Quality Manager

Overview

Quality Manager (PTR-2025-23578):

Bowhead seeks to network with a Quality Manager for an upcoming/potential effort, to provide oversight, direction, and coordination to ensure high standards of quality are accomplished in support of operations for the Primary Training Ranges (PTRs) managed by ACC at Avon Park Range, FL; Grand Bay Range, GA; Belle Fourche (Colony) EWS, WY; Dare County B&G Range, NC; Holloman B&G Ranges, NM; Poinsett EWR, SC; Mountain Home Ranges, ID; and Snyder EWS, TX. PTRs consist of Electronic Warfare Sites (EWS), Electronic Warfare Ranges (EWR), and Bombing and Gunnery Ranges (B&G).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all quality/safety aspects of range safety during aircraft operations, aircraft emergencies, and ground weapons fire activities during active events.
• Provide the quality approach that reduces and minimizes the amount of Government oversight required to determine the acceptability of services
• Provide the necessary organizational structure, functional responsibilities, and lines of authority, corporate quality philosophy, and qualified/experienced quality control personnel to meet or exceed the quality requirements of the contract.
• Provide a responsive quality program that identifies, corrects, and prevents initial and recurring discrepancies and identifies effective the quality/safety management/program interface with the Government quality assurance evaluation program.
• Responsible for and oversee the overall approach to ensure timely and accurate scoring of missions and reporting of scores. Areas include training of personnel for scoring equipment operations and personnel scheduling.
• Responsible for all preventive maintenance inspections as required by applicable Air Force Technical Orders/commercial manuals or as specified in the Quality Control Program Plan to ensure maximum service life and peak operational capability at all times.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a QC inspection system to conform to all the provisions of the PTR contract and which include as a minimum, checklists and procedures to evaluate operations, maintenance and operator proficiency. Develops the QC Inspection schedule for all scheduled maintenance to be accomplished for the upcoming month.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Quality Control experience of a DoD aircraft training range within the last 5 years
• Quality management experience of projects with multi-million dollar annual budgets
• Experience in developing and implementing quality programs
• Familiarity with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000-2015 standards
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Expert knowledge pertinent to range operations policies, directives, and products and applicable operational methods and processes. Ability to perform duties in a stressful environment.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing for conducting conferences, presenting briefings, preparing correspondence, and writing findings and reports.
• General knowledge of computer systems including USAF databases, computer graphics, and word processing applications, in order to perform assigned duties.
• Ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and patience in order to present sensitive recommendations to affected elements or higher authorities, MAJCOMs, and other Federal agencies.
• Current Driver’s License required; must be able to be insured through company’s vehicle insurance policy while driving work/government/rental vehicles during working hours, and for the duration of employment.
• Must be a US citizen.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged period amounts of time.
• Must be able to twist, bend, and squat periodically.
• High noise levels are common as is the potential exposure to heat/cold, noise, dusts, mist, and/or fumes.

Environment

• Work areas consists of office and non-office settings
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Job demands will require physical dexterity and flexibility.
• Must be physically able to sit, stand, kneel and climb.
• Must be willing and able to wear company provided personal protective equipment; such as hearing protectors, safety glasses, gloves, etc.
• Must comply with all applicable USAF and Bowhead safety rules, regulations, and policies.
• Changing work locations, and overtime required at times to support operations.