Quality Manager (Final Assembly Line)

STS Technical Services is hiring an experienced Quality Manager in Stuart, Florida, to lead production quality and regulatory compliance for a new aircraft Final Assembly Line. This role is responsible for overseeing the Quality Management System, maintaining compliance with EASA Part-21G requirements and approved production procedures, and ensuring aircraft, assemblies, components and manufacturing processes meet applicable quality and conformity standards. The Quality Manager will support aircraft release and initial airworthiness activities, drive continuous improvement and help establish a strong quality culture across production and engineering operations. Position Overview The Quality Manager will lead production quality activities while maintaining the Quality Management System and ensuring compliance with applicable aerospace regulatory requirements. This position requires extensive aerospace manufacturing or aircraft production quality experience, strong leadership capabilities and a thorough understanding of product conformity, audits, nonconformance management and corrective action processes.

Responsibilities Implement and maintain the Quality Management System in accordance with EASA Part-21G requirements and approved production procedures Oversee production inspections and conformity verification Manage production quality controls Support applicable aircraft release activities Lead root cause analysis for production and quality issues Develop and manage corrective and preventive actions Resolve nonconformances and support efforts to prevent recurrence Manage internal quality audits Support external regulatory audits Support customer audits Ensure audit findings are addressed and closed in a timely manner Monitor quality metrics and production performance Identify opportunities to reduce defects and rework Manage production quality risks Lead Lean, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement initiatives Manage and develop quality personnel Establish competency requirements for quality team members Provide training and development Promote accountability across production and engineering teams Serve as a key quality contact for regulatory authorities as applicable Support customer and internal leadership quality requirements Qualifications Bachelor's or master's degree in aerospace, quality management, engineering or a related field Significant quality management experience in aerospace manufacturing or aircraft production Demonstrated leadership experience managing quality teams Experience leading production quality functions Experience working under EASA Part-21G or an equivalent aerospace production regulatory framework Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems Experience with internal and external quality audits Strong understanding of product conformity requirements Experience managing nonconformances Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action processes Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent communication and leadership skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Experience using quality management systems or related software Ability to travel to Europe for up to three months during the