Quality Assurance Manager

Kelly Services is hiring a Quality Assurance Manager for a direct hire opportunity in South Windsor, CT . This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role supporting a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing environment with AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR, CMMC, NADCAP, and customer-specific quality requirements.

Direct Hire

Location: South Windsor, CT

Shift: 1st Shift

Pay: Open to negotiation, based on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading Quality Assurance functions and supporting QMS compliance

• Maintaining AS9100D, ISO 9001, ITAR, CMMC, NADCAP, and customer approvals

• Supporting NADCAP Chemical Processing requirements, including AC7108 and AC7108/4

• Leading Management Review Meetings and maintaining QMS documentation

• Providing direction to Masking and Inspection teams

• Managing CAPA, root cause, corrective actions, and nonconforming material

• Overseeing lab activities, solution analysis, pH/conductivity control, and QA verification

• Managing calibration records, inspection requirements, and certification packages

• Supporting salt spray/corrosion testing requirements

• Preparing for internal, customer, QMS, and NADCAP audits

• Maintaining customer portals such as Exostar

• Driving quality KPIs, process improvements, risk-based thinking, product safety, and FOD controls

This job might be an outstanding fit if you:

• Have 5+ years of aerospace quality, inspection, or special process experience

• Have prior QA, QC, inspection, or quality leadership experience

• Have experience with AS9100D, ISO 9001, NADCAP, FAA/DCMA, ITAR, or customer quality requirements

• Have special process experience such as IVD, chemical processing, coating, masking, or inspection

• Are strong with blueprint reading, gages, inspection tools, and quality documentation

• Have experience with CAPA, root cause, audits, and nonconformance management

• Have exposure to solution analysis, pH/conductivity testing, or salt spray testing

• Are comfortable communicating with customers, operators, inspectors, and senior leadership

Minimum Qualifications:

• Technical degree or equivalent aerospace quality experience

• NADCAP audit experience

• NDT/FPI familiarity or Level II/III exposure

• Exostar/customer portal experience

• ERP and certification package experience

Apply today and take the next step in your quality leadership career with Kelly Services.

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