Quality Manager
Who We Are
Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.
This role is in Textron System’s Weapon Systemsbusiness area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
In this role, you’ll step into a key leadership position that shapes how our products are built, verified, and continuously improved. This role is ideal for candidates with strong manufacturing engineering or operations backgrounds who are ready to expand their career into quality leadership.
The Quality Manager ensures that the business unit, location, or group has the systems, processes, and collaborative practices needed to remain compliant with governing quality standards while driving operational excellence.
Responsibilities
• Develop, apply, and maintain quality requirements and standards for all products within the group or location.
• Maintain required quality records and documentation in alignment with the Quality Management System and customer requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally to define and improve processes supporting concurrent engineering and product development.
• Design, document, and implement methods for process control, continuous improvement, testing, and inspection.
• Lead and promote quality standards, inspection processes, test methodologies, and quality plans. Manage certification processes for the group or location.
• Develop and execute quality-reporting measures. Analyze trends, best practices, and risks, ensuring timely corrective actions.
• Provide management with clear reporting on quality issues, trends, and performance.
• Ensure processes exist for review of customer specifications, change requests, purchase orders, and contracts, and incorporate required criteria into quality and process plans.
• Establish and maintain supplier quality requirements and ensure proper review of supplier purchase orders.
• Conduct internal quality audits in accordance with documented processes and standards.
• Maintain standards for calibration of mechanical and electrical test equipment, ensuring proper documentation and compliance.
• Interface with external auditors, suppliers, and customer quality representatives to ensure effective quality systems and corrective action processes.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.