Job Locations US-CA-San Diego

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), a premier provider to the US Department of Defense and allied nations, is seeking an experienced onsite Quality Assurance Manager to join our San Diego team.

We are committed to supporting the mission of the warfighter. Our products can be found with every U.S. military branch and with our allies around the world. Given the nature of our work and our organization's ethos, we value trust, honesty, alignment, and transparency.

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, 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!

This individual will be required to develop policies, procedures and methods to evaluate and improve the quality of products, materials, components and/or operations. Develop, assures and maintains the quality of products and processes, including standard procedures (e.g., ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000 family of standards), quality audits/review, Taguchi methods, process reengineering, etc. Responsibilities are within the Quality Assurance Methods Function as a generalist or in a combination of Disciplines.

Preferred:
Supervisory Responsibility: Manages a group of Inspection Technicians at the San Diego site.

Must possess the demonstrated ability to work with and understand the synergies of working directly with managers, technical engineering and production personnel in an efficient and accurate manner.

Language Skills - Ability to read, analyze and interpret common engineering information such as engineering drawings and product specifications and legal/contractual documents including statements of work, requests for proposal and contract terms and conditions. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, suppliers or auditing agencies. Ability to write presentations, reports, business correspondence and procedures that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information inside and outside the company as required. Bilingual in Spanish is also preferred.

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 Education And Experience: Associate's Degree and 5-7 years experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevent Education & Experience
• Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Discipline/Major: Quality Management, Engineering or Business degree preferred
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Ability to work as part of a team. Management skills. Problem/situation analysis. Oral and written communication skills. Ability to build collaborative relationships. Analytical thinking skills. Judgement.
• Critical Professional Related Technical Skills; Computer Skills: Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

$72,800 - $135,200

Hired applicant may be eligible to participate in the Company's Gain Sharing Program.

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.

Employees will receive 11 paid holidays and 120 hours of PTO annually and up to 3 weeks paid family leave.