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Senior Production Quality Staff Manager

NewarkPosted 1 weeks ago
Full-timeremote

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Own the quality standard that makes flight possible. As the Senior Site Quality Manager, you will lead production quality for a manufacturing site where safety, compliance, and flawless execution are non-negotiable - while also supporting prototype development and advanced materials manufacturing that shape what’s next in aerospace. You’ll partner with manufacturing, engineering, and site leadership to ensure products and processes perform to the highest requirements, from early builds to stable production.
In this role, you are the site quality leader with direct reports and broad influence across the shop. You will set priorities, build a strong quality culture of compliance, and drive the site’s quality strategy to ensure manufacturing processes are capable, qualified, and ready to scale. You’ll bring deep expertise in quality systems (AS9100/ISO), audits, and quality tools to strengthen process control, reduce risk and ensure first-time quality across both production and development work.
You’ll be a hands-on problem solver and coach - leading data-driven investigations, driving robust root cause and corrective actions, and maturing the quality framework that enables fast learning during prototype builds without compromising rigor. By owning quality KPIs and leading continuous improvement efforts, you will improve delivered quality, shorten learning cycles, and help transition advanced materials and prototypes into reliable, repeatable manufacturing.

Job Description

  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Ensure that products and services perform according to quality standards and that manufacturing processes are capable and qualified. • Site Quality Leader with direct reports. Develop specialized knowledge in quality across shop. Serves as primary quality focal for site leading all other quality resources. Has awareness of latest quality requirements, policies, procedures, and production quality developments. Leads Quality strategy and contributes towards site strategies together with site leadership team. • Has in-depth knowledge of Quality tools, practices, systems, and requirements and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge Quality System (ISO or AS9100), Audit preparation/execution/response, and can develop site quality system and quality culture of compliance • Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderate to complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product quality, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Develop and execute robust Root Cause and Corrective Actions. • Acts as functional Quality Engineer in support of, as well as ownership of, Quality process. Develops direct reports to season experience. Will lead or oversee projects to improve shop quality and delivered quality performance. • • Lead Lean initiatives. Support/lead Kaizen events focused on continuous improvement. Own KPI metrics associated with Quality performance and their improvement strategies and projects. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors or Master's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering ). + minimum of 5 years of Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering.
  • Must be a US Citizen

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance

Desired Characteristics

  • High level of Quality System (QS execution to requirement) and Quality Process experience (FAI, Gage R&R, Sampling, GD&T, RCCA, NC Mgmt, and quality planning) • • Machining and CMM experience a plus Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute strategies. Established project management skills.
  • Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn​

    Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively​

    Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed ​

    Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative​

    Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

  • GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ​

    GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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