Quality Systems Manager - Ft Wayne, IN or Endicott, NY
About The Position
Are you looking for a quality leadership role that has a diverse and growing portfolio developing and producing the most advanced electronic systems that protect our warfighters? Are you inspired to join an organization with a strong culture that’s focused on ensuring we are hearing all voices, being brilliant on the basics, and developing our teams and leaders? BAE Systems puts our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate for Those Who Move the World®”. Come join our team! BAE Systems Inc., Electronic Solutions (Controls and Avionic Solutions), is seeking a Quality Systems Manager to lead activities that sustain our AS9100 certification credentials, achieve compliance to IATF16949, achieve compliance to AS13100, and improve our business processes. The position can either be located in Endicott, NY or Fort Wayne, IN and will be responsible for:
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree and 8-10+ years of experience or 12-14+ years of relevent experience in lieu of degree
- Strong knowledge and experience for obtaining and/or maintaining AS9100 certification is strongly preferred
- Experience in the use of root cause analysis (RCCA) tools. Investigating and resolving customer complaints
- Strong and Demonstrated Communication Skills (written, verbal, visual) and interpersonal skills (listening and communicating within a group/team/geographically diverse environment).
- Exhibits a high degree of technical credibility and communicates highly-technical information in a simplistic and easily understandable way
- Ability to work independently
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or Technical field and 8-10+ years of experience
- People manager experience
- AS9100D Lead Auditor Certification
- ISO9001 Lead Auditor Certification
- IATF16949 Lead Auditor Certification
- Green Belt and / or DLSS Certification
- Experience with IATF 16949, AS13100 or ISO Quality Systems
- Strong knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- Experience dealing with highly regulated customers, government, and suppliers
Responsibilities
- Leading the site Business Management System (BMS) and Quality Management System (QMS) implementation and maintenance.
- Establishing a compliant QMS that meets or exceeds customer requirements and industry standards.
- Quality Management System design, policy definition, implementation, monitoring and analysis.
- Planning, developing, reviewing and communicating customer and program quality requirements and expectations.
- Leading an active engagement with 3rd party AS9100D certification registrar and auditors for planning and executing certification audits.
- Assessing and determining an implementation plan for IATF 16949 and AS13100
- Supporting the site internal audit programs.
- Driving prevention activities and Opportunities for Improvement across business sites.
- Supporting Risk Assessments, Lessons Learned and benchmarking.
- Leading quality training programs.
- Authoring and/or driving changes to command media that provide optimization, nonconformity prevention (aka: mistake proofing, benchmarking, improvements).
- Engaging Customer(s) to address nonconformities and present QMS Key Process Indicators (KPIs).
- Providing technical leadership for problem analysis and corrective action recommendations in consultation with other business functions.
- Supporting advanced quality assurance planning and associated activities to ensure implementation of specified requirements at minimum quality costs.
- Managing Corrective Action Responses, CAR system maintenance, Customer interface, Metrics and Reporting to Corrective Action Board.
- Work closely with leadership to provide proactive, value-added solutions and program, factory, customer, and supply chain support.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health savings accounts
- a 401(k) savings plan
- disability coverage
- life and accident insurance
- employee assistance program
- a legal plan
- discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave
- company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
