Senior Quality Tech Aerospace

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Senior Quality Technician Aerospace
Location - Timken, Rutherfordton.
Job Type: Full-Time.
Shift: (1) Day Shift, Monday – Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm
What We Offer
Competitive Pay
Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage.
Benefits start on first day of employment.
401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match.
10 paid holidays per year plus paid vacation.
Paid parental leave at one year of service.
Employee discounts on products and services.
Education expense reimbursement, eligible to apply at first day of employment.
Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
Position Summary:
The Senior Quality Technician is the plant-level owner and subject matter lead for New Product Introduction (APQP/NPI) and Management of Change (MOC) activities. This role leads cross-functional coordination, customer-facing submissions (FAI/PPAP), auditable recordkeeping in PLM/PDM systems, and advanced quality analyses to ensure successful implementation of new products and process changes while mentoring and supporting Quality staff.
Essential Responsibilities:
Own and govern plant APQP/NPI and MOC processes for multiple concurrent projects, ensuring milestones, schedules, and customer requirements are met.
Lead development, maintenance, and tracking of APQP schedules and project milestones; proactively escalate risks and drive timely resolution.
Serve as the primary plant point-of-contact for customer FAI/PPAP submissions, approvals, and related communications; represent the plant in customer meetings as required.
Coordinate and execute complex first article inspections (FAI) and PPAP packages; ensure completeness and compliance with customer-specific requirements.
Plan, coordinate, and analyze process capability studies (Cp/Cpk), measurement system analyses (MSA), and other statistical studies; present findings and recommendations to leadership and customers.
Lead plant MOC workflows: initiate/track change requests, collect implementation documentation, manage customer acceptance processes, and ensure auditable evidence is maintained.
Maintain and govern product/change documentation in Timken systems (TeamCenter, CADb, ONBASE, or equivalents); ensure records meet corporate and customer audit requirements.
Apply and coach APQP quality tools (FMEA, control plans, process flow, MSA, capability studies) to identify risks and drive corrective/preventive actions.
Generate, maintain, and present dashboard-level status reports for leadership showing APQP/MOC progress, open actions, and key risks.
Mentor, train, and provide technical guidance to Quality staff; assign tasks, review work products, and verify completeness for customer submittals.
Lead cross-functional change implementation teams (Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Sales) to ensure robust execution of product/process launches and changes.
Identify opportunities to improve local and corporate MOC/APQP procedures and lead implementation of approved process improvements.
Support internal and external audits related to NPI and change management activities.
May be assigned additional duties to support the plant, cross‑functional teams, evolving project priorities, and business needs — including opportunities that support professional development.
Basic Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED.
18 years of age or older.
Must be eligible to work in the US.
Must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Must demonstrate proficiency in use of Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook): experience with project scheduling tools.
5+ years’ experience in manufacturing quality with progressive responsibility.
Must be able to multitask.
Must demonstrate skill in methodical problem solving and coaching.
Must complete TMOS training.
Preffered Qualifications:
Associate’s degree or technical certificate in manufacturing. engineering technology. Or related field.
Strong understanding of GD&T blueprints, engineering drawings, and dimensional inspection practices.
Experience with APQP, PPAP/FAI, and MOC
Experience with PLM/PDM/document management systems (TeamCenter, ONBASE, CADb, or equivalents) preferred.
Project management skills: ability to develop schedules, track milestones, manage stakeholders, and drive cross-functional teams.
This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR). Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.
All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their indivi