Senior Quality Director

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Reporting to the VP of Quality & Technology for PCC Metals and Forgings this position is responsible for global Quality oversight for PCC Forgings Division businesses.

Reports: One division Quality staff member

• Divisional Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) subject-matter expert

Indirect Reports: Site Quality Directors/Managers

Interactions: GMs, VP of Corporate Quality, Quality Council members, Quality Leadership within Forgings

• Providing Quality leadership and direction to the PCC Forgings plants, keeping the Quality teams aligned to achieve strong internal Quality performance and a positive external Quality image for PCC Forgings Division
• Guiding external Quality related discussions affecting PCC Forgings Division QMS and products
• Oversight and evaluation of the effectiveness of all PCC Forgings Division Quality assessment activities
• Establishing a Zero Defects culture through training and deployment of the Zero Defects toolkit, including Quality Planning, 8D Problem Solving and Human Factors.

• Guides the development and maintenance of the QMS to ensure it meets all industry and/or customer requirements
• Ensures robust workflows are in place for Quality and Engineering reviews of customer enquiries and orders
• Establishes the inspection processes required to ensure conformance to customer requirements
• Facilitates customer interaction to include process reviews, inspection technology and application
• Represents the Division as necessary on all Quality matters and advises Management as appropriate
• Ensures the plants have capable product certification systems and the suitability of all internal and external laboratory and product quality testing
• Responsible for the Documentation Management System, ensuring the system meets all third party, end user, and customer requirements to maintain all mandatory accreditations and qualifications
• Assists the organization to establish metrics, collect and analyze data to highlight improvement opportunities to eliminate escapes, reduce scrap, rework and concessions, improve first pass yield and improve customer satisfaction
• Supports sites in the event of a Quality Escape, ensuring the 8D problem solving methodology is applied effectively to identify true root causes and establish permanent corrective actions through engineered solutions
• Assists senior leaders in preparing the Quality Schedules ahead of each Manufacturing Operations Review and attends reviews as required to support the PCC Forgings Division Quality function.
• Leads the organization to realize improvement through positive reaction to all internal and external audit non-conformances through appropriate corrective and preventive actions
• Primary facilitator of all external contact with respect to material certification, internal quality system documents, corrective actions, third-party auditors and accreditations
• Facilitates best practice sharing across all plants with respect to the Quality Management System and the use of the Zero Defects toolkit
• Ensures employees in the Quality function have the necessary training and skills to perform their roles effectively and supports Human Resources in succession planning for critical Quality roles
• Represents PCC Forgings Division on the PCC Quality Council
• Makes recommendations for personnel decisions and performs competency assessments and performance reviews
• Completes various other assignments and duties as assigned.
• Participates in ASQE, Nadcap, and other industry bodies, to satisfy regulatory requirements and further the reputation of the PCC Forgings Division plants
• Ensures that the Quality Rules are applied on a fair and consistent basis, supporting the sites in training and investigations

• The ability to read and write English
• Computer literacy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with executives / customers and a change agent approach with strong functional team building abilities
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment

• Bachelor's Degree required (strongly preferred in field Engineering)
• 7 years of post-baccalaureate experience as a manager of quality assurance and 5 years managing multiple locations, while managing quality managers, with specific experience including:

• Managing Quality Assurance functions in a manufacturing facility
• Conducting technical investigations related to Quality issues and summarizing findings in detailed technical reports
• Leading Zero Defects and similar Quality improvement initiatives across multiple sites
• Experience in Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing of materials
• Prior experience required in ISO 9001/ AS9100, Nadcap, and A2LA site accreditation

• May require up to 60% travel to different sites, suppliers, or customer locations, both locally and internationally
• Ability to move freely around a facility, including the warehouse, production floor, and office areas
• Walking and standing for extended periods, often on concrete or uneven surfaces
• Moving and positioning materials or equipment as needed