PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and coordinate activities including creation of quality processes, quality training for other departments and performance evaluation of vendors through establishment of goals and objectives.
• Provide continual evaluation of department processes, methods, and activities to assure the most effective use of resources and equipment.
• Manage budget and expenditures.
• Responsible for all quality related processes at a facility or regional level.
• Provide support to manufacturing, engineering, sales and marketing.
• Effectively utilize the authority to acquire corrective action through management.
• Monitor, review and approve quality audits.
• Acquire working relationships with technical staffs of operators, contractors, agents and leasing personnel.
• Attend industry seminars and trade shows, as available and as specified.
• Perform other work related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
  

FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Qualify, manage, and audit vendors to NOV quality related standards.
• Create, revise, and manage product line specific quality documentation.
• Maintain and develop the group’s Quality Manual, Quality Policy, and accreditation status.
• Promote a QA culture and lead efforts to improve quality performance.
• Liaise with all suppliers and vendors on matters of Quality Assurance ensuring that the quality philosophy is foremost in their minds.
• Have a large focus on managing supplier and vendor quality.
• Responsible for coordinating Quality Assurance to a high standard for the group, complying with ISO-9001, and managing all the procedures and works instructions that apply to the group.
• Ensure that legal and ‘best practice’ is implemented as far as records, documentation, storage, retrieval, archiving, presentation and backup are concerned.
• Affect continual improvement in the management information system of the group.
• Engage in any other reasonable activities requested by the location General Manager or Group VP.
• Ensure that the group’s quality control and quality assurance procedures are adhered to.
• Assist with the day to day operational responsibilities of the Shreveport facility, when needed.To ensure all the Company’s QA/QC procedures are reviewed and maintained in line with ISE Quality directives.
  

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Quality OR relevant engineering discipline OR extensive experience of QA within a precision machining and fabrication environment required.
• Qualified Internal Auditor to ISO9001 preferred.
• Minimum of 3+ years of QA Manager experience required.
• Extensive experience in ISO9001 & QMS management and development.
• Working experience in CE/ DNV/EN/ISO, lifting regulatory requirements with respect to certification and marking.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience in a Fabrication and precision machining manufacturing environment.
• Experience in QA and certification within precision manufacturing and oil and gas environment.
• Experience in document management processes.
• Experience in Manual and CMM inspection methodologies.
• Experience of working within a Lean manufacturing environment and use of Lean principles.
• Experience in managing and developing people.