Lead Auditor

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Lead Auditor to join our Production Control team based in Columbus, MS.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing annual audit plans, audit checklists, coordinate and perform internal audits and report the results of internal audits. You will also coordinate with external agencies for scheduling and adherence to external audit requirements. In addition you will facilitate Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and continuous improvement plans through analysis of the internal audit program.

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:

On the eastern border of Mississippi you'll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It's here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

• Lead site specific internal audits based on regulatory, contractual and company requirements

• Develop and implement plan

• Generate audit checklist to be used when performing audits

• Create training plan for the qualification of audit team members

• Conduct audits to identify gaps in internal processes

• Schedule and lead internal audit workshops to ensure compliance with the audit plan

• Facilitate communication and reporting of audit results to applicable personnel

• Ensure corrective action requests are generated based on internal/external audit findings

• Train audit team on quality management systems procedures, processes and work instructions

• Assists in the development and maintenance of AS9100 certification

Quality Department Support/Continuous Improvement: 20%

• Uphold Airbus Core Values of teamwork, customer focus, respect, reliability, creativity and integrity welcoming challenges and creating an environment for success

• Review company policies, procedures, processes, documents and forms for accuracy and regulatory compliance

• Assist with further development and enhancements of internal operating procedures, processes and work instructions

• Provide support and collaborate with other colleagues to resolve issues and find opportunities for improvement

• Lead key business projects that improve performance to meet strategic goals

• Use processes and metrics such as, but not limited to SQCDP, key performance indicators, practical problem solving, plan do check act, and other quality department metrics to support continuous improvement to ensure that company objectives are on target

• Demonstrate creativity, propose and implement innovations using lean methodologies to meet top company objectives

• Support Company events, departmental meetings, special projects and team meetings

Root Cause and Corrective Action Coordination: 10%

• Coordinate meetings and discussions to facilitate root cause and corrective action plans required to address audit findings and use them to establish, implement and update company training plan

External Audit Support: 10%

• Perform review of key processes and previous audit findings to maintain regulatory compliance and external audit readiness

• Focal point for communication and coordination with FAA, DCMA, AS9100, EASA and customer representatives during audit preparation, audit execution and maintenance of the quality management system

• Complete external audit questionnaires

• Coordinate site and network access for external audit team members

• Scheduling of applicable personnel and conference rooms necessary for external audit team members

• Assign escorts to accompany and assist external audit team members

Your Boarding Pass:

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Aviation or Engineering related field or equivalent experience. In lieu of degree, 8 years proven experience would be accepted

• Minimum of 4 years of related experience in quality inspection, engineering or auditing quality management systems

• Internal/External Auditor Certification

• Root Cause and Corrective Action Coordination

• Knowledge of FAA and AS9100 rules and regulations

• Adobe Acrobat

• Smartsheet

• G Suite

• US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license

Preferred Education/Skills:

• Master's degree or equivalent experience with concentration in business information systems

• 4 years as an AS9100 lead auditor

• ASQ Quality Engineer Certificate

• Six Sigma Green and/or Black Belt Certification

• Knowledge of EASA rules and regulations

• Knowledge of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

• Advanced SAP Capability

• Technical knowledge of Airbus products and systems

• NCM

• Manufacturing Execution System

• SAP

• OCE/ARAS/Bflow

Travel Required:

• 15% Domestic and International

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A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite 90%
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily.
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms daily.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications daily.
• Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment daily.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10 lbs daily.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10 lbs daily.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture occasionally.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer daily.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving occasionally.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor daily.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice 15% on an annual basis.
• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces daily.
• PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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