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Job Description:
The A220 commercial aircraft program is looking for a Supplier Quality Conformance Manager(QCM) to join our Supplier QCM team based in Mobile, Alabama, USA, where you will work alongside the Operations and Procurement teams.
You will be part of the Supplier QCM team responsible for ensuring adherence to quality requirements and validating supplier issues raised by our operations.
The team is organized to promote cross-functional collaboration, working autonomously, supporting each other, and learning collectively.
Your role as a Supplier QCM will be to take the necessary contingency actions at our suppliers to protect operations from external quality issues while ensuring excellent collaboration with internal teams to better define the issues encountered in the production line.
Primary Responsibilities: (90%)
● Influence and facilitate communications between internal and external stakeholders
● Be a change agent to promote a culture of quality throughout the company
● Must investigate and identify future risks
● Be responsible for synthesizing simple to complex situations in order to present them to
different levels of management
● Must communicate and work with different cultures located in different countries
● Be an Airbus representative to A220 suppliers
Other Responsibilities: (10%)
As assigned
Qualified Experience and Training:
Required: N/A
Education:
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related field preferred.
Experience:
Required: Minimum of 3 years experience in quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering / methods, or a similar role within the aviation industry.
Licensure/Certifications:
Preferred: Certifications in quality management, aviation safety, or regulatory compliance.
Travel Required: 10% Domestic and International.
Citizenship: Eligible for employment in the US, Able to work in US without current or future need for visa sponsorship
Clearance: N/A
Qualified Skills: N/A
Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:
● You have knowledge of standards and regulations (AS9100, TCCA, FAA, EASA)
● You have solid problem-solving experience
● You demonstrate leadership, autonomy, and the ability to work in a team
● You are flexible enough to communicate with certain suppliers in a different time zone
● You have a good work structure to be efficient in your work organization
● You have a strong ability to synthesize and document information
Communication Skills:
Required: Able to influence discussion and stakeholders using fluent English (negotiation level). Effective verbal and written communication skills in English, for operating in a multicultural and a multifunctional environment.
Technical Systems Proficiency:
Required:
SAP systems and portfolio
MS Office, Google Suite or similar applications
Preferred:
Basic IT programming knowledge
analytics
Complexity of the Role:
Possibility of on-call duty during weekends and/or holiday periods. This position requires an awareness of all potential compliance risks and a commitment to acting with integrity; these values are the foundation of the company's success, reputation,
and sustainable growth.
Level of Decision Making:
● The individual will have decision making power within the guidelines and procedures linked to the listed responsibilities
defined above.
● The individual will have decision making power formally delegated to him/her from the Head of Quality Assurance.
● The individual will have decision making power within the defined scope of SME (Subject Matter Expert) for which they can
and may be nominated.
Organizational information:
The QCM will report locally in Mobile to the AAPIL and functionally to the ABPO organization in Mirabel.
Direct Reports:
Is this a people manager? No
Job Dimensions:
Adherence to the Airbus A220 Quality Management System and its impact on the regulatory approvals which are granted to Airbus by the Aviation Authorities.
Ensuring customer satisfaction by continuously improving the quality of the product and processes provided to internal/external customers and regulatory authorities.
Through engagement and behaviors, drive individuals and teams to improve on current ways of working and standards to achieve excellence in manufacturing and quality.
Establish and deploy a high level of standards and processes to be followed.
Nature of Contacts:
Involved communication on a regular basis with internal and external parties.
Physical Requirements:
Onsite or remote: 100% Onsite
Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily
Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms daily
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications daily
Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts daily
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. (N/A)
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.(N/A)
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. .(N/A)
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer daily
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor weekly
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice monthly
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces daily
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visit, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.
Equal Opportunity:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status
As a leader in our field, Airbus provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.
Airbus does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.
NOTE: Airbus reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Americas, Inc.Employment Type:
PermanentExperience Level:
Entry LevelRemote Type:
On-siteJob Family:
Quality Assurance------
Job Posting End Date: 12.05.2025------
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