Vice President of Quality

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 19 operating businesses in 11 countries. Traded on the London Stock Exchange, Senior designs and manufactures high-technology components and systems for the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets.

Senior Aerospace SSP, a division of Senior plc, is the world's largest aerospace high-pressure ducting system supplier. Starting as 'Stainless Steel Products' in 1945, and acquired by Senior plc in 1995, we are vertically integrated with our own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO-certified engineering lab, allowing us to design, manufacture, and qualify complex ducting systems for space launch, defense, and commercial aerospace applications worldwide.

Why join SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP is the recognized global leader in high-pressure bleed air ducting systems. We provide "total resource" system solutions for complex ducting requirements, with our components found on most aircraft operating worldwide.

We are committed to the highest standards of ethics, safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. At SSP, we believe in building strong relationships with our customers, suppliers, and most importantly, our employees. We foster a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment with ample opportunities for professional growth. Join us and find your future in a company that values innovation and integrity.

The Vice President of Quality is a senior executive responsible for leading and directing the company's global quality strategy, ensuring product integrity, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction across all operations. Reporting to the company VP/GM, this role encompasses oversight of both Quality Assurance and Quality Control functions, driving excellence in systems, processes, and culture. The VP of Quality will serve as the executive steward of AS9100 and NADCAP certifications, ensuring the organization consistently meets and exceeds aerospace industry standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Develop and execute a world-class quality vision and strategy aligned with the company's goals in safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead and mentor the QA and QC organizations, building a high-performance team culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation.
• Act as the primary executive interface for quality with customers, regulatory bodies, and certification agencies.
• Oversee company-wide quality management systems (QMS), ensuring compliance with AS9100 and other aerospace regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and continuously improve processes related to first article inspections, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), internal audits, and supplier quality assurance.
• Drive robust configuration management, documentation control, and process discipline to ensure traceability and compliance.
• Oversee inspection, testing, and validation activities to ensure that all products meet engineering specifications and customer requirements.
• Ensure effective utilization of statistical process control (SPC), measurement systems analysis (MSA), and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Establish and enforce standards for material review board (MRB) activities and nonconformance management.
• Maintain and expand compliance with FAA, AS9100 and NADCAP certifications, serving as the executive lead during audits.
• Ensure readiness for all external and customer audits, addressing findings with speed, transparency, and systemic improvements.
• Stay ahead of evolving regulatory, defense, and commercial aerospace requirements, implementing proactive compliance strategies.
• Implement Lean Six Sigma and Advanced Quality Planning (APQP) methodologies to drive process efficiency and product quality.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve on-time delivery, yield, and cost performance through robust quality practices.
• Champion a culture of zero defects execution and customer-centric performance.
• Improve key quality KPIs: First Pass Yield, Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), Customer Escapes, and On-Time Delivery.
• Reduce MRB backlog and cycle times.
• Drive measurable improvement in employee engagement and organizational quality culture.
• Participate in vendor negotiations to ensure quality requirements are being flowed to supply chain.
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, Vice Presidents are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality or related industrial, scientific, or business field required; Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive quality leadership experience in aerospace or highly regulated manufacturing industries.
• Deep expertise in AS9100, NADCAP, FAA, and DoD regulatory requirements.
• Proven track record in leading large quality organizations with both QA and QC responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, special processes, and supplier quality management.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent preferred.

Annual Target Salary = $225,000.00

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Joining our team will provide you with a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team. You will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, matching 401K plan and paid time off. Apply today for an opportunity to join our team!

Trade Compliance Statement Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems. Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor