Quality Control Manager

Position Summary

Plans, directs, coordinates, monitors, and executes activities related to ensuring the quality of the structural steel fabrication. Operates with a sense of urgency and purpose to ensure that fabrication work is completed according to established quality standards, applicable specifications, and regulatory requirements. Works with company-wide QC team to establish quality standards and procedures, and conduct quality improvement studies and projects.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall management of the quality function at assigned plant
• Manage established quality program to ensure that the fabricated steel will fit as planned, meets customer specifications, & delivery schedules
• Work closely with Production Management/Project Management to ensure appropriate quality procedures are complied with & accurate documentation is maintained on every project
• Responsible for administering the AISC program at assigned plant, ensure ALL employees understand & follow AISC standards, & shop is prepared & passes AISC audits
• Supervise QC Inspectors
• Provide assistance and/or training where appropriate, counsel employees on improving performance, conduct performance appraisals, & initiate disciplinary action when necessary
• Determine appropriate course of action by analyzing issues, working closely with appropriate Veritas Steel employees & owner’s engineers to determine course of action & accountability
• Work closely with DOT Inspectors to schedule required inspection, ensure that appropriate documentation is completed & filed in a timely manner
• Establish & maintain professional working relationships with customer engineers & DOT representatives
• Keep informed on progress of current & future projects by attending regular production meetings
• Manage welder certification program, ensure welders qualified per owner’s requirements, keep appropriate records
• Read new project specifications; plan & conduct prefabrication meetings on the new projects according to established company quality policies, customer, DOT, & Industry standard requirements; & ensure welding procedures, PQRs, WPSs, & qualified welders are tested per customer requirements
• Supervise hold point status, review inspection reports, and maintain up to date logs of project inspection progress
• Oversee tool calibration program
• Perform inspection of welds, dimensions, materials, fasteners, and coatings
• Resolve customer concerns in a timely manner
• Membership of the Plant Leadership team, involved in planning and operations.
• Manage established internal & outsourced non-destructive testing programs
• Run internal Magnetic Particle Testing program
• Maintain & update Veritas Steel’s Quality Control Manual on a regular basis
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques
• Strong computer skills (spreadsheets, word processing statistical analysis)
• Good understanding of blue prints & shop drawings
• Excellent interpersonal & negotiation skills
• Able to analyze complex problems & generate solutions
• Interact professionally with a wide variety of people situations
• Available to occasionally travel across the United States by auto or air
• Knowledge of structural steel fabrication, coatings, application, and non-destructive testing methods
• Extremely strong time management and organizational ability.
  
  

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification, or ability to obtain certification within six (6) months of hire
• Minimum 5 years’ experience leading a quality control function with welding in a heavy manufacturing environment
• NACE or SSPC Level I paint certification, or ability to obtain certification within six (6) months of hire
• Bridge experience preferred
• UT/MT/VT level II certifications, preferred
  
  

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