Quality Engineering Manager

Honeywell · Boyne City, MI

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Level: Manager
Team: Quality
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 5+ years
Certification: Black Belt required
Industry: Industrial
Posted: 30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management quality role at Honeywell (industrial) in Boyne City, MI.

They ask for: 5+ years · degree required · Black Belt required
Tools it names: Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Root cause, SPC, FMEA
Day to day: some off-shift / weekend coverage

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How this role compares

Against 51 other live quality postings in Michigan.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: More than usual (5+ vs 3+)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Root cause 73%
✓ FMEA 52%
✓ PPAP 48%
Control plans 46%
✓ SPC 44%
✓ New product launch 40%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

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

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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How to get in at this plant

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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Honeywell
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
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This plant: Honeywell in Boyne City

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Key responsibilities

Aerospace Quality Systems Knowledge

requirements

✓Configuration Management
✓Nonconformance Management
✓Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
✓Risk Management
✓Audit Management

Internal aerospace quality guidance specifically highlights AS9100 compliance and supplier quality management as core requirements.

Quality Engineering Tools

A strong candidate typically has experience with

✓Supplier audits
✓Quality Management System (QMS) implementation
✓Supplier qualification
✓Supplier development
✓Escapes reduction
✓Corrective action management
✓New Product Introduction (NPI)
✓Production readiness reviews

Internal supplier quality objectives emphasize these responsibilities.

You must have

✓5+ years in aerospace manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or operations.
✓3-5+ years leading quality teams, engineers, or quality managers.
✓Experience supporting:
✓OEMs (Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Lockheed Martin, etc.)
✓FAA-regulated products
✓Aerospace manufacturing environments
✓Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional initiatives involving Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Customers.
✓Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

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Senior Quality Engineering Manager in the aerospace industry typically needs a combination of technical quality expertise, regulatory knowledge, operational leadership, and people management skills. Internal aerospace quality documents also emphasize compliance with AS9100 , supplier quality management, corrective actions, risk management, and continuous improvement.

You will report directly to our Sr Director ISC Operations and you’ll work out of our Boyne City, MI location on an On-site work schedule.

At Honeywell, our people leaders play a critical role in developing and supporting our employees to help them perform at their best and drive change across the company. Help to build a strong, diverse team by recruiting talent, identifying, and developing successors, driving retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture

Strong working knowledge of

•AS9100/AS9100D
•AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI)
•ISO 9001
•FAA regulatory

Expected expertise includes

•APQP
•PPAP
•FMEA / PFMEA / DFMEA
•Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
•8D Problem Solving
•Statistical Process Control (SPC)
•Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
•Lean Manufacturing
•Six Sigma
•Quality KPI management

Leadership Competencies

•Strategic planning
•Talent development
•Coaching and succession planning
•Executive communication
•Customer management
•Change management
•Financial and operational decision making
•Building a quality culture

Preferred Certifications

+ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
+ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE)
+Six Sigma Black Belt
+AS9100 Lead Auditor
+ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

About honeywell technologies

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more

The business unit

Honeywell Industrial Automation enables process industry operations, creates world-class sensor technologies, automates supply chains, makes warehouses smarter, and improves worker safety. This combination builds on our core strengths in controls and automation technologies which in turn allows us to deliver better commercial outcomes for our customers. We enable customers to enhance the safety, sustainability, resiliency and productivity of their people, plants and assets.

Benefits of working for honeywell

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.