Supervisor, QA/QC

About the role

The QA/QC Supervisor leads the QA/QC Project Team, setting clear expectations and actively coaching and developing direct reports. This role oversees Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities across a defined group of projects within a limited geographic area, providing hands-on leadership, daily project interface, and real-time quality risk management for active fabrication shops and field sites.

Responsibilities

• Plans and conducts the analysis, inspection, design, test, and/or integration to assure the quality of assigned product or component.
• Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
• Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and process changes.
• Engage with the General Contractor’s Quality Assurance Manager for inspection planning, project compliance, non-conformance management, quality audits.
• Provide project quality expectations to new inspectors.
• Attend weekly project update meetings with the project group including upcoming activities, status and deadlines.
• Reviews all purchased products or components and provides input to the decision of whether to accept the product and future purchases from the vendor.
• Documents data obtained during all quality assurance activities, consistent with company policies and procedures.
• Communicate significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provide recommended process improvements to management.
• Prepare reports to communicate involvement and results of quality assurance activities.
• Maintain a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.
• Develop new approaches to solve problems identified during quality assurance activities.
• Prepare and present technical and program information to team members and management.
• Direct technical and administrative workers engaged in quality assurance activities.

Requirements

• Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; with 10 years of overall experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in Quality Control focused on ASME B31 piping codes, industrial and commercial construction, fabrication, welding, non-destructive testing, and/or other similar fields.
• 5+ years in construction QA/QC preferred in industrial construction, process piping, semiconductor/high-purity environments, or hydronic HVAC/mechanical systems.
• 3+ years in a leadership or supervisory QA/QC role.
• Current certification in accordance with AWS QC-1 as a Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI), Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), and /or ICC Mechanical – Commercial Certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI).
• At least 3 years of experience leading and managing direct reports.
• Proficient understanding of ASME Section IX BP&V Code and experience creating and reviewing welding procedures and welder or brazer qualifications.
• Ability to read, write, and problem solve, make quick decisions, interpret data and analyze results; effective written and verbal communication is essential.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Excellent time management and written and spoken communication skills, highly professional, organized, and trustworthy team player.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Moderate experience with business and software technologies including MS Office, Google Workspace, Adobe, Bluebeam, Box.
• Proficiency in English required; Spanish preferred.

Qualifications

• Regular & routine attendance.
• Proactivity / Initiative: Recognizes what needs to be done and accomplishes it in a manner appropriate for one’s level/position and with minimal supervision.
• Perseverance: Shows the wherewithal to fight for difficult goals despite challenges and to bounce back from adversity.
• Insight: The ability to gather and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.
• Engagement: Shows a knack for using emotion and logic to communicate a persuasive vision and connect with people.
• Teamwork: The ability to effectively work toward common goals with others by supporting, encouraging, and sharing information in an authentic and approachable manner.
• Big Picture: Understands and contributes to organizations’ short- and long-term business strategy.
• Motivation / Dedication: Commits to excellence in pursuing unselfish goals. Initiates action with collective goals takes responsibility and shows personal humility.
• Technical Curiosity / Willingness to Learn: Interest in seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feedback; demonstrating an openness to learning and change.
• Problem-Solver: Ability to identify, analyze, and solve a problem in support of personal, group, department, or organizational objectives.