Quality Assurance Director

Explore a Career with Safe Flight Instrument Explore a Career with Safe Flight Instrument Perfecting Flight Performance Is Our Job…Make It Yours Return to listing Quality Assurance Director White Plains, NY Share this Job:   Quality Assurance directorAbout Us:Safe Flight, a leader in aviation safety and flight performance systems, was founded in 1946. The company pioneered the development of Stall Warning and Angle of Attack, Automatic Throttle Systems, Wind Shear Warning, and many other innovations in aircraft instrumentation, flight performance, and control systems for fixed and rotary winged aircraft. With products installed on over two-thirds of the world’s aircraft, Safe Flight counts among its customers the majority of the world’s aircraft manufacturers, more than 50 airlines, hundreds of operators of corporate jet aircraft, and U.S. and International Armed Services.Safe Flight’s benefits: include employer-funded health care, on-site lunch program, 401K contribution, Wellness and Education Reimbursement, paid-time off and sick time, and various other programs.SummaryThe Quality director directly leads the Quality team made up of Quality Technicians and Quality Engineering to ensure that Safe Flight consistently supplying high-quality products to its customers, mitigating corporate and customer risk, and removing defects and waste in our manufacturing processes.Salary Range: $125,000 to $170,000. (Salary will be commensurate with experience)Duties/Responsibilities:Develop departmental strategy and vision to ensure alignment with company, corporate, and regulatory goals and objectives.Responsible for end-to-end audit process (External, Internal), including acting as a point of contact for the certification bodies and auditors.Ensure that the organization’s Quality Management System conforms to customer, internal, AS/ISO, FAA and regulatory/legal requirements.Staff, manage, motivate, mentor, and evaluate Quality Department employee performance.Conduct and support process owners in ensuring that QMS risks are identified, regularly assessed, and appropriately mitigated, through KPI review and management collaboration. Develop, manage and oversee supplier quality assurance.Reviewed Manufacturing Procedures (MP's) and applied lean manufacturing methods to increase efficiency, productivity, and overall quality assurance.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement initiatives.Manage overall company Corrective Action processes and procedures including tracking and effective closure. Ensure accurate and prompt processing of purchasing/manufacturing work orders through the quality department.Professionally represent the Quality Department in various business process activities including management reviews and continuing improvement.Analyze data and make recommendations for equipment, process, and product improvements to management staff.Communicate directly with customers and suppliers regarding quality requirements, flow downs, first article/approvals, performance trends, corrective action reports, and quality surveys.Performs other related duties as assigned.Required Skills/Abilities:10 years of quality leadership experience in electronics manufacturing including printed circuit board assembly, surface mount assembly technology, and electro-mechanical assembly.Excellent strategic, interpersonal, problem-solving, and leadership skills.Excellent written and oral communication skills.Ability to work in a fast pace, multi-tasking environment which requires the capability to determine, respond to, set, and balance priorities.Confidence and ability to design solution strategies for complex problems with customers.Ability of analyzing, explaining, and solving problems with minimal to no direction.ISO9001/AS9100 Quality...