Sr. Manager, Quality Management

Job Title:Sr. Manager Quality & Mission Assurance

Job Code: 42629

Job Location: Canoga Park CA

Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours scheduled with every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Sr. Manger of Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) to serve as the quality leader for multiple Quality Assurance teams at the Canoga Park CA site. This site is our center of excellence for liquid in-space propulsion responsible for engine design fabrication assembly and test.

This position is responsible for leading the QM&A Product Acceptance team of approximately nine (9) direct reports and a total team comprised of about 80 employees. The Q&MA Product Acceptance team ensures delivered products conform to contractual and L3Harris requirements for product quality throughout the production lifecycle. They ensure adherence to and compliance with established quality policies practices and government regulations. This includes implementation and leadership of strategies that will directly impact the successful zero-defect on-time delivery of products.

Essential Functions:

• Provide leadership direction and support across multiple Quality Assurance teams (Non-Destructive Testing Precision Measurement In Process Inspection Metrology Assembly Inspection and Receiving Inspection).
• Actively lead by example and support a strong safety culture ensuring employees are protected engaged and productive.
• Guide teams to resolve technical challenges ensuring successful tactical execution.
• Promote a strong culture of quality focused on the engagement of every employee with adherence to personal stamp warranty workmanship fundamentals and attention to detail in the prevention of defects.
• Collaborate with Factory leadership and program management and other functional process teams. Collaborate with Q&MA functional peers at other L3Harris sites.
• Develop and implement team & site-wide tactical quality improvement initiatives promoting sound and effective principles as set forth in company procedures customer requirements and government standards.
• Champion lead and support the execution of flow-down strategic initiatives.
• Measure monitor and take action to ensure quality-focused key performance indicator targets are achieved or exceeded.
• Report to senior leadership on business performance including action plans to improve business execution and status of strategic initiatives.
• Partner with Operations Leadership in maintaining certification and compliance efforts for AS9100 and other required certifications.
• Continuously investigate and integrate improved inspection technology in support of engineering design and manufacturing processes.
• Execute annual departmental budget and staffing plans.
• Identify needed capital investment to support business need (including quality process capacity capabilities & technologies.
• Represent Quality Leadership as needed in committees or boards that support Company and Union relationships Safety Initiatives Quality oversight etc.
• Requires up to 5% business travel within the continental U.S.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.In lieu of a degree minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• 5 years of experience directly managing a Quality Inspection or Quality Organization in an Aerospace or Defense manufacturing environment.
• 5years managing site certification with AS9100 ISO 9001.
• Direct experience with fabrication assembly test and inspection processes commonly used to produce aerospace components and sub-assemblies.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence.
• Experience working with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and government contracts.
• Experience identifying nonconformance and applying prevention utilizing industry-recognized Root Cause Corrective Analysis tools such DMAIC FMEA 8D Cause Networks and applying Lean techniques such as Manufacturing Standard Work and Value Stream Mapping.
• Demonstrated management and leadership capability to lead business area or functional teams in achieving Company and process cost and deliverable goals.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in Californiais $139500 - $259500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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