Defense-Supplier Quality

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Summary:

On a typical day, but not limited to the Factory Facing Focal involvement with production on shop floor supplier findings of non-conforming product. Coordination with supplier and Supplier Quality Representative on findings of investigation of supplier provided product found non-conforming on the production floor. Review of nonconformance tags charged to supplier for acceptance. Coordinate with SQR for closure of RCCA on supplier findings. Coordination with Production Floor, as well as Supply Chain Management, on supplier issues. Represents the company with suppliers. Provides technical expertise to company employees, suppliers, customers, and regulatory education and coaching on the Quality System.

Key Accountabilities:

• Investigate supplier product rejected by production shop floor for validation of supplier responsibility
• Ensure that suppliers provide Root Cause and Corrective Action on supplier non-conforming product rejected on tags in SAP/MES
• Investigation of customer initiated non-conformance tags for validation of supplier responsibility
• Containment of non-conforming supplier product
• Becoming Material Review Board approved for validation of supplier rejections

Required Qualifications:

• 5 - 8 years of experience in manufacturing and operations
• 5 - 8 years of experience with Quality/Manufacturing Engineering
• Competent in Root Cause Corrective Action and ability to perform conformity checks.
• Strong ability to read drawings, procedures, First Article Inspections (FAI) and understand contracts.
• Proficient in 2D and MBD
• Use of SAP/MES
• This position requires an active DoD Security Clearance
• Successful candidates must be able to secure Program access approval
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working familiarity of Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• LEAN and Six Sigma certification

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

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