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Leonardo DRS · 1 day ago

Senior Manager Quality

High Ridge, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Leonardo DRS is a leading supplier of integrated products and services to military forces and intelligence agencies. They are seeking a Senior Manager Quality to lead quality assurance efforts, improve compliance, and drive process improvements within the organization.

AerospaceCyber SecurityInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMarine TechnologyNational SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurityTechnical SupportTraining

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support the DRS Quality mission statement: "Establish a culture of innovation within DRS Quality teams, championing the deployment of superior processes in lieu of traditional inspection activities and ensuring the delivery of continuously improving value and compliance to our customers and business units"

Lead Quality internal communication programs and processes to ensure both management's and company's awareness of compliance issues, activities, and federal, state, and local regulatory activities that affect technical and quality compliance

Lead APEX opportunities across the Quality function and LOB. Driving improvements in processes (e.g.: trending and tracking of errors, inspection findings, and internal audit results) to review and analyze data to determine if modifications or additions to the current QA program are necessary and creates recommendations to ensure organizational compliance

Identifies systematic problems and coordinates corrective actions, systems or process changes that will resolve problems and improve operations. Brings all compliance issues to the attention of management. Advises the VP/GM and the responsible head of the company's compliance status and system wide implications of any findings

Provide quality leadership to direct reports peers and superiors in support of the DRS mission. Quality management position; may report to the top executive

Staff, train, equip, and direct the activities of quality assurance personnel including quality engineers, inspectors, and auditors

Identify and justify capital equipment and/or technology improvements

Maintain, execute, and improve the quality management system using departmental and company resources

Review status of quality management system, developing and implementing actions to improve. Report on the results of these actions

Manage all ERP related quality systems/modules. Use data to drive improvement through disciplined metrics management and team projects

Perform direct coordination with customer and suppliers during early planning phases of development and production programs

Perform functions of Lead Auditor Plan and conduct internal company audits including management of corrective action process

Manage direct and indirect budgets and department expenses. Recommends and/or approves all salary and staffing changes within department

Develop and review quality assurance cost estimates in support of proposal efforts

May specialize in distinct Quality functions such as Supplier Quality, but ideally will prove competency in all Quality functions

Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission values and culture of the organization

Assist in the development and approval of the Standard Operating procedures (SOP)

Qualification

ISO 9001-2008 StandardsSix Sigma Black BeltLead Auditor experienceBachelor’s degree in engineeringASQ certificationStatistical analysisInterpersonal skillsNegotiation skillsCommunication skillsWriting skillsProblem solving methods