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Your future starts here! Kick off 2026 with a career that makes a difference at Leonardo DRS in West Plains, MO. We're growing and actively hiring for multiple openings across a variety of roles. If you're motivated, ready to learn, and eager to make an impact, we want to hear from you. Explore our open positions and apply today: https://www.leonardodrs.com/careers

The Leonardo DRS Land Systems business is a recognized leader in the design and integration of complex technologies into new and legacy systems and platforms for global military and commercial customers. We are a 6 year running Top Workplace in the Greater St. Louis area.

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Business Unit: Land Systems

Location: West Plains, MO

Telework Type: None

Relocation Available: No Relocation Benefit

Type: Full Time

Schedule: 4/10 (Monday - Thursday)

(1) Position First Shift: 6:00am - 4:30pm; (1) Position Second Shift 4:30pm - 3:00am

Job Summary

Responsible for supervising a team of quality technicians and inspectors for a program, commodity, or quality system process. Promote innovative use of quality tools, championing proactive quality improvement techniques in lieu of traditional inspection activities.

Job Responsibilities

+ Responsible for supervising a team of quality technicians and inspectors for a program, commodity, or quality system process

+ Promote innovative use of quality tools, championing proactive quality improvement techniques in lieu of traditional inspection activities

+ Responsible for supervising a team of technicians and inspectors independently

+ Assist in managing budget, cost, and schedule input for quality assignments

+ Develop recommendations for improvements that increase product uniformity and reliability and improves quality characteristics to reduce field failures and issues

+ Ensure that products are inspected and tested as required prior to shipment

+ Assist in developing and initiate methods and procedures for inspection, testing and evaluation

+ Establish quality control programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production and processing equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical facilities

+ Direct quality control workers engaged in measuring and testing products and tabulating quality and reliability data

+ Prepare quality control reports, requirements, etc, in response to request for proposals, quotes, brochures,

+ manuals, etc.

+ Review quality control program plans and inspection plans submitted for approval

+ Work with Facility / Manufacturing Managers in establishing quality plans, procedures, and implementation on the manufacturing floor

+ Develop short- and long-range plans to improve the effectiveness of systems and processes while ensuring compliance with customer and internal quality standards, and to identify and resolve systematic and incidental quality problems

+ Develop and implement a systematic and effective process to investigate and resolve customer concerns and issues, and to ensure mutually beneficial and collaborative actions to maintain product quality

+ Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization

+ Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings

+ Supervise teams of technicians and inspectors

+ Participate in special projects and performs other related work as assigned

+ Participate on teams for new product development as directed

+ Maintain knowledge of current trends and developments in the field of quality and process improvement

+ May serve as liaison with customers on items of product quality or reliability

+ Visit customers and suppliers when necessary to confer on specific quality issues

Job Responsibilities Part II

Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, or related technical field, or equivalent, with a minimum of 2 years of experience

+ Proficient technical expertise and application domain knowledge

+ ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred Proficient with ISO Standards, Six Sigma tools, statistics

+ Ability to understand military specifications and to read blueprints

+ Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication and writing skills

+ Ability to define problems and drive to root cause and effective corrective action

_Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 4/10 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours._

_*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only_

_Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws._

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