• Senior Quality Manager

    Spirit AeroSystems (Wichita, KS)


    Overview

     

    Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

    Responsibilities

    Key Accountabilities:

    + Leads and directs quality organizations and provides cross-functional quality integration leadership.

    + Establishes, oversees, and administers processes, policies, and best practices, and determines resource requirements, acquisition, improvement plans and quality measures.

    + Interfaces with other organizations, external suppliers, customers, and regulatory agencies to define, evaluate and communicate accomplishment of project and program priorities through all phases in the product or service lifecycle.

    + Provides organizational vision and strategic plan, quality policies, processes, and procedures, as well as process improvements and prevention measures.

    + Communicates, educates, trains and coaches customers, suppliers, and internal personnel regarding Quality policies, processes and procedures.

    + Provides cross-functional leadership and Quality technical expertise.

    Qualifications

    Required Qualifications:

    + Bachelor's Degree

    + At least 3-5 years’ experience in a Quality or Leadership role in a manufacturing environment

    + At least 2 years’ customer relationship management experience

    + Experience with MS Office Suite

    + Experience managing a budget

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Master’s Degree

    + Experience using SAP/MES

    + Experience in the Aerospace Industry

    + Experience establishing Quality Management Systems and/or AS9100 auditing.

    + Six Sigma Green Belt and ASQ Certification

    + Ability to multi-task

    + Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and team-based environment.

    + Ability to prioritize requests from multiple sources and support requirements.

    + Strong verbal and written communication skills with attention-to-detail

    + Strong ability to lead and inspire leadership with an ability to influence outside of the organization.

    + Self-motivated; ability to take ownership of projects and issues, including the ability to follow-through to closure and resolution.

     

    Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

     

    Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.