Quality Supervisor San Diego, CA

AXILLON AEROSPACE is a leading provider of complex, highly engineered composite and polymer solutions for demanding commercial and defense applications. Comprised of six, purpose-built centers of excellence throughout the USA and Mexico, each strategically focused on serving specific markets across aerospace engines and airframes, as well as munitions, radomes, antennas and fuel containment.

The Quality Supervisor manages and maintains a set of multiple Coordinate Measurement Machine (10+ CMMs) manned by a team of Quality Inspection (QI). Supervises the team and ensures that products meet the quality standards of materials and workmanship as set forth by quality assurance, or engineering function. Ensure compliance to Axillon Aerospace Standard Procedures and Work Instructions.

• The primary duties of this job require the smooth operation of CMM equipment and management of a team of full-time inspectors.
  
  Responsibilities include:
  • Maintaining product flow through CMM inspection to serve the program demand.
  • Debugging and resolving software / program related issues to meet expectations on daily number of inspections.
  • Interviewing, selecting, hiring and training inspectors; setting and adjusting rates of pay and work hours.
  • Conducting regular performance appraisal to ensure team competencies and capabilities to reach business goals and recommend promotions or changes in status.
  • Handling employee complaints and grievances; disciplining employees.
  • Providing for the safety and security of the employees.
• Supervises the QI team on the inspection of raw materials, parts, assemblies, finished parts and machined parts to assure quality products.
• Provides CMM expertise and training for operation and first level maintenance to maintain a smooth flow of operations.
• Promotes working relationships between inspection personnel and other departments.
• Maintains and tracks quality KPI for the purposes of analysis, control, and management reports.
• Conducts other responsibilities as assigned.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance is required.

Post-Secondary degree in engineering / physics (metrology) or equivalent of relevant education and work experience that will allow successful performance of job expectations.

CMM Operator Certification and GD&T certified; ASQ Certified Inspector is a plus.

5 - 7 years or more of relevant experience including supervisory responsibilities.

• Proven ability to plan and direct technical efforts to meet quality targets.
• Ability to operate and read CMM program (CAMIO and or PCDMIS language is plus).
• Skilled at performing examinations and quality control inspections on products, materials, components and parts on all types of standard and special products.
• Experienced in analyzing and determining quality methods and procedures.
• Demonstrated judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems.
• Effective interpersonal skills to influence and lead a team.
• Pay Range: $100K-$120K.

Axillon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Axillon is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements.

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