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Quality Supervisor (A320)

Airbus Americas · Mobile Area, AL

Level
Supervisor
Team
Quality
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
11 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor quality role at Airbus Americas (aerospace & defense) in Mobile Area, AL. Supervise and coordinate all operational Quality activities in Single Aisle Flowline in defined area of responsibility.

They ask for
5+ years
Tools it names
Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), EHS / safety
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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How this role compares

Against 9 other live quality postings in Alabama.

Experience asked
More than usual (5+ vs 2+)

Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 60%
  • Root cause 30%
  • ✓ EHS / safety 30%
  • FDA / GMP 20%
  • AS9100 20%
  • ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 20%

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It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: Airbus Americas in Mobile Area

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requirements

are implemented and used in the Flowline Product Quality and manufacturing organization.

  • ✓Support and project manage the deployment & implementation of sustainable improvement projects and standardize way of working like Quality Excellence - Able to lead projects at times
  • ✓Define and implement work level processes based on the experience and recommendations from existing FAL operations. Identifies opportunities and implements adaptations for local application of such ideas.
  • ✓Responsible for Continuous Improvement including leading activities and document progress.
  • ✓Fully proficient in AOS and has the abi
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Job Description

Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for a Quality Supervisor to join our team based in Mobile, AL .

As the Quality Supervisor you will d irect, supervise and coordinate all operational Quality activities in Single Aisle Flowline in defined area of responsibility. Manages, motivates and develops the Quality team including Lead Inspectors. Responsible for ensuring the Airbus Quality Standards of the entire A/C based on the defined inspection dossier and in accordance with the POA relevant regulations.

Meet the Team

Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery – working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information, quality control, maintenance tasks and health & safety – along flowlines and flightlines. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life.

Your Working Environment

On ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

How We Care for You

  • •Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
  • •Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
  • •Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
  • •Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges

Lead Team & Act as Delegate: 40%

  • •Lead and develop the Flowline Quality Line Side Inspection Team, ensure that the Level 3 qualification of inspection personnel is in accordance with the Airbus Qualification requirements.
  • •Ensure together with Operations the competence- and qualification management of Operations and Quality Focal Point for the production delegated Inspectors in area of responsibility
  • •Ensure that the Aircraft production and the milestone FOT is in compliance with the Quality, cost and lead-time targets of FAL-USA.
  • •Ensure that NCs are managed and drumbeat from creation to closure, that Andon’s, and Ultimate Andon’s are priority for all within the MFT.
  • •Responsible focal point for all Customer presentations and customer interactions.
  • •Conducts training to insure optimum performance in job procedures and methods of lead employees and other assigned technicians. Ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations/company policies and procedures relating to workmanship.
  • •Represent Flowline to other departments and levels of the FAL. Interface with other departments to facilitate problem resolution and process improvement.
  • •Conduct periodic performance evaluations, makes recommendations regarding personnel actions and collaborates with Quality Manager in employee communication and communicating on personnel actions.
  • •Ensure that employees are in compliance with OSHA, safety and environmental regulations.
  • •Collaborate with the procurement function to ensure the acquisition of necessary consumable materials as well as tools and other equipment.
  • •Plan and control workload of all assigned employees to ensure on time delivery per approved schedule. Coordinate with and obtain support from the assigned team.
  • •Risk Analysis/Containment: 40%
  • •Risk mitigation of quality escapes endangering the aircraft built and or product safety, launch of immediate corrective actions
  • •Ensure that all technical inspections in the production process of the aircraft are carried out to the POA standards, inspection plans and attested.
  • •Responsible Focal Point for all external EASA Audits in area responsibility
  • •Able to provide efficient feed-back analysis and trend to management.
  • •Work within a MFT to resolve Quality issues and ensure constant feedback loops with MAP, ME, QCM, AQCM and FCM
  • •Supervisor 1 is expected to be proficient in Airbus policies which are processes (i.e. PPV, First Validation, Intervention, MMI, Quality Authorizations and others.)

Improve Processes/Operations:      20%

  • •Ensure that all EASA-POA regulatory

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