Director Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at a great and growing company, as a Director Quality Assurance/Quality Control you’ll enjoy these benefits and more:

Director Bonus & Equity
Director Travel Rewards Program
Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision
PPO and high deductible health plans
Health savings accounts (HSA and FSA)
Dependent Care
Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends
401(k) match
Paid Time Off
Paid holidays
Life and AD&D Insurance
Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family
Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support

Director Quality Assurance/Quality Control Overview:

Job responsibilities of the Director Quality Assurance/Quality Control include but are not limited to managing, directing and supervising the activities of the QC Inspectors; authorizing the Sun Country Airlines’ Required Inspection Items (RII) and Receiving Inspection authorized designees; responsible for establishing and modifying policies, procedures, instructions and information for the Required Inspection Item (RII) and Receiving Inspection process. All QA related duties, responsibilities, policies and procedures of MRO site representative responsibilities are administrated by this position.

QA; ensuring the accomplishment of audits and monitoring of related follow-up actions of internal and external maintenance operations; participating in the selection and approval process of vendors for performing outside service work – aircraft, engines and components; responsible for establishing and modifying policies, procedures, instructions and information for the QA auditing process; other duties as assigned.

Essential roles and responsibilities of a Director Quality Assurance/Quality Control:

Develop and administer effective methods and standards of quality and airworthiness for company aircraft. Ensure through the Continuous Analysis and Surveillance System (CASS) that these methods and standards are consistently achieved.
Lead on site Quality Assurance Representatives and manage associated Web Based Spot Check Program.
Monitor the performance of Inspection activities for Line Maintenance and Heavy Maintenance Checks, including review of completed work packages.
Establish and modify policies, procedures, instructions, and information for the Required Inspection Items (RII) process. Monitor the quality and effectiveness of the RII process and ensure the company Required inspection item (RII) program is in compliance with all 14 CFR 121 requirements and the Company general Maintenance manual.
Establish and modify policies, procedures, instructions, and information for the Receiving Inspection process.
Authorize Sun Country Airlines’ RII and Receiving Inspection authorized designees, as required.
Partners with Manager, Maintenance Support, Tooling personnel and Engineering to help maintain appropriate tooling and calibration standards/compliance.
Assist with investigation and processing of operational issue reports such as Self Disclosures, Compliance Action Letters issued by the FAA and audit reports issued by the Maintenance Quality Assurance department.
Conduct all tasks in a safe and efficient manner complying with all local, state, and federal safety and health regulatory requirements, programmatic standards, and with any internal policies and procedures identified by Sun Country Airlines.
Any other tasks as assigned by the V.P. Technical Operations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory responsibility:

Management, direction and supervision of the Quality Control and Quality Assurance department activities.

The qualifications we are looking for in the Director Quality Control and Quality Assurance:

College degree and/or 5 years related quality assurance supervisory experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
Must be eligible to hold Part 14 CFR § 119.67 Chief Inspector for the Sun Country Operating Certificate
Mechanic Certification A&P License 3 years required
Held Maintenance Inspector role for at least 1 year required
Have at least 1 year of experience in a supervisory capacity maintaining same category and class of aircraft
Ability to read and interpret federal regulations
Ability to read and interpret airline technical manuals
Excellent organizational, mathematical and problem-solving skills
Ability to professionally communicate with internal and external associates
Travel required
have a full understanding of the following materials with respect to the certificate holder's operation— (i) Aviation safety standards and safe operating practices; (ii) 14 CFR Chapter I (Federal Aviation Regulations); (iii) The certificate holder's operations specifications; (iv) All appropriate maintenance and airworthiness requirements of this chapter (e.g., parts 1, 21, 23, 25, 43, 45, 47, 65, 91, and 121 of this chapter); and (v) The manual required by §121.133 of this chapter;
Conduct all tasks in a safe and efficient manner complying with all local, state and federal safety and health regulatory requirements, programmatic standards, and with any internal policies and procedures identified by Sun Country Airlines
Qualified candidates must pass a criminal history background check as well as a pre-employment drug test

Preferred Skills:

College degree and/or 5 years related quality control supervisory experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.