Quality Systems Administrator - Fluid Systems Division

Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker’s goal of addressing the world’s most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Ensures compliance with AS9100, government and regulatory requirements by planning and conducting internal/external audits, evaluating process effectiveness, documenting findings, driving corrective actions, and supporting continuous improvement across manufacturing and business operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate the quality management system (QMS) across functions, ensuring processes align with requirements, documentation is current, and stakeholders follow defined controls consistently.
• Maintain and continually improve the quality management system by monitoring performance, identifying gaps, implementing updates, and verifying sustained effectiveness through metrics.
• Ensure the quality management system conforms to AS9100 requirements by interpreting standard clauses, guiding implementation, and confirming compliance through objective evidence.
• Coordinate internal and external audits by developing schedules, preparing areas, ensuring auditor readiness, gathering evidence, and tracking findings to closure on time.
• Write, revise, and control policies and procedures supporting the quality management system, ensuring clarity, usability, compliance, and timely updates across departments.
• Oversee corrective action systems by reviewing issue investigations, verifying root cause analysis, approving action plans, monitoring implementation, and confirming effectiveness of solutions.
• Coordinate regulatory audits (FAA, EASA, DCMA, CAAC, UK CAA, and others) by managing audit communications, organizing records, facilitating onsite activities, and ensuring timely responses.
• Support management review by collecting required inputs, preparing agendas and reports, documenting outputs, assigning actions, and tracking completion and effectiveness.
• Acts as a liaison between quality function and customer/supplier quality representatives by gathering and providing information; and coordinating meetings.
• Provides information to leadership by reporting nonconformance, observations, trends, and quality-related concerns.
• Support peer audits and QMS assignments across divisional sites, collaborating with local teams, sharing best practices, and traveling as needed to execute audits.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in quality, engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in quality systems and auditing.
• AS9100 knowledge and practical application experience required.
• ASQ Lead Auditor certification (AS9100/ISO 9001) or related ASQ preferred.
• Strong understanding of regulatory audits (FAA, DCMA) and expectations.
• Ability to interpret standards and identify objective evidence.
• High Proficiency with MS Office and quality systems software.
• Able to travel to divisional sites for peer audits.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to compliance and ethics.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of and understanding of the quality audit process, manufacturing methods, and techniques. Knowledge of a wide variety of inspection equipment and methods related to quality planning. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, methods, and standards. Ability to apply advanced skills in quality audit process. Ability to adapt procedures, techniques, and/or processes to meet special needs.
• Ability to effectively apply continuous improvement methods to quality and manufacturing functions (e.g. process mapping, design-to-production automation). Ability to work on assignments that are complex where considerable judgement and initiative is required in resolving problems and making recommendations.
• Ability to determine methods and procedures on new assignments and provide guidance to other non-exempt or hourly personnel. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. May require ability to use standard business software applications and/or specialized data analysis, or database tools.

• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints and to effectively communicate and present findings and recommendations to team members, team leaders, suppliers and/or customers. Ability to effectively demonstrate team member competencies and participate in goal setting, performance feedback, and self-development activities.

TYPICAL MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee frequently is required to use hands to operate a computer and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Also expected of the employee is regular attendance, the ability to work cooperatively and professionally with others and members of the public, and the ability to manage multiple tasks at once.

The essential functions have been provided as examples of types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The Company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. The physical and mental demands described above are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $87050 to $145250 annually
• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.
• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.
• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.
Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

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