Quality Manager - Nondestructive Test (NDT)

• →Manages, develops, and motivates a group of roughly 20 direct reports while fostering a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• →Acquires and manages resources to ensure inspections satisfy all customer and technical requirements and support required commitment dates
• →Provides leadership oversight to ensure organizational compliance is maintained in multiple inspection disciplines throughout the product lifecycle from training & certification through inspection, documentation, and record retention.
  • →NDT Oversight: Ensure compliance to Boeing, Industry, and Customer requirements across multiple NDT Methods – Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Radiographic Testing (RT), Eddy Current Testing (ET), Penetrant Testing (PT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) through management of tasks such as: method audit surveillances, process control monitoring, Measurement & Test Equipment reviews, asset inventory accountability reviews, technician proficiency & certification reviews.
  • →Precision Inspection Oversight: Ensure compliance to Boeing, Industry, and Customer requirements supporting New and Used part inspections utilizing a wide variety of Measurement & Test Equipment ranging from hand tools to CMMs through management of tasks such as: inspection method surveillances, planning reviews, program control assessments, Measurement & Test Equipment reviews, asset inventory accountability reviews technician proficiency assessments, and area/environment compliance reviews.
• →Interface with Operations, Quality, Engineering, regulatory agencies and suppliers/partners to resolve issues impacting component build, test, and delivery. Develops and maintains strategic partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and direct reports
• →Monitor group performance against program and functional commitments
• →Data Analytics. Analyzes results, metrics and trends to influence team strategy and quality performance
• →Develops and executes project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals
• →Acts as the initial point of escalation for issues or challenges encountered by the team. Capable of effectively triaging and de-escalating issues with impacted parties
• →Change Management leader to collaborate and influence cross-functional partners
• →Develops functional excellence for Quality across the supported Programs 
• →Proactively communicates with leadership team, peers, and customers.
• →Keeps others informed by communicating business vision and strategies, program or project status, conducting and participating in leadership meetings, providing presentations and listening to employee concerns and suggestions.
• →Creates a culture of continuous improvement by communicating/deploying enterprise best practices and employee engagement to improve cost, quality, delivery, employee job satisfaction and customer satisfaction.
• →Works with other management partners across organizational and functional boundaries to execute on programs, drive improvements and corrective actions, identify and mitigate areas of risk, and proactively work to increase first time quality.

• Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross-functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership”

• More than 5 years of experience in NDI (non-destructive inspection) or NDT (non-destructive test)
• More than 5 years of experience with Quality and/or Manufacturing processes and organizations
• More than 3 years of experience developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with stakeholders (i.e. Customers, suppliers, peers and/or partners)
• Proficient utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience using schematics, blueprints, sketches, manuals, technical documents, written information, verbal information, applicable procedures, codes and ordinances

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Current ASNT Level II or Level III Certification in one or more NDT methods
• Leadership experience with technical employees
• More than 3 years of experience with precision test and measurement devices
• Experience with developing or evaluating cost/price proposals and business cases

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $112,200 - $151,800

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. 

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