Area Quality Manager

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Quality Leadership & Governance

• Lead and maintain the Quality Management System across assigned facilities.
• Ensure standardization and alignment between assigned locations and Rig Technologies.
• Strategic development and support to site Quality teams.
• Conduct Management Reviews with Operational Managers from each Quality Group.

Standardization & Audit Management

• Ensure compliance with API ISO customer and product requirements.
• Ensure use of standardized Global technical and Quality documents processes Lessons Learned and procedures.
• Plan lead and support internal and external audits (API customer regulatory).

Risk Management & Contingency Planning

• Lead risk assessments (Process risks supplier risks).
• Ensure mitigation plans and contingency plans are developed maintained and tested.
• Escalate high-risk quality issues to leadership with clear data and recommendations.

Nonconformance & Corrective Action

• Manage NCR CAR and customer complaints across sites.
• Monitor trends and prevent recurrence of systemic quality issues.
• Interface with customers on significant quality issues when required.

Manufacturing & Process Quality

• Support manufacturing process control inspection and testing activities.
• Ensure Quality Plans routers and other associated documents are current and effective.

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and monitor quality KPIs (NCR trends COQ audit results supplier performance).
• Use data to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

People Development & Culture

• Develop quality talent through coaching training and performance management.
• Promote a proactive prevention-focused quality culture.
• Reinforce accountability for quality at all organizational levels.

Required

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Quality Manufacturing or related field or 10 years of quality experience in oil & gas or heavy manufacturing.

• Strong working knowledge of API Q1 and ISO 9001.

• Experience supporting or leading audits and corrective action programs.

• Proven leadership experience across multiple sites or functions.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with ERPs data analysis and presentation tools.

Preferred

• CQE CQA Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt) or equivalent certification.

• Background in machining welding assembly or pressure equipment manufacturing.

• Experience managing customer quality relationships.