**Quality Operations Specialist | Amarillo, TX** **Join Our Aerospace Innovation Team & Shape the Future of Flight!** **Pay Range:** $28 - $48/hr _depending on experience_ **Job Type:** Full-time, Contract (12 Months) **Schedule:** Onsite; 1st shift 4x10 Monday - Thursday Are you passionate about aerospace innovation? Are you driven by the challenge of ensuring the highest standards of quality in aviation solutions? We’re looking for a **Quality Operations Specialist** to join PDS Tech Commercial in Amarillo, TX. In this pivotal role, you’ll play a crucial part in maintaining and advancing the integrity of cutting-edge rotorcraft and aviation solutions, ensuring that we meet the highest safety and regulatory standards. This is your chance to shape the future of flight with a global leader in aerospace. **Job Summary** The candidate will work as a Quality Operations Specialist, focusing on assisting and coordinating First Article Inspection activities, resolving issues related to FAI's, and supporting quality engineering in various programs. They will also assist in driving down defects in manufacturing processes and engage with different departments for continuous improvement initiatives. **Job Responsibilities:** Assist and coordinate First Article Inspection activity: + Resolve **CAMs issues related to FAI’s** + Assist in the creation and tracking of **First Article Requirement Records (FARR)** + Provides reports and status updates as requested + Plan and schedule for large scale **FAI projects** + Perform plan reviews to ensure adequacy and adherence to customer requirements + Support Quality Engineering in multiple programs to: + Assist manufacturing Value Stream (VS) teams in driving down defects + Analyze and prepare metrics for VS teams + Assist with determining facility containment + **_Liaison between MFG, QE, ENG, and PE organizations_** for continuous improvement within the business: + Assist with Root Cause Corrective Action **(RCCA)** projects + Identify opportunities to engage the workforce in building quality into our products + Maintain a team environment that simultaneously includes compliance to requirements and continuous process improvement + Maintain an in-depth knowledge of Bell department and plant policies and procedures + Further develop soft skills by working collaboratively with: + All levels of Company (Plant Manager, shop floor personnel, Value Stream Manager (VSM), etc.) across multiple facilities (FTW, Ozark, etc.) + Liaison Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, DCMA **Experience:** + Continuous Improvement/Green Belt certification preferred + Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing training preferred + **CATIA training preferred** + Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel) + Must have excellent oral and written communication skills are required + **3 to 5 years’ experience in aviation preferred** + Strong knowledge in systems ( **ENOVIA, SAP, Qlikview etc** .) preferred **Education:** + Must have High School Diploma/GED + Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in aviation related or technical field preferred **Ready to take flight with us?** If you’re a driven, action-oriented professional with a passion for quality and aerospace innovation, we want to hear from you! **Apply today** to join our team and help shape the future of aerospace at **PDS Tech Commercial!** _This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license._ 120.14 of the ITAR a U.S. person is defined as a person who is a lawful permanent resident of the United States. A lawful permanent resident is further defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20). A U.S. Person is also a protected individual which is defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). **Pay Details:** $28.00 to $48.00 per hour Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.pdstech.com/candidate-privacy The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance