Quality Autonomous Production Unit Leader (APUL)

Job description

Quality Autonomous Production Unit Leader (APUL)

Job details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Aerosystems is one of the world leaders in aviation systems dedicated to aircraft and helicopter safety, as well as fluid and fuel management. The company is a key player in the field of flight safety (oxygen, evacuation, floatation) and participates in the decarbonization of aviation through enabling sustainable alternative fuels and new engine architectures. It has 5,200 employees in 7 countries.

Reference number

2026-171589

Job details

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Quality - Operations quality assurance

Job title

Quality Autonomous Production Unit Leader (APUL)

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

SUPERVISORY

Organization:

• Organize team members in accordance with operational objectives.

• Oversee the allocation of work

• Handle administrative matters for your team

• Understands and promotes the Quality Management System.

• Other duties as assigned.

Team skills development:

• Assess your team's individual and collective skills against short and medium-term needs.

• Ensure that skills are available and developed.

• Conduct individual interviews with each team member and contribute to career development and compensation proposals.

Team leadership:

• Delegate and provide the support needed to empower team members.

• Oversees communication with teams

• Give meaning to real-time” information to unite teams around goals and priorities and jointly identify areas and actions for improvement.

• Lead daily meetings with team members

• Effectively integrate and quickly adapt to changes in activities and the work environment under optimal safety conditions.

• Ensure team unity and help maintain positive employee relations in liaison with relevant support functions.

• Other duties as assigned.

OPERATIONAL

Performance:

• Define and implement actions to meet the safety, quality, cost, delivery, people, improvement (SQCDPI) objectives set for the year:

i. Ensure workload/capacity alignment with schedule.

ii. Analyze the root causes of failures and implement immediate measures to sustainably resolve issues.

iii. Oversee problem-solving in conjunction with the appropriate support functions.

iv. Formally define actions that cannot be handled locally and raise them to the next SQCDPI level.

• Ensure lifecycle support for production equipment: - ensure that level 1 maintenance us performed, and production equipment is used correctly – contribute to preventive maintenance.

• Control inventory levels, perform cycle counts and analyze results.

• Responsible for Hoshin Kanri Pillars deployment

• Play and active part in production engineering; contribute to achieving milestones.

• Accurately report all labor transactions.

• Prepares and maintains the inspection documentation (ATP, checklists, etc.), as required

• Identify and track non conformances, including containment and verification of NC actions.

• Participate in quality audits and the recommendation of improvements in product, process, and documentation to achieve optimum quality

• Other duties as assigned.

Oversight:

• Oversee the production area using dashboards and indicators.

i. Anticipate and define any corrective actions that may be required

ii. Measure and assess outcomes

iii. Communicate on your team's performance

• Help define industrial strategy and objective for the production area.

• Other duties as assigned.

IMPROVEMENT/INNOVATION ASPECTS

Innovations:

• Promote change on a daily basis.

• Inspire and encourage your team to think out-of-the-box

• Support the transformation of innovation ideas into concrete actions (employee-driven innovation).

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

The Autonomous Production Unit Leader (APUL) Has the following roles and responsibilities:

• Manage your team with the aim of meeting objectives for safety, quality and delivery in line with customer requirements.

• Help improve performance within your expanded scope of responsibility.

Candidate skills & requirements

Operational aspects

• Performance management (quality and delivery) - Advanced

• Quality Control supervision - Expert

• Risk Management - Advanced

• Problem-solving - Expert

• Managing time and prioritizing tasks - Advanced

• Technical knowledge - Advanced

• Ability to process information - Advanced

Managerial aspects

• HSE requirements – Basic

• Team leadership - Advanced

• Skills development - Advanced

• Ability to manage a cross-functional and intercultural team - Advanced

Improvement/innovation aspects

• Continuous improvement and change management - Advanced

Technical skills

• ERP/M3 - Basic

• MS Office - Advanced

• Outlook – Advanced

• Minitab/Jasp – Basic

• Quality tools including cause-and-effect diagrams, check sheets, control charts, histograms, Pareto charts, scatter diagrams, Tree Diagrams, AS9100 and Lean Manufacturing – Advanced

• Correctly interprets drawings, specs, standards, work instructions and understand product conformity - Advanced

• Time and attendance - Advanced

Other

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – Advanced

• Fluent in English - Advanced

• Bilingual English/Spanish helpful - Basic

• Ability to work in a cross-functional/international team environment - Advanced

Annual salary

$56,000- $65,000

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, New Jersey

City (-ies)

1747 NJ-34 NJ 07727 Wall Township

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Associate Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 3 years

Additional Languages preferred

English (Fluent)

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

No