Site Quality Director

Site Quality Director

Date: Aug 14, 2025

Location:Tallassee, AL, US

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

🌟 Site Quality Director

📍 Tallassee, AL| 💼 Full-Time | ✈️ Aerospace & Defense | 💰 Competitive Compensation + Benefits

Are you ready to lead quality transformation at a site that powers aerospace innovation?

The Site Quality Director is responsible for planning, implementing, assuring, and continuously improving the site’s Quality and Business Management System (QMS/BMS) to meet stakeholder expectations and maintain certification and regulatory approvals, including ISO 9001, AS9100, and applicable aviation safety regulations. This role ensures product safety, quality, and customer satisfaction through zero-defect planning, delivery excellence, and support for risk management, problem-solving, and quality improvement initiatives. The Director also provides governance, guidance, and leadership to embed a culture of quality across the site, drive compliance, and support business objectives through COPQ reduction and structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, RCCA, and A3.

What You'll Do

Leadership

• Partner with site leadership to foster a strong Quality culture and provide governance and assurance leadership.
• Coach teams on GKN Aerospace Global Standards and tailor local QMS/BMS processes to support business objectives.
• Manage Quality resources, capability development, and act as the escalation point for delegated Quality authorities.
• Represent the site in all Quality-related matters with customers, certifying bodies, and aerospace authorities.

Systems

• Lead the planning, deployment, and continuous improvement of the site’s QMS/BMS, ensuring compliance with industry standards, aviation regulations, and APMS.
• Oversee system hosting, process controls, and training for personnel using or defining QMS/BMS functions.
• Monitor and act on Quality KPIs, including Quality Escapes and Cost of Poor Quality, to drive performance.
• Analyze QMS/BMS data (e.g., process performance, CA timeliness, trends) to inform management reviews and business decisions.

Compliance

• Plan and execute internal, customer, and third-party audits, ensuring resolution of findings and successful outcomes.
• Lead product and process audits, including risk/opportunity analysis, to ensure product safety and conformity.
• Manage systemic risk related to Quality, escalating issues to leadership and coordinating mitigation actions.
• Hold regulatory authority for product compliance and approval of conformance documentation (e.g., EASA Form 1, Certificates of Conformity).

What You Bring

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Business, or Quality Management—or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in quality leadership within aerospace or complex manufacturing.
• Working knowedge in ISO 9001, AS9100, and aviation regulatory standards.
• Strong command of Lean, APQP, and risk-based thinking.
• Proven audit leadership using IAQG OASIS and Nadcap eAuditnet databases.
• Exceptional communication and influence skills in a matrixed environment.
• US Person with ability to work under ITAR compliance standards

Preferred:

• Experience with AS13100 and aviation design/manufacturing regulations (Part 21G, Part J, Part 145).
• Six Sigma certification and continuous improvement leadership.
• Familiarity with IAQG SCMH, APQC frameworks, and AATT/IRCA AS9100/AS9110 training.
• Commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement experience.

Why You’ll Love Living in Tallassee

• Newly renovated schools and a family-friendly culture.
• Affordable, spacious homes from historic bungalows to custom-built estates
• Outdoor lifestyle from boating, fishing, and hiking along the Tallapoosa River and Lake Martin.
• Small-town warmth with big city access, only 30 minutes from Montgomery and Auburn.
• Strong community spiritand a growing local economy.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Performance Incentives
• Comprehensive benefits (health, 401(k), PTO, etc.)
• Opportunities for growth and leadership in a mission-critical industry
• A collaborative, innovation - driven culture.

Ready to Lead Quality Forward and Live Well Doing It?

Apply today! Let’s build the future of aerospace, while enjoying the charm of Tallassee, AL.