Supplier Quality Program Leader

Chromalloy • Tampa, FL

3d • $137,600 - $180,600

About The Position

Chromalloy is seeking a Supplier Quality Program Leader to lead its enterprise supplier quality program and strengthen supplier performance across aerospace manufacturing, repair, PMA, and contract-maintenance operations. The role provides leadership, direction, and coaching, with a strong focus on aviation safety, quality, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and supplier development.

The successful candidate will build a risk-based supplier quality program, lead supplier qualification and performance management, and standardize supplier controls across the enterprise while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The work supports aviation safety and reliability by strengthening supplier capability, reducing risk, improving performance, and helping ensure aircraft operate safely.

The role may be based at any US Chromalloy location and involves approximately 30–50% domestic and international travel to supplier and Chromalloy sites. The position may require work outside regularly scheduled hours, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, based on operational needs. Only US persons, as defined in the posting, may be considered. Offers are conditioned on successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in aerospace quality, supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or regulatory compliance.
• 5+ years of leadership or program-management experience in aerospace manufacturing, MRO, repair station, PMA, or supply-chain environments.
• Experience building or leading risk-based supplier qualification, audit, surveillance, and performance-management programs.
• Hands-on experience with special processes, first article inspection, supplier corrective action, counterfeit-parts prevention, and approved supplier controls.
• Working knowledge of FAA Parts 21 and 145, with experience supporting EASA, CAAC, or other aviation authority requirements.
• Ability to influence across sites and functions, communicate with senior leaders, and make disciplined decisions when supplier risk is high.
• Must qualify as a US person under the government-regulation criteria stated in the posting.
• Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen is a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a related field.
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Supplier Quality Professional, or equivalent certification.
• AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent continuous-improvement certification.
• NADCAP audit, special-process accreditation, or supplier-development experience.
• Experience implementing supplier-quality processes in ComplianceQuest or a comparable enterprise quality-management system.
• Experience supporting multiple aerospace facilities and international suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and continuously improve an enterprise supplier quality program for ECRS and PARTS suppliers.
• Create a risk-based supplier segmentation model using part criticality, regulatory requirements, special processes, accreditation, escapes, performance, single-source exposure, and counterfeit risk.
• Own governance of the enterprise approved supplier list, including approval scope, supplier status, qualification, requalification, and disqualification requirements.
• Lead supplier audits, source inspections, first article reviews, special-process assessments, and performance-based surveillance.
• Establish supplier scorecards and executive-level reporting for quality, delivery, responsiveness, audit results, corrective-action effectiveness, and overall risk.
• Lead containment, root cause, corrective action, effectiveness verification, and escalation for systemic or high-risk supplier issues.
• Integrate FAA, EASA, CAAC, AS9100, AS9120, NADCAP, customer, and counterfeit-parts prevention requirements into standardized supplier controls.
• Serve as the business process owner for supplier quality workflows in ComplianceQuest, including risk scores, audits, escapes, corrective actions, and dashboards.
• Standardize procedures, forms, audit criteria, data practices, and escalation processes across Chromalloy sites.
• Coach and mentor supplier quality engineers, buyers, auditors, and site quality leaders while influencing suppliers and internal partners across the enterprise.
• Model integrity and accountability, connect team efforts to a meaningful purpose, champion continuous improvement, build inclusive partnerships, and recognize contributions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and flexible benefit options starting on day one, including medical, dental, vision, EAP, wellness incentives, and 401(k) with employer matching.
• Development and progression opportunities, including regular performance conversations, training and development curriculum, and engineering fellowship programs.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, paid holidays, and parental leave, eligible on the first day of employment.
• Competitive pay, with eligibility for quarterly and annual bonuses depending on role and site.

What This Job Offers

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