Quality Assurance Supplier

Description

AAA United States, Inc. has partnered with a company in Kinston, North Carolina that is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets. With expertise in aluminum and advanced composite manufacturing solutions, the company’s core products include fuselages, integrated wings and wing components, pylons, and nacelles.

The Quality Assurance Supplier is responsible for ensuring that all products and services provided by suppliers meet quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.

Essential Job Functions:

• Plans, organizes, and conducts audits, surveys, and inspections. 
• Monitors and reports on supplier quality-related activities to verify Quality System, product and contract, or purchase order compliance.
• Prepares, maintains, and reviews procurement quality procedures to ensure compliance with customer and government requirements.
• Represents the company with suppliers.
• Conducts training programs and coordinates company initiatives to develop and improve supplier performance and productivity Provides technical expertise to company employees, suppliers, customers, and regulatory education and coaching on the Quality System. 
• Ensures that suppliers manufacturing and Quality System, special processes, and products meet purchase contract requirements and applicable regulatory agency and government regulations.
• Ensures that suppliers document and maintain an approved Quality System to meet the appropriate company or customer requirements.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of quality management systems (ISO 9001, AS9100) and quality tools 
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes, Understanding of GD&T
• 10 years with SCM or SQA experience with at least 5 in Supplier Quality
• Experience dealing directly with suppliers on quality approvals and resolving quality issues
• Strong understanding of quality assurance and root cause analysis processes
• Skilled at confronting issues professionally and driving to effective control of quality problems
• Passport Required