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Quality Manager - Inspection Supervisor

BAE Systems · Nashua, NH

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Quality
Base pay
$133k–$226k
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
8+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
12 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor quality role at BAE Systems (aerospace & defense) in Nashua, NH.

They ask for
8+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
AS9100
Base pay
$133k–$226k
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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How this role compares

Against 591 other live quality postings in the US.

Base pay
About 124% above similar roles

Typical $65k–$95k, from 52 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (8+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 42%
  • Root cause 33%

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Stands out: this posting asks for AS9100, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 8+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Off-shift / weekend coverage

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This plant: BAE Systems in Nashua

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In this role, you will

  • ◆Provide leadership to a team of inspectors that will report directly to you.
  • ◆Manage resource growth to meet needs to two dynamic and growing factories.
  • ◆Utilize quality control data to help drive innovative improvements that will reduce cost and increase efficiency without compromising product integrity.
  • ◆Reinforce compliance to the AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) by supporting audits and continuous improvement efforts.

Who you are

  • ✓You love leading teams and collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • ✓You are a people-first leader with a track record of building high performance teams
  • ✓You advocate for Quality First

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • ✓Bachelor's degree and 6-8+ years of experience or 10-12+ years of experience in lieu of degree
  • ✓Experience leading manufacturing teams who are working towards common goals in a production environment
  • ✓Experienced people manager with ability to forecast workload demands and manage shift coverage
  • ✓Ability to provide effective written and oral communications to cross-functional teams
  • ✓Experience with Quality Management Systems
  • ✓Proficiency with MS office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and a desire to learn new systems
  • ✓Ability to make decisions using sound judgment while complying with policies, procedures, ethical principles and applicable state and federal laws and regulations

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • ✓Bachelor's degree in related technical field and 8 years of experience
  • ✓Experience supporting production quality control (QC) teams within an electronics manufacturing environment
  • ✓Previous role in a Quality function governed by military and aerospace standards
  • ✓Ability to apply, interpret and/or advise teams on quality, process documentation and workmanship

requirements

for product realization and inspection of components, assemblies and subassemblies

  • ✓Familiarity with AS9100 Quality Management Systems activities including auditing and continuous improvement
  • ✓Identification, control and disposition of discrepant material with an understanding of Preliminary Material Review/Material Review Board (PMR/MRB)
  • ✓Familiarity with First Article Inspections (FAI) in accordance with AS9102

requirements

  • ✓Working Knowledge and understanding of military electronics standards like IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-750, or MIL-PRF-38534
  • ✓Experience supporting manufacturing in cleanroom, ESD and/or FOD controlled areas
  • ✓Experience with non-conformance identification, control and evaluation
  • ✓Familiarity with government contractor labor tracking using systems like Autotime
  • ✓Ability to read and interpret technical data packages including engineering drawings, Bill of Materials, and component specifications
  • ✓Ability to extract data for visual presentations (using charts, tables, paretos, etc) to effectively communicate positions, issues, solutions or to drive actions

Pay Information

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems, Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

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Job Description In the Precision Guidance & Sensing Solutions (PGSS) Product Line, we design and manufacture state-of-the-art sensors and guidance kits that enable our customers to execute their precision strike missions. BAE Systems is looking for an inspection supervisor to support our growing team of approx. 20 inspectors across three shifts in our APKWS and THAAD factories at our sites in Hudson and Nashua, NH. Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration, it will be performed fulltime on site.

You don’t see it, but it’s there. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At BAE Systems Aerospace & Mission Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.

Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

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