A400M FL/DC Quality Aircraft Manager

Job Description
A Quality Aircraft Manager (QAM) at Flight Line and Delivery Center is assigned to a dedicated A400M aircraft. Is the responsible role for assuring Quality standards since the aircraft starts to operate to its delivery. By coordinating the inspection activities, a QAM manage the Non-Conformities reporting, providing the necessary support for their resolution to the production team. This function guarantees the implementation of the required actions to deliver the aircraft on-quality, on-time and on cost; contributing to Customer Satisfaction. MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSABILITIES

• To lead, coordinate and optimize an outsourced Quality Team for Inspections as per defined standards, final check and attestation of work orders; providing support to technical issues, create non-conformities, concessions or DQN when applicable.
• Manage Stop Points and provide fast response to quality issues on out of sequence work, including critical activities (when not delegated).
• Escalate recurrent issues and request support from MAP, ME or any function with a role in the support of the production process (if it is not possible to manage it at level 2).
• Assure the Aircraft maintenance and equipment life limit tasks planning, as well as Weight and Balance Control follow-up (including certification to perform A400M Weighings), scheduled maintenance activities or the achievement of maintenance contractual limitations with the nations.
• To inspect, attest and conduct surveillances, providing feedback and coaching to Operations & Support Functions on Quality issues and observations from Operational Surveillance.
• To conduct PPS and prevent FOD culture, managing Non conformities as appropriate; being the “go-to person” supporting the shop floor providing expertise in Q issues. To carry out Improvement, Prediction and Coaching as appropriate.
• Investigations and root cause analysis into reported quality / quality technical issues from the business team and customer, to ensure appropriate containment and archiving, corrective and curative action is taken by the accountable function through multifunctional teams.

• Support the capacity management: Anticipate fluctuations in capacity to cover the workload and increase the skills of the involved teams to reduce the impact on the lead time process.
• Assure completeness of manufacturing dossier in order to secure configuration, conformity and airworthiness requirements.
• Manage the quality activities, adapting and merging it with the tactical plan of the aircraft in order to assure the achievement of major milestones.