Sr. Quality Manager – Corporate

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Sr. Quality Manager Corporate for ADDMANs Metals business serves as the enterprise quality leader for all Metals manufacturing sites including Metal Additive and Precision Machining. This role is responsible for defining standardizing and governing ADDMANs Quality Management System (QMS) across all Metals facilities. Working through a dotted-line relationship with site Quality Managers this role ensures consistent application of quality processes tools and systems while driving compliance execution and continuous improvement.

The Sr. Quality Manager provides oversight for enterprise audit readiness contract compliance product lifecycle quality and customer-facing quality engagements. This position also acts as the primary liaison between customers suppliers and internal teams on quality matters and promotes a culture of proactive quality risk-based thinking and operational excellence.

This position requires U.S. person status in accordance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Enterprise Leadership & Governance:

Serve as the Corporate Quality Subject Matter Expert (SME) for ADDMANs Metals business ensuring alignment to customer regulatory and internal requirements across all sites.

Define standardize and govern enterprise-wide quality processes tools and procedures in partnership with site Quality Managers (dotted-line leadership).

Own the enterprise quality governance framework including standardized KPIs (e.g. COPQ escapes audit performance) and conduct regular quality performance reviews.

Develop standardize and deploy Quality Management System (QMS) frameworks aligned with ISO 9001 AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.

Compliance Audit and Risk Management:

Lead enterprise audit strategy including preparation execution follow-up and closure for customer registrar and internal audits.

Ensure consistent application of risk-based thinking product safety traceability counterfeit prevention and customer flow-down requirements.

Develop and implement standardized internal audit programs.

Quality Improvement & Issue Resolution:

Drive continuous improvement of site-level quality systems through structured assessments standardization and targeted support.

Provide hands-on support for critical quality improvement initiatives and corrective actions to accelerate execution timelines.

Ensure consistent and effective Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) processes across all facilities (8D DMAIC or equivalent).

Standardize and improve practices related to inspection FAI nonconformance management MRB processes and supplier quality.

Serve as the escalation point for critical customer quality issues.

Communication & Leadership:

Represent ADDMAN Metals in customer-facing quality engagements including audits escalations and performance reviews.

Prepare and deliver data-driven reports and presentations to executive leadership.

Influence coach and support site Quality leaders without direct authority building alignment and fostering a unified quality culture.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Expertise in aerospace and defense quality systems including AS9100 ISO 9001 and NADCAP.

Proven ability to design standardize and govern multi-site Quality Management Systems (QMS).

Strong influencing skills and ability to drive alignment in a matrixed environment.

Confident customer-facing presence for audits escalations and performance communications.

Analytical data-driven mindset with strong problem-solving capability.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to present effectively at the executive level.

Demonstrated cross-functional leadership and ability to drive enterprise-level initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

10 years of experience in aerospace or other high-regulation manufacturing environments.

Proven leadership experience in AS9100-certified organizations.

Strong experience leading customer and registrar audits.

Deep knowledge of AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001; NADCAP experience preferred.

Experience across the full product lifecycle (design manufacturing inspection test).

Strong RCCA capability (8D DMAIC or equivalent).

Experience in nonconformance management and MRB processes.

Corporate or multi-site quality leadership experience preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Position is based at one of ADDMANs Metals facilities: Statesville NC; St. Louis MO; or Baltimore MD.

Requires 25% to 50% travel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Typically sits grasps items and performs keyboarding for frequent operation of a computer

Stand walk bend reach or otherwise move about occasionally.

Lift move or otherwise transfer items up to 30 lbs. occasionally.

Occasional exposure to typical machine shop physical hazards

Travel by air or car occasionally

Ability to accomplish the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

SAFETY AND POLICY PRACTICES:

Each employee must be knowledgeable about standard safety policies and procedures and adhere to them while supporting the organizations goals and objectives and recognizing the Companys need to achieve its business objectives. Each employee is responsible for complying with the companys hazardous waste disposal procedures.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:

ADDMAN Engineering is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities Women Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. All terms and conditions of employment will be administered without regard to an individuals sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

NOTE: This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time and the employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Addman Engineering reserves the right to add delete or modify these duties and responsibilities at its discretion. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Employment is at-will and nothing in this job description is intended to create or imply a contractual relationship or alter the at-will status of the employee.