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Responsibilities for this Position
Manager, QA
US-CA-Healdsburg
Job ID: 2025-35276
Type: Full Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Quality Assurance/Safety
Healdsburg, CA (Foss Creek)
Company Overview
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters.Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders.Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs.If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
Impact of the Role
General Profile
- Supervises the daily activities of support staff or production team members. Does not typically perform the work supervised
- Must have any type of one direct report or more
- Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities with other supervisors
- Problem solving is guided by policies and procedures; receives guidance and oversight from manager
- Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment
Essential Functions
- Supervises programs and activities within the quality assurance functions of the organization.
- Oversees audit or inspection processes meant to monitor compliance with established quality standards.
- Administers policies and programs ensuring that organizational products and processes meet established quality standards.
- Participates in the development, implementation, and administration of an organizational quality management system and monitors progress against strategic quality-related goals.
- Supervises the work of a team of analysts that collect data identifying potential quality failures, evaluate quality of raw materials or components, in-progress goods, processes or operations, and implement and measure the impact of corrective actions.
- Solicits internal and external feedback with the goal of continuously improving processes or products.
- Leads and directs the work of other employees and has responsibility for personnel actions including hiring, performance management, and termination with concurrence from HR & Senior Leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 5-7 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
- Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferred education and experience: 10 years of prior engineering experience in a quality, technical or manufacturing environment preferred.
- Discipline/Major: Bachelor of Science Degree in Quality Management, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) related field.
- Certifications: IPC-610/620 preferred.
- Knowledge, skills & abilities: Knowledge of industry standards such as (ANSI, ASTM, IPC, J-STD, etc.), in depth GD&T understanding and application, practical knowledge of AS9102 First Article Inspection, strong leadership and RCCA skills, ability to manage technical staff in a cross functional environment. CMM Inspection. GD&T. Collaboration. AS9100. Quality Management System. Communication. Training. Leadership.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
- Requires regular movement throughout GD-OTS facilities.
- Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
- This position is Safety-Sensitive.
Travel Requirements:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
- Requires regular movement throughout GD-OTS facilities.
- Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
- This position is Safety-Sensitive.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. The statements do not represent an exhaustive list of required responsibilities and skills. Other duties may be added or this job description may be amended at any time. This job description does not alter an employee's at-will employment status or create an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise.
Pay Range (USD)
$82,852.00 - $153,868.00 annually
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Benefits
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and basic life insurance as well as pre-tax spending accounts. Employees are also able to enroll in the company's 401k plan and are eligible for the Non-Contributory Retirement Contribution. In addition to the benefits discussed above, the company offers the following voluntary benefits: Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Identify Theft Protection, Enhanced Legal Services, Auto and Home Insurance, Pet Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Educational Assistance.
PTO, Holiday, and Family Leave
Employees will receive 11 paid holidays and 120 hours of PTO annually and up to 3 weeks paid family leave.
If you require assistance or an accommodation for a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please email staffing@gd-ots.com or call: 727-578-8295. Please note this contact information is for those requesting a reasonable accommodation while applying for a job, because of a covered disability. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.
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About General Dynamics
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General Dynamics is organized into four business groups: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems and Technologies.
We have a balanced business model which gives each business unit the flexibility to stay agile and maintain an intimate understanding of customer requirements.
Each business unit is responsible for the execution of its strategy and operational performance. Our corporate leaders set the overall strategy of the business and manage allocation of capital. This unique model keeps us focused on what matters — delivering on our promises to customers through relentless improvement, continued growth, boosting return on invested capital and disciplined capital deployment.
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