What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Quality Assurance Strategies - Aerospace position at Regal Rexnord - Aerospace Solutions?
Join Us as an Aerospace Quality Advocate
Seize the opportunity for expansive career growth at a company leading the Aerospace and Defense niche. Regal Rexnord values your expertise and offers a competitive salary with unparalleled benefits, including immediate 401(k) matching.
Our Aerospace and Defense division is ever-evolving, and we're scouting for fresh faces to join our remarkable crew. Ready to challenge yourself and thrive? Discover your path with us!
About the Role:
Imagine spearheading a comprehensive quality transformation within our vibrant team that crafts Aerospace components with precision. You'll find yourself:
- Orchestrating our quality team's cultural and operational enhancement among 300 associates.
- Guiding a results-driven department centered on intrinsic improvements.
- Enhancing departmental proficiency through mentorship and skill cultivation.
- Nurturing connections with Aerospace industry powerhouses.
- Championing AS9100C and Nadcap standards for streamlined, effective production.
- Developing innovations to elevate our quality and inspection protocols.
- Providing leadership to Quality Assurance teams, anchoring clear goals and measuring against them.
- Fostering staffing solutions to scale with both customer needs and regulatory frameworks.
- Establishing diligent financial practices, ensuring sound budget management.
- Strategically targeting KPI fulfillment and adapting to ongoing metric evaluations.
- Driving notable reductions in internal scrap using Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Taking charge of dissemination in rare product condition discrepancies.
What We Look For:
- Seasoned in Six Sigma, applying methods to optimize manufacturing.
- Appreciation for DMAIC, dFMEA, pFMEA, and their implementation.
- Command over core manufacturing such as Mechanical Design and Thermodynamics.
- Constructive mechanical aptitude allowing top-tier MRB representation.
- Background in machine shop surroundings would be advantageous.
- Familiarity with important Aerospace materials and heat treatment procedures.
- Sincere advocacy for a culture of Continuous Improvement.
- History of deploying Lean approaches successfully.
- Solid grasp of industry-specific requirements like OEM and FAA regulations.
- Well-versed in various digital tools for analytics and documentation.
- Capability-driven project management skills.
- Team-oriented with influence naturally instilled.
- Compelling communicator equipped with written and verbal finesse.
- Prepared to handle travel expectations as needed.
- Proficiency in presenting complex ideas to client stakeholders.
Essential Qualifications:
- Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
- Experience Needed: At least ten years in a Quality Assurance managerial role, connected with an Aerospace focus.
- Travel: Largely minimal, less than 10% expected.
- Language Skills: Fluency in English required.
Your capabilities should include:
- Excellence in Quality Inspection and Improvement Processes
- Dedication to Continuous Improvement Protocols
- Advanced Troubleshooting Ability
- Proficiency in Root Cause Analysis via the 5 Why technique
- Advanced Planning Skills for Product Quality
- Interpreting and Implementing Manufacturing Directives
- Executing Standard Operating Procedures
- Implementing Kaizen Techniques
- Using Quality Control Data Effectively
- Reading and Interpreting Blueprints
Note: “Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a “U.S. Person”, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.”
