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Howmet Aerospace

Engineered aerospace components and titanium parts

Product Quality Manager

Quality EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeToulouse, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of experience in an identical or similar role and in a managerial function.
  • A recognized and demonstrated mastery of managerial skills.
  • An engineering degree specializing in quality professions, focused on operational quality performance and the treatment of product non-quality.
  • Recommended knowledge of mechanics, machining processes, deformation processes, or special processes in the aerospace domain.
  • Confirmed (mandatory) knowledge of problem-solving and causal-analysis methods and tools, including QRQC, 8D, the 5 Whys, and Ishikawa.
  • Knowledge of the EN9100 and EN9145 quality standards.
  • Ability to communicate fluently in English, in writing and orally, with professional interlocutors.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of four collaborators, including team cohesion, workload management, project allocation, annual individual reviews, objective management, evaluation, and competency development.
  • Serve as the factory focal point for continuous improvement related to product quality.
  • Act as the reference contact for members of the quality team.
  • Manage the quality team's workload, including allocation of people and skills.
  • Serve as the quality reference for all product-quality professions.
  • Lead the team technically, guide decisions, and arbitrate them.
  • Centralize communication flows and redirect requests to the appropriate contacts.
  • Publish quality KPIs related to the products under the role's responsibility.
  • Establish Pareto analyses of quality-analysis contributors and define actions and topics to deploy.
  • Assist the Quality Director with internal and group reporting tasks.
  • Establish the policy and main priorities for product-quality improvement and non-quality treatment in coordination with the Quality Director.
  • Define and deploy organizational approaches to address problems effectively and contribute to developing the company's quality culture.
  • Facilitate communication between different teams and functions.
  • Support the development of the Product Quality team by organizing project follow-up and identifying training needs.
  • Work alongside the directly reporting team on projects to improve product non-quality, and decide which topics to handle personally or delegate to the team.
  • Lead customer communication about quality issues related to production defects.
  • Receive customer claims and returns, and manage warranty-related issues and problem resolution for nonconformities or customer escalations.
  • Analyze quality-performance indicators and implement actions to achieve targets, including Pareto analysis of failures.
  • Consolidate and verify customer product nonconformity costs.
  • Coordinate risk analysis in the event of deviations during series production.
  • Coordinate problem-solving activities and structure the problem-solving methodology.
  • Manage customer communication and actions to be taken at the customer in coordination with the team.
  • Lead preventive and corrective measures related to identified defects and cross-disciplinary continuous-improvement activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of mechanics, machining processes, deformation processes, or special processes in the aerospace domain is strongly recommended.

About the Company

Howmet Aerospace

Engineered aerospace components and titanium parts

Howmet Aerospace designs and manufactures advanced engineered components for aerospace and transportation, including jet engine parts, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts, and forged wheels. These parts are precision-made from specialized materials to deliver lighter, fuel-efficient, and durable performance, supported by a large patent portfolio. It differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated set of engineered solutions across engines, airframes, and wheels with patented technologies and materials. Its goal is to help customers achieve safer, more efficient air and land transportation by delivering reliable, high-performance components that reduce weight and emissions.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1888

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