Aviation Search Group — Wichita, Kansas
Estimated salary for Transportation, Storage and Distribution Managers (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025): $82,440–$146,770 per year, median $107,230. The employer did not provide a pay range for this listing.
The Senior Manager Quality Assurance (QA) reports to the Senior Vice President of Quality, Safety, & Training with overall responsibility for the daily management of the Quality Assurance department. The Quality Assurance (QA) Manager owns the repair station's quality system under 14 CFR Part 145. The role ensures that every article returned to service is airworthy and that the station stays in continuous compliance with its Repair Station Manual (RSM), Quality Control Manual (QCM), operations specifications and customer requirements.
The primary responsibility of this role is to maintain independent oversight of the Quality System, continued development of the QMS, contnous compliance with aviation regulations, and guarantee the airworthiness of all serviced articles.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the quality control system required by §145.211.
• Own the Quality Control Manual; draft revisions and coordinate RSM revisions with the Accountable Manager
• Submit manual revisions to the FAA as required and control distribution, so only current revisions are in use.
• Maintain the capability list and coordinate capability self-evaluations before adding articles
• Approve and audit outside vendors and contract maintenance providers
• Plan and run the internal audit program covering every RSM/QCM procedure, including AS9100/9110 requirements at least annually.
• Manage corrective and preventive action (CAPA), root-cause analysis, and verification of effectiveness.
• Submit Service Difficulty Reports (SDR) within 96 hours of discovering a serious failure, malfunction or defect
• Serve as primary point of contact for FAA surveillance and inspections, customer audits and any foreign authority audits
• Track quality metrics (escapes, repeat findings, audit closure time) and report them to the Accountable Manager monthly
• Maintain compliance with EASA Part-145 / Maintenance Annex Guidance, TCCA or other foreign authority supplements as required.
• Maintain customer-specific quality requirements (air carrier contracts, AS9110 certification)
• Conduct on-site audits and provide surveillance at LAUNCH Teams and Repair Station work sites
• Generate reports, track and monitor success of internal corrective action and customer corrective action initiatives
• Escort customer and or FAA auditors during routine and start up audits
• Assist with maintaining the LAUNCH Repair Station’s Approved Vendors List
• Assist SVP Quality, Safety & Training with department budget and finances
• Self-starter with a team mentality and culture driven mindset
• Support an environment in which quality, safety, and compliance is everyone's concern
• Perform other duties as assigned by the SVP Quality, Safety & Training
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