As9100d Quality Systems Manager

Swift Placement & ConsultingBirmingham, AL

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Job Description

AS9100D Quality Systems Manager (AS9100D Implementation & Audit Readiness)

Smith & Company is an ISO 9001–certified, engineering-first precision machine shop supporting aerospace and defense programs. We’re ready to step up to AS9100D and we’re looking for a leader to design, implement, and harden the system—then take us confidently through certification. This is not a caretaker role. This is a build-and-lead role with real authority and executive backing.

Mission of the Role Design and deploy a practical, audit-ready AS9100D Quality Management System that integrates with how the shop actually runs—engineering, NPI, production, suppliers, and customers—then lead the company through successful certification and ongoing compliance.

Key Responsibilities (Aligned to AS9100D)

• AS9100D System Development & Deployment

Lead the transition from ISO 9001 to AS9100D

Develop the full QMS architecture: policies, procedures, process maps, records

Close gaps against AS9100D clauses, with emphasis on risk, configuration control, and product safety

• Audit Readiness & Execution

Plan and execute internal audits to AS9100D

Prepare and lead Stage 1 and Stage 2 certification audits o Serve as primary interface with registrars and customer auditors

Drive corrective actions to closure—no paper fixes

• Operational Integration

Embed quality into NPI, first articles (AS9102), change control, and production

Partner with engineering and the shop floor to ensure procedures match reality

Establish effective control of nonconforming product, RCCA, and CAPA

• AS9100D Focus Areas (Must-Have)

Risk-based thinking (Clause 6)

Configuration management (Clause 8.1.2)

Product safety (Clause 8.1.3)

Counterfeit parts prevention (Clause 8.1.4)

Supplier control and flow-down (Clause 8.4)

Required Experience

• Direct experience developing and implementing AS9100D (not just maintaining it)

• Aerospace & defense CNC machine shop background

• Led or heavily supported AS9100 certification audits

• Strong working knowledge of:

o AS9100D & ISO 9001

o AS9102 First Article Inspection

o Document control & configuration management

o NCR, RCCA, CAPA, and audit response

• Comfortable leading audits and walking the shop floor

• U.S. Person eligible for ITAR-controlled work

Nice to Have

• Experience scaling a QMS during growth or facility expansion

• Supplier quality and outside-processing oversight

• Digital QMS / eQMS implementation experience

• Background in complex machined structures, tight tolerances, or castings

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience

• Brand-new, climate-controlled facility with modern inspection equipment

• Work on high-visibility, mission-critical programs

• Direct access to leadership—quality has a real voice here

• Work on high-visibility aerospace & defense programs

• Long-term growth with a company scaling the right way

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