🌟 Site Quality Director
📍 Tallassee, AL | 💼 Full-Time | ✈️ Aerospace & Defense | 💰 Competitive Compensation + Benefits
Are you ready to lead quality transformation at a site that powers aerospace innovation?
The Site Quality Director is responsible for planning, implementing, assuring, and continuously improving the site’s Quality and Business Management System (QMS/BMS) to meet stakeholder expectations and maintain certification and regulatory approvals, including ISO 9001, AS9100, and applicable aviation safety regulations. This role ensures product safety, quality, and customer satisfaction through zero-defect planning, delivery excellence, and support for risk management, problem-solving, and quality improvement initiatives. The Director also provides governance, guidance, and leadership to embed a culture of quality across the site, drive compliance, and support business objectives through COPQ reduction and structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, RCCA, and A3.
What You'll Do
Leadership
1. Partner with site leadership to foster a strong Quality culture and provide governance and assurance leadership.
2. Coach teams on GKN Aerospace Global Standards and tailor local QMS/BMS processes to support business objectives.
3. Manage Quality resources, capability development, and act as the escalation point for delegated Quality authorities.
4. Represent the site in all Quality-related matters with customers, certifying bodies, and aerospace authorities.
Systems
5. Lead the planning, deployment, and continuous improvement of the site’s QMS/BMS, ensuring compliance with industry standards, aviation regulations, and APMS.
6. Oversee system hosting, process controls, and training for personnel using or defining QMS/BMS functions.
7. Monitor and act on Quality KPIs, including Quality Escapes and Cost of Poor Quality, to drive performance.
8. Analyze QMS/BMS data (e.g., process performance, CA timeliness, trends) to inform management reviews and business decisions.
Compliance
9. Plan and execute internal, customer, and third-party audits, ensuring resolution of findings and successful outcomes.
10. Lead product and process audits, including risk/opportunity analysis, to ensure product safety and conformity.
11. Manage systemic risk related to Quality, escalating issues to leadership and coordinating mitigation actions.
12. Hold regulatory authority for product compliance and approval of conformance documentation (e.g., EASA Form 1, Certificates of Conformity).
What You Bring
Required:
13. Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Business, or Quality Management—or equivalent experience.
14. 10+ years in quality leadership within aerospace or complex manufacturing.
15. Working knowedge in ISO 9001, AS9100, and aviation regulatory standards.
16. Strong command of Lean, APQP, and risk-based thinking.
17. Proven audit leadership using IAQG OASIS and Nadcap eAuditnet databases.
18. Exceptional communication and influence skills in a matrixed environment.
19. US Person with ability to work under ITAR compliance standards
Preferred:
20. Experience with AS13100 and aviation design/manufacturing regulations (Part 21G, Part J, Part 145).
21. Six Sigma certification and continuous improvement leadership.
22. Familiarity with IAQG SCMH, APQC frameworks, and AATT/IRCA AS9100/AS9110 training.
23. Commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement experience.
Why You’ll Love Living in Tallassee
24. Newly renovated schools and a family-friendly culture.
25. Affordable, spacious homes from historic bungalows to custom-built estates
26. Outdoor lifestyle from boating, fishing, and hiking along the Tallapoosa River and Lake Martin.
27. Small-town warmth with big city access, only 30 minutes from Montgomery and Auburn.
28. Strong community spirit and a growing local economy.
Benefits
29. Competitive Salary + Performance Incentives
30. Comprehensive benefits (health, 401(k), PTO, etc.)
31. Opportunities for growth and leadership in a mission-critical industry
32. A collaborative, innovation - driven culture.
Ready to Lead Quality Forward and Live Well Doing It?
Apply today! Let’s build the future of aerospace, while enjoying the charm of Tallassee, AL.