QMSBMS Lead
Cromwell, CT - USA
Job Summary
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet.With over 16000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Act as business partner to the site/entity manufacturing process managers and leadership in assuring and improving the manufacturing processes and product/service quality performance.
To provide Internal (1st Party) audit capability for the assessment of the manufacturing processes and products/services ensuring process compliance robustness and effectiveness in relation to the Customer requirements quality needs and expectations. To plan host and support external (customer regulatory and other 3rd parties) audits.
To report & ensure conclusion on non-compliances as well as highlighting improvement & best practice sharing opportunities and help drive a value added continual improvement culture through the organization.
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Responsible for planning organizing coordinating controlling and managing quality system pre-assessments auditing and source inspection activities individually and with team personnel. Be familiar with destructive and non-destructive testing verification of physical chemical dimensional and operational characteristics of raw material component parts sub-assemblies and final assemblies. Interface with internal and external customers and suppliers; audit inspection methods and techniques; initiate corrective and preventive action plans; determine performance measures; participate in evaluations; and lead special projects.
- Understand and work to the requirements and criteria for Quality auditing as addressed in the American Society for Quality Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Code of Ethics and Body of Knowledge.
- Position requirements consist of knowing understanding using promoting and teaching the following:
- Basic Statistics and Measurement Methods; Statistical Quality Control; Frequency Distributions; Control Charts; Probability Laws and Analysis; Probability Distributions (Continuous and Discrete)
- Ethics Professional Conduct and Liability Issues: Auditor Code of Ethics; Professional Conduct and Responsibilities; Liability Issues
- Audit Preparation: Audit Definition and Plan; Audit Design; Document Review and Preparation
- Audit Performance: Audit Management; Opening Meeting; Data Collection; Audit Working Papers; Audit Analysis; Exit Meeting
- Audit Reporting: Review and Finalize Audit Results; Written Report Format and Content; Issue Written Report; Audit Records Retention
- Corrective Action Follow-Up and Closure: Corrective Action Follow-up; Closure (Closed-Loop System)
- Audit Program Management: Administration; Process; Audit Personnel
- General Knowledge and Skills: Auditing Basics - (Purpose Benefits and Objectives; Types of Audits and Responsibilities; Audit Preparation Execution and Reporting; Audit Characteristics; Audit Terms and Definitions; Professional Auditor Conduct and Ethics; Standards of Audit Performance; Audit Administration and Team Management; Audit Implémentation; Audit Analysais; Audit Reporting Corrective Action Follow-Up and Closure; Auditing Tools and Techniques (Observation Physical Examination Flowcharts Process Maps Pattern and Trend Analysis Root Cause Analysis); Basic Tools and Techniques Skills; Sampling Terms and Plans; Attributes (ANSI/ASQ Z1.4); Variables (ANSI/ASQ Z1.9); Operating Characteristic (OC) Curve
Education
- Bachelors degree in a technical field is preferred or five years or more experience in the quality field.
- MUST BE A U.S Citizen.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing processes test methods and statistics.
- Experience with manufacturing standards and manufacturing process control techniques.
- American Society for Quality Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) certification is highly desired
- Experience with MS Office
- SAP experience preferred
Well offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry who knows how far you can go
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
About Company
GKN Aerospace is a global engineering group that make essential components for industries that touch lives across the globe