Site Quality Manager

Moog · Salt Lake City, UT

Level: Manager
Team: Quality
Base pay: $120k–$160k
Experience asked: 5+ years
Certification: Black Belt preferred
Industry: Aerospace & defense
Posted: 30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management quality role at Moog (aerospace & defense) in Salt Lake City, UT. Develop, maintain, and enforce quality control procedures, inspection plans, sampling plans, and inspection methods.

They ask for: 5+ years · Black Belt preferred
Tools it names: Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Root cause, DMAIC, SPC
Base pay: $120k–$160k
Day to day: some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help

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How this role compares

Against 1045 other live quality postings in the US.

Base pay: About 24% above similar roles
Experience asked: Typical (5+ years)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Root cause 70%
FMEA 41%
Supplier quality 39%
Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 37%
✓ Six Sigma 36%
✓ SPC 36%

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Stands out: this posting asks for DMAIC, 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.

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Off-shift / weekend coveragePromotion path mentionedRelocation help

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This plant: Moog in Salt Lake City

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Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Job Title

Site Quality Manager

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Reporting To

Management, General Management

Work Schedule

Onsite – Salt Lake City, UT Moog, Inc. is a global leader in motion control across land, sea air and space, pioneering advanced solutions to drive cutting edge innovation for our valued customers.

Our Commercial Circuits team in Salt Lake City, UT, is eagerly looking for a Site Quality Manager to join our dynamic team. The Site Quality Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team of quality supervisors, engineers, technicians, and inspectors, supporting Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) production and new product introductions at our Salt Lake City Circuit Card Assembly location. As a key member of the site leadership team, you will drive quality excellence, process reliability, and on-time delivery while operating within a lean, continuous-improvement culture. The Site Quality Manager will consistently lead by example, driving toward 100% Quality and 100% Delivery.

This is an on-site, collaborative working environment that offers a 9/80 schedule to include every other Friday off! (Formal schedule is Mon – Thurs, 7:00am – 4:00pm, every other Fri 7:00am – 3:00pm)

To be considered for this Site Quality Manager role, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you:

•Education & Experience: BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or related field
•5 years of experience in Electronics/CCA assembly
•Experience with AS9100 quality systems
•Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC‑A‑610, J‑STD‑001) and ESD control practices.
•Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work cross functionally with production, quality, purchasing, and customers.
•Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills; experience with SPC, DOE, and process capability analysis.

It would be great if you also had

•Six Sigma Green/Black Belt or equivalent continuous improvement certification.
•Prior experience in aerospace, defense, medical, or other highly regulated electronics manufacturing.

As our Site Quality Manager, you will add incredible value to the team by holding responsibility for:

•Lead and develop the site quality organization. Supervise, coach, and mentor supervisors, engineers, technicians, and inspectors; manage staffing, performance reviews, and career development.
•Develop, maintain, and enforce quality control procedures, inspection plans, sampling plans, and inspection methods.
•Drive a culture of quality that supports adherence to our quality management system and a right first-time mindset.
•Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for yield, reliability, and field failures using structured problem-solving (8D, DMAIC, 5 Whys).
•Maintain and improve compliance to industry and customer standards (IPC‑A‑610, J‑STD‑001, MIL/AS/ISO/AS9100 as applicable).
•Collaborate cross functionality with Production, Quality, Supply Chain/Purchasing, Program Management, and Design Engineering to resolve issues and drive program success.
•Support customer engagements, including failure analysis, technical presentations, and proposals; act as a quality point of contact for customer escalations.

Working Conditions & Travel

•Onsite, production floor environment with standard PPE and ESD controls.
•May require occasional travel to suppliers, customers, or other company sites.

In return, we care for you by providing incredible “work perks” including:

•Financial Rewards : Great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
•Work/Life Balance : Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance
•Health & Wellbeing : Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
•Professional Skills Development : Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs
•Collaborative and Welcoming Culture : Warm, respectful, family-like environment rooted in our 12 core values. Enhanced by multiple employee-led Employee Resource Groups, and various team-building activities, delivering a truly open and supportive workplace
•Additional site-specific benefits are available!