QA Representative, Structural

About the role

Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services. With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.

Responsibilities

• Develops tests and inspection plans for areas of responsibility in accordance with internal quality requirements and contract specifications, including but not limited to NAVSEA Standard Items, U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, Classification Societies, and other applicable engineering standards.
• Serves as liaison between supervision, crafts and regulatory agencies, as required.
• Serves as liaison between supervision, crafts and regulatory agencies, as required.
• Ensures that all preliminary inspection requirements have been satisfied and are accomplished in accordance with contract specifications prior to final inspection call outs to regulatory agencies.
• Maintains craft work to ensure proper workmanship is in accordance with regulatory agencies, classification society, NAVSEA Standard Items, Vigor Industrial and acceptable shipbuilding practices as appropriate.
• Ensures that all instrumentation and gauges used in testing procedures are properly calibrated in accordance with regulatory agencies and company calibration guidelines.
• Informs Project Management, Quality Director, Operations Managers/Directors of all deficiencies requiring corrective action as outlined in the Quality Management System (QMS) to include Internal Deficiency Reports (IDR), Quality Deficiency Reports (QDR), and Non-conforming Services (NCS).
• Establishes and maintains positive, cooperative working relationships with crafts, owner representatives, and regulatory agency officials.
• Affords assistance to Managers, the Quality Director and supervisors in developing test memos and Process Control Procedures to Ensure that final forms and testing practices are in proper format and work scope formed.
• Develops and assists in administering training to craft supervisors and test directors for applicable test and inspection requirements.
• Ensures materials purchased and installed meet requirements of contract specifications by performing random checks.
• Ensures all subcontractors' qualifications meet requirements of regulatory agencies and contract specifications. Also ensures all subcontractor required quality assurance submittals are correct and fulfill requirements of the specifications.
• Reviews and qualifies all Quality Assurance requirements imposed by outside agencies. Verifies that requirements do not impose higher levels of effort to accomplish then those required by contract specifications.
• Collaborates with management and craft supervisors to ensure all personnel meet the minimum skill and ability along and possess the required certifications to accomplish the task assigned.

Requirements

• Current CWI or NDT Certifications (VT/UT/MT/PT) Level 2.1 – 5 years of experience in marine or industrial setting either in a shipyard, heavy construction, or industrial manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ship systems particularly, how they interact, and construction/repair sequencing.
• Knowledge of principles and practice of marine or class society surveying, vessel operations, or U.S. Coast Guard inspections.
• Understanding of engineering principles applicable to ship repair; crafts required in ship repair.
• Knowledge of AWS D1.1 and ASME Sect IX welding codes.
• Knowledge and working experience with NAVSEA Standard Items and navy vessels.
• Experience with Navy 5xxx inspection criteria for aluminum structure.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, construction specifications, complex regulatory documents and contracts.
• Skilled at conducting inspections and guide others in appropriate work process techniques, while mentoring others by modeling respectful behaviors, including interpreting and applying complex contracts in the inspection of work.
• Able to apply a systems approach to work planning and execution.
• Effectively communicate orally and in writing with diverse groups such as customers, vendors, labor representatives and officials at all levels.
• Able to handle multiple priorities with independence and good judgment.
• Able to effectively work in a complex multi-craft, union work environment; influence others to meet quality standard and skilled at conflict resolution.
• Able to use PC, including I-pads, and software applications such as MS Office and Database programs.
• Able to provide strong customer service and demonstrate adherence to customer requirements and satisfaction.
• Able to identify approaches to maximize adherence to quality processes on an on-going basis.
• Skill in setting high expectations and inspiring employees to meet the standards including use of computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets and databases.

Skills

• Ability to assess and administer acceptance requirements based on pre-determined criteria.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Hourly Rate: $42.00

Schedule

Not specified.