Quality Assurance Compliance - Aftermarket - Spirit AeroSystems

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.

Key Accountabilities:

• Reviewing the work instructions against the regulatory and customer requirements to ensure all requirements are captured
• Keep track of Customer specific (i.e. POSH, EO’s, EA’s) requirements as the product is being built vs inspection time available at the end of the rework to submit to the customer for approval which delays shipment/invoice of revenue
• Populate the FAA 8130 as the product is being reworked vs inspection time available at the end of the rework which delays shipment/invoice of revenue
• Assist the chief inspector with updating and maintaining the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Repair Manuals
• Providing technical assistance to the mechanic and inspectors
• Help implement SMS system by December 2025 to meet FAA requirements
• Reorganize folder structure for Repair Station
• Conduct repair station Audits, developing a Master Audit schedule.
• Establish a training matrix and get into SLS to make it easier to track.
• Create Training as required against GAP Analysis
• Ensure that all training necessary for air carriers is conducted and understood.
• Rework forms manual and forms
• Certify them as a Back-up AI (Authorized Individual) for aftermarket
• Implement ASL to reflect Aftermarket, Repair Station certified and uncertified suppliers.
• Conduct and approve any new suppliers needed for repair.
• Conduct Tooling Equivalency as needed.
• Conduct GAP Analysis for C.A.S.E. 1A Standard.
• Apply knowledge of quality policies and practices to develop, document, and maintain quality systems and operating procedures
• Develop and administer directives, policies, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with contractual, company, and regulatory requirements to assure quality system compliance
• Apply knowledge of quality policies and governmental regulations to develop and administer long-range customer inspection plans, acting as agent/designee for customer, to meet contractual and other requirements
• Ability to perform design reviews to ensure that quality is engineered into the product and tool
• Apply knowledge of engineering (e.g., manufacturing, tooling, quality, and statistics, etc.) to analyze requirements of contracts, drawings and specifications to develop plans for the application of quality disciplines to processes
• Ability to perform configuration audits and reviews of products, tools, and processes
• Ability to compile, measure and analyze process capability data, models to perform trend analyses and risk assessments
• Skill in process improvement methodologies (i.e., root cause analysis) to plan and coordinate process improvements
• Ability to ensure sequenced inspection control points, create and maintain inspection accountability systems
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and implement preventative measures, corrective action, procedural changes, process improvements and present resultant findings
• Provide education and coaching on the Quality Management Systems for the Repair Station

Required Qualifications:

• 6-9 years of experience in a quality discipline, preferably in inspection, aerospace, or manufacturing
• Airframe and Powerplant License or previous experience to obtain repairman’s certificate preferred

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in defect identification, non-conformance data analysis, and thorough documentation skills
• Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies, including 8D and/or 5Why
• Experience in SRM’s CMM’s, AMM’s AD’s and SB’s
• Knowledge of FAA Part 145/21 Regulations
• Training in Project Management and Six Sigma methodologies, along with certification or training in AS9100 and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Experience with SAP/MES systems and proficiency in Smartsheets and Tableau software platforms

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.

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