Quality Manager - Ballistics

Title: Quality Manager - Ballistics

Location: Independence, MO

Salary: $121,000 - $154,000

Schedule: 980 schedule

Focus: The Quality Manager - Ballistics is responsible for leading the Ballistics Quality organization at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP), ensuring that all products meet rigorous Department of Defense, regulatory, and Winchester quality standards. This position provides strategic leadership, technical direction, and operational oversight for quality assurance, quality control, ballistics, continuous improvement, and compliance functions in a high-volume, defense manufacturing environment.

• Supervise and provide direction to Quality Inspectors, Ballistic Technicians, and Ballistic supervisors, ensuring thorough inspection and testing of all ammunition products ran through the test facility.
• Oversee the work of Quality Engineers to ensure compliance with quality standards and continuous improvement processes.
• Manage operational challenges by analyzing data, recommending actions, and advancing lean manufacturing and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Maintain an understanding of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and all administrative policies pertaining to wage employees, as well as salary employees.
• Implement safety protocols to minimize risk associated with handling and testing explosives. Ensure Management of Change (MOC) Requirements are met.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Quality within manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. Defense or ammunition manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in ISO 9001, or higher-level quality management systems.
• Strong knowledge of Army/DoD contracts, MIL-STDs, and defense industry compliance standards.
• Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma preferred.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government security clearance if required.
• Must possess a valid US driver’s license.
• This position requires successful vetting as an Employee Possessor in accordance with U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
• This position requires access to ITAR controlled technical data, and as such, employment will be contingent upon the candidate's ability to access ITAR controlled technical data pursuant to an export license approved by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, if required.
• This position requires successful vetting for unescorted access in accordance with U.S. Army and Department of Defense access policies. The US Government does not allow non-US citizens on-site at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Therefore, to be considered in the hiring process, the candidate must be a US citizen.

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