviews, and building a culture of accountability, transparency, urgency, and continuous improvement. The position supports mission-critical aerospace, missile, defense, and space programs as the site grows in production demand and complexity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Significant quality leadership experience in manufacturing.
Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and customer quality requirements.
Demonstrated experience with manufacturing quality, root cause analysis, corrective action, containment, and quality-system improvement.
Experience leading, coaching, and developing quality professionals.
Ability to work effectively at both the strategic and hands-on execution levels.
Strong customer-facing communication skills and credibility.
Proven ability to influence cross-functionally across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Program Management.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Engineering, Quality, Operations, or a related technical field.
Aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience.
Experience in a rapidly scaling or complex production environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the site quality organization and own quality performance, compliance, and execution.
Set expectations, priorities, accountability, and operating rhythm across the quality team.
Balance floor-level issue resolution with broader site priorities and quality-system improvement.
Partner with Operations leadership to support Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost objectives.
Maintain and strengthen the site quality management system in alignment with AS9100, customer requirements, and applicable aerospace and defense standards.
Ensure adherence to internal procedures, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
Support audits, customer reviews, compliance activities, and quality-system improvement initiatives.
Identify systemic risks and lead actions to improve process capability, discipline, and predictability.
Lead containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, and preventive action for manufacturing quality issues.
Use data, facts, and cross-functional engagement to drive structured problem solving.
Partner with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to resolve quality issues.
Improve first-pass yield, reduce escapes, strengthen defect prevention, and support production readiness.
Represent the site in customer-facing quality matters and lead communication and resolution of customer concerns, nonconformances, corrective actions, and quality-performance issues.
Build working relationships across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Program teams and influence shared ownership of quality.
Coach, develop, and hold the quality team accountable for performance, discipline, and continuous improvement.
Build team capability, succession depth, and engagement; develop quality leaders and individual contributors.