QUALITY MANAGER (AEROSPACE / CNC MACHINING)

Quality Manager

We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead our quality operations and continuous improvement initiatives at our Aerospace & Defense CNC machining operations in Mukilteo, WA. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, you will serve as a strategic partner in driving operational excellence, lean transformation, and digital modernization. You will own the AS9100 Certified QMS and will ensure adherence to rigorous Aerospace & Defense requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate daily with Plant Manager to align quality metrics with production goals
• Provide peer mentorship and guidance to functional managers to elevate the team's regulatory and technical skills, leadership capabilities, and operational efficiency
• Develop, mentor, coach, and upskill the Quality Engineering and Quality Inspection teams
• Maintain, audit, and continuously improve the AS9100 certified Quality Management System
• Support Corporate IT Security & Compliance teams in sustaining plant level ITAR and CMMC compliance programs
• Partner with Corporate Quality to transition legacy digital QMS to ETQ Reliance platform, manage/report on Quality KPIs, and roll out harmonized best practices across the A&D BU
• Lead the Quality Engineering and CMM team in their management of AS9102 FAIR's, the MSA program (with focus on GR&R), FMEA's, and developing processes around zero-defect mindset
• Direct the Quality Inspection team to ensure daily throughput meets agreed-upon targets
• Chair the Material Review Board to expedite nonconformance disposition and track/trend systemic issues requiring more in-depth investigation
• Facilitate Structured Problem-Solving (SPS) projects using 8D and similar SPS tools
• Evaluate and develop improved techniques for the control of quality and reliability
• Identify critical control points in the product value-stream and implement monitoring procedures
• Act as liaison with customers and other external parties on matters relating to product quality
• Partner with Engineering and Production functions for all NPI and engineering changes to verify quality documentation and processes are correct
• Partner with the functional management team in driving a Continuous Improvement culture, using lean manufacturing methodologies and agile problem-solving practices

Qualifications

• Minimum 810 years of Aerospace Quality Management experience, with a high preference given to experience in a metal manufacturing environment working directly with key AS Primes
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Operations or a related technical field (highly preferred)
• ASQ CQM/OE, CQE, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and/or Certified AS9100 Lead Auditor (preferred)
• Advanced skills in blueprint reading, GD&T, statistical methodologies, and MSA methods
• Ability to effectively interact with Production, Engineering and Operations teams
• Due to ITAR compliance requirements, US Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required

Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred

Location

• Onsite

Schedule

• M-F

Total Compensation Includes

• Health/dental/vision coverage
• Employer-paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off and holiday pay
• Monthly remote work stipend (for remote employees who qualify)
• 401(k) investment plan, with an employer match of up to 4%
• Education support program
• Safety eyeglasses/shoe reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan for all full-time employees

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Cadrex's Core Values

• Safety first, rising to the challenge, collaboration, accountability, and doing the right thing

Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions is a leading provider of complex sheet metal and machined production parts, assemblies, and weldments for a variety of end markets, including electrical transmission and distribution, warehouse automation, technology, aerospace & defense, medical, food, and industrials. With locations in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Monterrey Mexico, CADREX offers numerous in-house manufacturing capabilities, including laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication, complex assembly, CNC punching, CNC machining, forming, robotic welding, stamping, fastener insertion, and tool and die manufacturing, to effectively serve customers with lights-out manufacturing capabilities for mid- to high-volume production.

Cadrex provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.