Quality Multiple Functions

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.

Location: Wichita, KS

Key Accountabilities

• Leads and directs quality organizations or provide cross-functional quality integration leadership for acquire, define, produce or service processes
• Establishes, oversees, and administers processes, policies, and best practices, and determines resource requirements, acquisition, redeployment, 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 life cycle
• 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

Program Baseline Responsibilities

• Manage program quality requirements by aligning efforts to the customer requirements, updating the Quality Plan, and overseeing product acceptance
• Manage Customer Expectations by establishing program cadence and developing, controlling, and maintaining program communications/presentations
• Manage Quality Resources
• Manage Quality Execution through the IMS, EVM
• Manage Root Cause and Corrective

Accountablities

• The Quality FLM is accountable to the Quality Senior Manager for Quality performance including cross-program communications, facilitation of program-level boards (PCAB), and performance reporting against program-level objectives and application of consistent processes across program teams
• The Quality FLM is accountable to supporting Functional Managers to communicate applicable quality requirements, identify performance issues and implement improvements/corrective actions

Requirements:

• This role requires US Citizenship.
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Successful candidates must be able to secure Program access approval.
• 3+ years' experience in assembly quality, quality leadership, or comparable role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active security clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• ASQ Certification (American Society for Quality)
• Proficient in MS Office

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. for more information on the tax credit.