Quality Technical Support Leader 4

Job Overview & Responsibilities

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is seeking a Quality Technical Support Leader 4 to join the team at Vandenberg Space Force Base. This individual will lead and manage the daily activities of the Launch Operations (LOPS) union hourly quality inspection workforce. Responsibilities include coordinating with operations and functional support organizations to achieve both short- and long-term operational and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction to quality inspectors across multiple sites and launch complexes.
• Align team efforts with ULA’s mission to maintain 100% mission success, ensure personnel and hardware safety, and achieve critical milestones on schedule.
• Enforce compliance with company programs, policies, procedures, and contractual requirements; manage disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Manage environmental programs at the Vandenberg site, ensuring full compliance with local, county, state, and federal regulations.
• Foster collaboration across the ULA enterprise to meet program goals and execute strategic initiatives.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement using methodologies such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and Lean Manufacturing.
• Exemplify ULA’s core values and demonstrate a strong commitment to mission success.

Work Environment & Requirements:

• Willingness to travel to other ULA locations as required.
• Availability to work overtime and variable shifts when needed.
• Work may take place in both indoor and outdoor environments and may occasionally involve working at heights, climbing stairs, and being around hazardous materials.

Required Education

Bachelor

Required Years of Experience

Minimum of 6 years of related work experience

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university. 
  • 4 years of additional related work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.  
• Project management or team lead experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while ensuring environmental and safety compliance and support at the Launch Site.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and Local environmental regulatory requirements and basic understanding of Fed OSHA and Cal OSHA standards.
• Experience with enterprise resource management tools, preferably SAP and Teamcenter. 
• Demonstrated strong work ethic and sense of urgency for completing work assignments and meeting schedule commitments.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel by standard commercial means, e.g. airline, rental or company car, etc.
• Ability to work at heights and ascend/descend stairways.
• Candidates must possess a valid driver’s license and personal transportation to drive between work locations on a military base where public transportation is not available.  Job duties require traveling between locations on the military base throughout the course of the day.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD TS/SCI is required.  US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and 2nd or 3rd shifts as necessary to support vehicle processing and launch.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent aerospace experience and familiarization with government contract work.
• Experience supervising or leading represented employees in compliance with a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
• Broad technical experience in quality, safety, and environmental areas across including electrical, propulsion and mechanical disciplines.
• Experience with launch site vehicle processing.
• Familiarity with Atlas launch vehicle products and processes.
• Greenbelt certified with active use of the greenbelt tools.
• Knowledge of injury investigation and event/non-conformance investigation and corrective action resolution.
• Ability to develop an A3 to document investigation.
• Working knowledge of CEQA, CARB, APCD and regional water board standards and Base environmental and 813 requirements.