Quality Assurance Director

Heroux-Devtek, the world’s 3rd largest producer of landing gear, serves the civil and military aerospace markets from production facilities in North America, Europe and United Kingdom. The Company’s longevity, flexibility, and track record for the development and implementation of innovative production systems have distinguished it as a leader in the domain. With its most recent acquisitions, Heroux-Devtek is bolstering its status as one of the foremost landing gear, actuation and hydraulic system designers and manufacturers in the global aerospace industry.

**Information on the division**:
Located in Saint-Hubert, on the South Shore of Montreal, the Héroux-Devtek engineering office is where it all starts. It is in our recent building, bright and protected from traffic jams that we design, test, and qualify the landing gears of tomorrow.

In an exceptional working teamwork driven work environment, our engineers and technicians leave nothing to chance; the smallest details of each part are analyzed to ensure that our products meet the highest demands of the industry. Multidisciplinary teamwork is the key to our success and makes Héroux-Devtek an innovative and agile company.

We ensure the well-being of our employees, with flexible working conditions, and a pleasant work atmosphere.

**What we offer?**
- Leaders who invest in your success and your development daily.
- Competitive salaries linked to performance and hybrid working hours (depending on responsibilities)
- A comprehensive group insurance plan and a very competitive pension plan
- Support for the payment of contributions to the professional order or relevant certifications & Trainings
- Funding for additional technical, linguistic, and behavioral training relevant to the role and development.
- Free access to a virtual doctor and the employee assistance program (24/7)
- Social activities for all employees (BBQ, Golf, Christmas parties, etc.) and unlimited hot drinks
- Generous referral bonuses and advantageous recognition programs
- A motivating work environment and a human management style where you can make a difference

**Summary**:
Directly reporting to the Vice-President of Quality Assurance and Support Engineering, the Supplier Quality Assurance Director is accountable for the quality of the parts delivered by the supply chain for the landing gear division.Directly reporting to the Vice-President of Quality Assurance and Support Engineering, the Supplier Quality Assurance Director is accountable for the quality of the parts delivered by the supply chain for the landing gear division.

The Director and his team ensure that all components and processes meet the highest quality and safety standards.

The Supplier Quality Assurance Director provides strategic direction, leadership, and oversight of the Supplier Quality organization, ensuring products and services are fit for purpose and meet Heroux-Devtek expectations.

He carries the corporate vision, develops processes, governance, and operations mechanisms and criteria to qualify, rate and continually monitor suppliers to the highest standards.
The Director leads a team of Supplier Quality Assurance Representatives (SQA) and drives a supplier development strategy, supported by designing metrics, scorecards, dashboards, and reporting out regularly to executive leadership on supplier performance.

The Director works closely with the procurement & quality organizations, as well as sites general managers, to develop strong business relationships and ensure the different business units get the appropriate quality level from the suppliers.

**Main responsibilities**
- Lead and manage a multisite team of SQA personnel ensuring their dedication, continuous
development and unity as a team.
- Ensure budget is met
- Manage throughput of SQA department in answer to North America sites requests in a timely
manner
- Ensure the team performs as per defined service level and KPIManage reporting to upp
- er management and stakeholders through monthly dashboards
- Foster a collaborative environment between all stakeholders impacted by supplier quality (SQA, QA, procurement teams, as well as management)
- Develop, implement, and continually improve processes, systems and tools defining the
supplier quality performance management and issue escalation/management, supplier quality
metrics, etc. In particular, in the first year, ensure the proper implementation and respect of
reinforced supplier control processes.
- Work jointly with procurement teams in the supplier identification and qualification process,
supplier risk assessment, as well as supplier selection in order to secure the business
- Manage the operational performance (Logistics & Quality) of suppliers in close coordination
with procurement.
- Maintain approved supplier list with supplier accreditations
- Assist and support in internal/customer audits/requests for each HDI site.
- University degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering preferred or