Quality Director (Helicopter Business Unit)
Winnipeg, MB
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At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.
As a Quality Director (Helicopter Business Unit), you will provide strategic leadership for the business unit quality function, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, corporate standards, and customer expectations. You will lead quality strategy, drive continuous improvement across repair and overhaul operations, and ensure product safety, reliability, and performance. In this role, you will partner with senior leadership, engineering, and operations to embed quality across the full product lifecycle.
As an industry leader, StandardAero is partnered with approved OEMs worldwide allowing us to go through the helicopters entire lifecycle from airframe assembly, engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), upgrades, custom solutions, all the way through to the sun-setting of your programs. We are committed to providing the highest standards of quality, reliability, and customer service to more than 3,000 military, commercial and private operators in over 85 nations. For over a century, customers have relied on StandardAero as the industry experts for operational efficiency, innovation, and custom MRO solutions. Our Winnipeg facility provides full MRO services for 6 different engine lines (Arriel 1 and 2, M250, RR300, PT6T and PW200) across 3 OEMs (SAFRAN, Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney Canada).
What you’ll do:
- Provide strategic direction for the business unit quality function, including policies, procedures, and quality system governance
- Lead, develop, and manage quality teams, including engineers, inspectors, analysts, and coordinators
- Oversee quality performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the business unit
- Lead audit programs, CAPA processes, and risk assessments for product and flight safety-critical components
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, AS9110 standards, Transport Canada airworthiness regulations, and other applicable requirements
- Partner with engineering and operations to define and integrate quality requirements into product and process design
- Develop and maintain quality measurement systems to monitor performance against business and regulatory standards
- Promote Just Culture principles and ensure timely escalation and management of safety-related issues
- Lead talent management activities including hiring, development, succession planning, and performance management
- Participate in executive leadership planning, budgeting, and strategic initiatives; support special projects as assigned
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in quality, manufacturing, or aerospace (MRO or production environment preferred)
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership experience managing teams of at least 3+ direct or indirect reports in a quality or technical function
- Minimum of 5 years of experience applying ISO 9001 or AS9110 quality management systems in a regulated manufacturing or aerospace environment
- Minimum of 5 years of experience applying aviation regulatory requirements (e.g., Transport Canada airworthiness standards or equivalent regulatory body) in a production or MRO environment
- Minimum of 3 years of experience using ERP, MRP, or quality management systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or equivalent) for production, quality tracking, or reporting purposes
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) for reporting, analysis, and executive-level presentations
- Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying technical, regulatory, and quality documentation in a manufacturing or aerospace environment
Desired Skills
- Experience in aerospace MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) environments
- Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and organizational planning skills
- Proven ability to drive Business Unit -wide quality improvement and lean initiatives
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
- Experience with CAPA systems, internal audits, and risk management frameworks
- Excellent communication and executive-level stakeholder management skills
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive quality culture transformation
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on operational excellence
Benefits that make life better
Comprehensive Healthcare
Company pension plan with 100% company match; up to 5% vested (Canada)
Paid Time Off starting on day one
Bonus opportunities
Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short- & Long-Term Disability
Learning & Training opportunities
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering
- 10 years of professional experience in quality, manufacturing, or aerospace
- 5 years of leadership experience managing teams
- 5 years of experience with ISO 9001 or AS9110 systems
- 5 years of experience with aviation regulatory requirements
- 3 years of experience using ERP, MRP, or quality management systems
- 3 years of experience using Microsoft Office Suite
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
StandardAero Insights
What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
