Job Title: Manager, Quality and Mission Assurance
Job ID: 6645
Job Location: Camden, AR - On Site
Job Schedule: 4/10 – 10 hours days, Monday – Thursday
Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company is seeking a Manager, Quality and Mission Assurance to join our team in Camden, Arkansas.
This Quality Engineering manager role will have the authority and responsibility to effectively communicate and interface daily with executives, peers, direct reports, customers (internal & external) and all organizations within the company. Will be responsible and accountable for applying quality principles, technical knowledge and continuous improvement philosophies. Responsible for leading and directing the Quality Engineering team and for developing and maintaining a Culture of Quality both within his/her team and across the site. In addition, the individual will develop and maintain the site quality engineering strategy for assuring a quality product that meets the customer’s requirements at the lowest cost is produced. Must have strong customer skills, and be able to anticipate and manage customer expectations. Some travel to other AR sites may be required. Must have a thorough understanding of budgets, Enterprise Support Plans, metrics and continuous improvement tools within a quality and technical organization.
Essential Functions:
Provide technical direction to team/coaching.
Monitor performance; investigate issues using Root cause tools & implement corrective actions.
Customer coordination/interface.
Participate on site level boards & initiatives.
Strategic planning and QA improvement initiatives.
Administrative Functions.
Required Qualifications:
Requires management and leadership knowledge in job area. Typically has comprehensive knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline and may have broad understanding of other areas within the job function. Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Extensive background in the field of rocket engine or solid rocket motor propulsion and testing is preferred. A strong understanding of quality management system and quality principles is expected.
Demonstrated ability to strategically organize and complete projects, objectives and tasks.
A passion and understanding for continuous improvement concepts and the ability to deploy and lead to the benefit of the business is required.
Strong leadership, problem solving, and written/verbal communication skills are required.
The candidate must have a track record that demonstrates:
1) A highly motivated team player
2) Consistently meets commitments
3) Has the ability to motivate and inspire change
4) Possesses the skills to coach/mentor individuals to work effectively in a government and commercial facility environment under time and budget constraints
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.