OC-ALC to undergo external audit Published May 17, 2013 OC-ALC Quality Assurance Office TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla -- From May 28-31, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex will receive a four-day external Aerospace Standard 9110 surveillance audit. Auditors from the Great Western Registrar will perform a Quality Management System inspection of the OC-ALC, excluding 76th Software Maintenance Group. A major difference for this audit is that the certification now resides solely with the OC-ALC. This should be a seamless transition for the production technicians. All changes are at Complex leadership level with new roles and responsibilities. When the audit team arrives, technicians should continue with their normal level of excellence. This will ensure the OC-ALC continues to be at the forefront of aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul for Air Force Materiel Command and the Air Force community. The OC-ALC has a strong background in aerospace and International Organization for Standardization standard compliance. Tinker AFB was granted its original ISO9001:2000 certificate more than 11 years ago, the first ALC to achieve this significant accomplishment. The latest transition was to the AS9110A in August 2012. In accordance with AS9110 Aerospace Standard QMS, the organizations must demonstrate an ability to consistently provide products that meet customer statutory and regulatory requirements. The goal is to enhance customer satisfaction and product quality through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement, applicable requirements and assurance of conformity for the customer. OC-ALC Quality Manual 90-107 defines how the OC-ALC meets the AS 9110 QMS requirements, which basically follow the applicable Air Force publications and technical data. For the OC-ALC, a few things to know for the audit: the OC-ALC Quality and Safety Policy, which is "One Team, One Mission...Committed Excellence through standard processes continuously improving safety, quality and production to deliver and sustain airpower...anytime...anyplace." Quality objectives serve as an important ingredient to meet flow days by speed, quality and safety for a defect-free product. Safety objectives adhere to technical data (such as notes, warnings and caution statements and Air Force publications involving AFOSH, OSHA, etc.). It is also important to know and comply with repair processes and maintenance program requirements such as tools, material control, equipment maintenance, work control documents or foreign object damage prevention, per the applicable governing directives. Auditors may ask employees who their AS9110 responsible authorities are: Wade Wolfe, OC-ALC Business Operations Office, is the accountable executive manager who ensures maintenance workload is financed; Kevin O'Connor, OC-ALC vice director, is the maintenance manager who ensures maintenance is performed in accordance with Tinker customers and authority requirements; and Daniel McCabe, OC-ALC Quality Assurance Office, is the management representative who has the authority to resolve issues concerning quality and recommend improvements in the quality management system. For additional information visit the OC-ALC/QA web page or call Richard Seaman, OC-ALC/QAB, at 734-9243.
OC-ALC to undergo external audit Published May 17, 2013 OC-ALC Quality Assurance Office TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla -- From May 28-31, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex will receive a four-day external Aerospace Standard 9110 surveillance audit. Auditors from the Great Western Registrar will perform a Quality Management System inspection of the OC-ALC, excluding 76th Software Maintenance Group. A major difference for this audit is that the certification now resides solely with the OC-ALC. This should be a seamless transition for the production technicians. All changes are at Complex leadership level with new roles and responsibilities. When the audit team arrives, technicians should continue with their normal level of excellence. This will ensure the OC-ALC continues to be at the forefront of aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul for Air Force Materiel Command and the Air Force community. The OC-ALC has a strong background in aerospace and International Organization for Standardization standard compliance. Tinker AFB was granted its original ISO9001:2000 certificate more than 11 years ago, the first ALC to achieve this significant accomplishment. The latest transition was to the AS9110A in August 2012. In accordance with AS9110 Aerospace Standard QMS, the organizations must demonstrate an ability to consistently provide products that meet customer statutory and regulatory requirements. The goal is to enhance customer satisfaction and product quality through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement, applicable requirements and assurance of conformity for the customer. OC-ALC Quality Manual 90-107 defines how the OC-ALC meets the AS 9110 QMS requirements, which basically follow the applicable Air Force publications and technical data. For the OC-ALC, a few things to know for the audit: the OC-ALC Quality and Safety Policy, which is "One Team, One Mission...Committed Excellence through standard processes continuously improving safety, quality and production to deliver and sustain airpower...anytime...anyplace." Quality objectives serve as an important ingredient to meet flow days by speed, quality and safety for a defect-free product. Safety objectives adhere to technical data (such as notes, warnings and caution statements and Air Force publications involving AFOSH, OSHA, etc.). It is also important to know and comply with repair processes and maintenance program requirements such as tools, material control, equipment maintenance, work control documents or foreign object damage prevention, per the applicable governing directives. Auditors may ask employees who their AS9110 responsible authorities are: Wade Wolfe, OC-ALC Business Operations Office, is the accountable executive manager who ensures maintenance workload is financed; Kevin O'Connor, OC-ALC vice director, is the maintenance manager who ensures maintenance is performed in accordance with Tinker customers and authority requirements; and Daniel McCabe, OC-ALC Quality Assurance Office, is the management representative who has the authority to resolve issues concerning quality and recommend improvements in the quality management system. For additional information visit the OC-ALC/QA web page or call Richard Seaman, OC-ALC/QAB, at 734-9243.