Amazon Quality Operations Manager Project Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Everett 

886561378

The Kuiper Quality team is seeking an experienced Quality Operations Manager is needed to lead a team of Quality professionals to support our quality capabilities and achieve these goals. This individual will be responsible for developing, overseeing and directing quality inspection personnel, the Quality Inspection area, and improvement projects to the inspection area, among other responsibilities.Key job responsibilities
This position will work a 4x10 schedule, Wed- Saturday 2pm - 12am
- Develop, implement, and iterate a robust onboarding and training plan for incoming quality inspectors
- Lead Lean and 5S activities among the inspection processes to drive efficiency within the Quality Inspection Center and reduce non-value-added time.
- Lead effective and efficient Root Cause Corrective Action investigations, partnering directly with assembly technicians, engineering, and other stakeholders to quickly identify and implement necessary improvements
- Participate in any required Material Review Board (MRB) activities to ensure defective parts are contained, identified, dispositioned and that corrective actions are executed to prevent reoccurrence.
- Responsible for quality records and departmental procedures to ensure compliance to regulatory and business requirements, and aid in the development and maintenance of the Kuiper QMS.
- Direct report to the Sr. Quality Ops Manager, providing guidance and counsel for QMS enhancements, development improvements and initiatives to reduce cycle time, cost, quality metrics, reduce defects, and improve product quality.- Lead strategic efforts for the setup and/or transfer of inspection capabilities and work cells within new manufacturing centers, or new work cells within the assembly areas of Kuiper.Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.A day in the life
- Determine the priority inspection activities to perform each day based on incoming, hot, or high-effort parts expected to arrive.
- Answer and solve tactical problems that arise as part of the daily inspection operation activities, determining a path forward in ambiguous situations.
- Report out and/or monitor daily operational metrics to determine the health of the operation, and where problems are arising.- Serves as an expert to promote quality control for received parts.
- Takes ownership to develop and introduce Lean principles and solutions to the Quality Inspection Center.
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders on status of inspection activities, blockers, trends, and action plans.

- 5+ years Direct Management of Quality Inspection and/or Manufacturing personnel, while working in an Aerospace or Automotive manufacturing environment producing multi-disciplinary hardware products.
- 7+ years’ experience with inspection/assembly processes within aviation, aerospace electronics, wiring harnesses, machined parts, coatings, and other common product types.
- 3+ years’ Quality experience in an R&D environment
- Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 requirements
- 3+ years managing inspection teams within an R&D manufacturing and design environment.

- ASQ -Certified Quality Engineer, or Manager
- Project Management Experience
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- 7+ years’ experience using data to find root cause, develop solutions and implement corrective action plans
- Lean/Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt) skills to drive efficiency within manufacturing and/or inspection cells.