Quality Conformance Manager - A220

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Job Description:

The A220 commercial aircraft program is looking for a Supplier Quality Conformance Manager(QCM) to join our Supplier QCM  team based in Mobile, Alabama, USA, where you will work alongside the Operations and Procurement teams.

You will be part of the Supplier QCM team responsible for ensuring adherence to quality requirements and validating supplier issues raised by our operations.

The team is organized to promote cross-functional collaboration, working autonomously, supporting each other, and learning collectively.

Your role as a Supplier QCM will be to take the necessary contingency  actions at our suppliers to protect operations from external quality issues while ensuring excellent collaboration with internal teams to better define the issues encountered in the production line.

Primary Responsibilities: (90%)

● Influence and facilitate communications between internal and external stakeholders

● Be a change agent to promote a culture of quality throughout the company

● Must investigate and identify future risks

● Be responsible for synthesizing simple to complex situations in order to present them to

different levels of management

● Must communicate and work with different cultures located in different countries

● Be an Airbus representative to A220 suppliers

Other Responsibilities: (10%)

As assigned

Qualified Experience and Training:  

Required:  N/A

Education:

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related field preferred.

Experience:

Required: Minimum of 3 years experience in quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering / methods, or a similar role within the aviation industry.

Licensure/Certifications:

Preferred: Certifications in quality management, aviation safety, or regulatory compliance.

Travel Required: 10% Domestic and International. 

Citizenship: Eligible for employment in the US, Able to work in US without current or future need for visa sponsorship

Clearance: N/A

Qualified Skills:  N/A

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

● You have knowledge of standards and regulations (AS9100, TCCA, FAA, EASA)

● You have solid problem-solving experience

● You demonstrate leadership, autonomy, and the ability to work in a team

● You are flexible enough to communicate with certain suppliers in a different time zone

● You have a good work structure to be efficient in your work organization

● You have a strong ability to synthesize and document information

Communication Skills: 

Required: Able to influence discussion and stakeholders using fluent English (negotiation level).  Effective verbal and written communication skills in English, for operating in a multicultural and a multifunctional environment.

Technical Systems Proficiency:

Required:

• SAP systems and portfolio

• MS Office, Google Suite or similar applications

Preferred:

• Basic IT programming knowledge 

• analytics 

Complexity of the Role: