Sr DirectorQuality OPS
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Location: Texas
Job type: Permanent
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Sector: Quality Control & Assurance
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Responsibilities and Duties:
* Manages and directs staff to ensure work is completed in the required timeframes.
* Supports the quality program to ensure conformity to established AerSale and its customers Quality requirements.
* Responsible for all inspection and warehouse personnel and their functions.
* Coordinates with Team Leaders on all receiving and shipping priorities in order to achieve productivity goals.
* Interfaces with the various department managers to review and analyze all receiving, shipping, logistic and inventory control processes for effectiveness.
* Recommends process improvements that will improve productivity and efficiency within all areas of responsibility.
* Meets with suppliers, vendors, customers, quality representatives, and company personnel to discuss and resolve quality problems as required.
* Participates in and represents the company during all ASA-100 and customer quality audits.
* Conducts or participates in internal audits.
* Conducts external audits on suppliers or vendors and provides necessary reports.
* Prepares all necessary reports as required by customers and staff personnel.
* Interfaces at all levels with customers both internal and external as necessary. • Cooperates with quality management in formulating and establishing department standards, operating procedures, and goals.
* Initiates action to prevent the occurrence of product nonconformity.
* Develops and implements training to ensure the inspection personnel are properly training in all job functions and have the highest level of competence. Identifies and records any noted or development product quality problems.
* Initiates, recommends or provides solutions through designated channels of correction.
* Verifies the implementation of solutions.
* Controls further processing, delivery or installation of a nonconforming product until the deficient or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
* Ensures all standards are current and all relevant manuals are revised accordingly.
* Ensures parts, paperwork and procedures conform to requirements as specified in the company policy statements and literature.
* Verifies Vendor/Supplier evaluations are performed as specified intervals as defined in the QA manual.
* Verifies all non-conformances are completed and verified for effectiveness.
* Ensures audits of AerSale quality system are carried out on a basis which confirms system integrity.
* Verifies all Corrective Action requirements are fully implemented and complied with.
* Provides a record of product quality problems of vendors/suppliers for the Repair or Purchasing Department.
* Ensures that all corrective actions are carried out in a timely and proper manner.
* Performs appropriate action to prevent non conformances from recurring.
* Recommends hiring, termination, development, discipline of staff. Develops and maintains a team of motivated, productive, and positive employees by selecting, training, coaching, counseling, and taking appropriate corrective action.
* Develops implements and enforces policies, procedures and systems that improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the company.
* All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education, Knowledge and Skills:
* A minimum of 8 years of previous experience in an aerospace parts distribution environment or related field with thorough knowledge of aviation quality requirements, specifically with both Domestic and Foreign Airworthiness Regulations.
* A four year college graduate or equivalent is required.
* An Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) license is desired but not required.
* Familiarity with both Domestic and Foreign Airworthiness and current FAA and EASA Regulations.
* Previous experience in Aerospace parts distribution business.
* Ability to exhibit good managerial and leadership skills, with ability to manage others within AerSale standards.
* Proficient with various Microsoft software products.
* Ability to see the “big picture” and help implement the companies’ strategy as a team player.
* Proven ability to manage multiple projects/issues and stay focused.
* Proven ability to relate to people at all levels of the organization.
* A forward-thinking and creative individual with the ability to exhibit the highest levels of integrity, ethical, and work standards.
* Competencies:
* Analytical Skills: Recognizes patterns in data, information, or events; draws logical conclusion and making recommendations for action.
* Conceptual Thinking: Understands how elements, problems, and situation are related to each other and to the larger environment.
* Problems Solving/Decision Making: Takes a well ordered approach to solving problems and making decisions.
* Accurate self-assessment: Objectively examines one’s own performance to better understand personal strengths and weaknesses.
* Confidentiality: Handles highly confidential information and maintains the highest degree of professionalism.
* Initiative: Acts with little or no supervision/guidance; is pro-active in taking responsibility for identifying and dealing with problems or taking opportunities.
* Managing Diversity: Values ideas and perspectives contributed of a diverse workforce; adapts individual style to capitalize on workforce diversity.
* Goal Oriented: Ability to focus on a task and accomplish it, regardless of obstacles.
* Good Judgment: Forms an appropriate opinion about something and making balanced decisions about it in situations of uncertainty and complexity.
* Technical/Functional Expertise: Demonstrated board, in depth, and up-to-date knowledge of pertinent technical, business and professional fields.
* Judgment: Identifies interrelationships and patterns that are not obviously related. Uses creative, conceptual or inductive reasoning and past experiences.
* Learning from Experience: Reflects on one’s own experience and results, and the experience and results of others, in order to learn from them for the future.
* Networking: Uses business focused communication, information exchange, and organizational interaction. Optimizes synergies in organizations, processes, systems, and people without needing to “own” them.
* Partnership: Understands and builds short or long term relationships with third parties to add value to both. Gains and gives trust and the ability to find complementary activities.
* Teamwork: Works with others in projects and processes in order to achieve better results. Takes a common goal above personal objectives and cooperates by sharing information.
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