Senior Quality Manager

Senior Quality Manager, Armtec Defense Technologies

Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission-critical work supporting the US and allied war-fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom. This position is staffed in Coachella, at Armtec's world-class, sole-source production facility for felted fiber nitrocellulose combustible cartridge cases for medium and large caliber military ammunition; and pyrophoric payloads for training grenades.

Company Profile

Company: Armtec Defense Technologies is an operating unit of the TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG).

Industry: Manufacturing Combustible Ordnance and Countermeasures

Job Overview

Title: Senior Quality Manager

Job Family: Quality Management/Director

Reports to: Site Leader / Director of Quality

Works with: Managers, Engineers, Supervisors, Techs, Specialists

Location: Camden Arkansas

Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

The Senior Quality Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's quality management system (QMS) to ensure products/services consistently meet internal standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements. This role leads quality initiatives, drives continuous improvement, and manages the quality team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Experience leading and managing a quality team
• Ability to set goals, delegate tasks, and manage performance
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to lead cross‑functional improvement initiatives
• Decision‑making and prioritization skills
• Change management and driving a culture of quality
• Responsible for overall product quality at the site.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Documentation and record‑keeping accuracy
• Report preparation and KPI tracking
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Ability to work effectively with operations, engineering, purchasing, and other functions
• Customer‑facing communication for handling complaints and quality issues
• Ability to influence and gain buy‑in at different levels of the organization. Maintain the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.
• Presentation skills (e.g., management review, audit findings)
• Develop and manage the Quality department budget and annual plans.
• Assure contract review and quality planning is accomplished for all contracts.
• Provides technical guidance to Quality Engineers and failure analysis teams on root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and the use of various quality tools.
• Assists Director of Quality in coordinating ISO audit and Management Review.
• Assist Director of Quality in updating and improving QMS.
• Statistical Process Control Program development and improvement.
• Implement data driven decision-making process and ensure accuracy of reported data.

Qualifications

• (Preferred) bachelor's degree in engineering, Quality Management, Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-5 years in quality roles, including management/supervision
• (Preferred) Experience with industry‑specific standards and government contracts (e.g., ISO 9001)
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience with quality‑related software (e.g., QMS, ERP, MES, or similar systems)
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Root cause analysis skills (8D, PDCA, FMEA etc.)
• Ability to interpret complex data and translate into actions
• Must be dependable, responsible, and accurate and have the ability to deal with people effectively.

Armtec Competencies

• Demonstrate ability in the Armtec competencies as an employee: customer focus, ethics and values, problem solving, integrity and trust, functional/technical skills, listening, action-oriented, composure and values diversity.

Work Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government.
• Must be able to obtain an Employee Possessor license from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).

Work Hours

4/10 workweek

To Apply

Please apply on-line on Armtec's career website www.armtecdefense.com

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet