About Derichebourg Aeronautics Services LLC

Derichebourg Aeronautics Services LLC is a leading provider of industrial and quality support services for the aerospace sector, delivering expertise to major manufacturers and suppliers across the U.S. and worldwide. Our teams contribute directly to the manufacturing excellence of aircraft components and subassemblies for global OEMs.

Job Description:

We are seeking an Aerospace Quality Operations Leader to take full ownership of quality performance at station level within our production environment.

This role goes beyond inspection and team coordination — you will act as a true operational leader, responsible for driving quality execution, supporting production efficiency, and ensuring alignment across quality, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

You will operate at the intersection of operations, quality, and continuous improvement, with a direct impact on delivery, cost, and product integrity.

This is a hands-on leadership role, requiring both strategic oversight and daily presence on the shop floor.

This position is non-certifying and does not include sign-off authority under Part 145.

Main responsibilities:

• Own and drive quality performance at station level across production operations
• Lead and coordinate daily quality activities, ensuring alignment with production priorities
• Act as the operational point of contact for quality on the shop floor
• Supervise, support, and develop inspectors and production teams
• Ensure compliance with engineering requirements, customer standards, and internal procedures
• Monitor KPIs (FPY, defects, rework, etc.) and drive performance improvements
• Anticipate risks, escalate critical issues, and ensure timely resolution
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action plans, ensuring long-term effectiveness
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, methods, logistics, and production
• Contribute to process optimization, efficiency gains, and cost control
• Promote a strong quality and safety culture across the organization
• Step in operationally when needed — lead by example on the floor

Requirements:

• Strong experience in aerospace quality within a production environment
• Proven experience in a leadership or operations-oriented role (Team Lead, Supervisor, Coordinator…)
• Ability to manage performance, priorities, and people on the shop floor
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes and in-process inspection
• Strong knowledge of aerospace standards and quality systems (AS9100, FAI, etc.)
• Experience with KPI management and continuous improvement
• Strong problem-solving mindset with hands-on experience in root cause analysis
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to align cross-functional teams
• High level of ownership, accountability, and decision-making ability
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, production-driven environment
• Bonus: military background