Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and maintain the quality management system and overall laboratory activities in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
- Direct and assist a team assessing product conformity, certification, and technical evaluations to support safety, user confidence, and business goals.
- Coordinate product inspections or product testing to support root cause analysis. This includes physically analyzing and assessing products with respect to qualification and investigations.
- Serve as a technical resource for internal and external partners (inspection, auditing, manufacturing, customers, etc.), our associates, and cross-functional teams, and development of Own Brand product specifications.
- Participate in supplier and product assessments and verifications, perform investigations, and ensure resolution of quality or conformance issues.
- Conduct physical testing of products using various tools and techniques i.e., metallography, spectrometers, hardness, bending, tensile, pressure, and nondestructive testing.
- Able to operate machinery for prep of specimens including saws, lathes, grinders, mounters, polishers, etc.
- Collaborate with regulatory and certification agencies as needed.
- Participate in customer presentations and audits.
- Lead continuous improvement of laboratory processes, procedures, and capabilities.
- Develop benchmarks, reporting, and analysis for specific product categories.
- Prepare accredited and non-accredited test reports.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor"s (or greater) in Engineering or another technical field.
- Previous leadership experience in leading teams.
- 7+ years of experience in a metallurgical and/or materials testing laboratory or similar technical environment.
- 3+ years of experience in testing metallic pressure piping components for industrial use and their manufacturing.
- 3+ years of experience with industrial standards, specifications, codes, and organizations e.g.,(ASTM, ASME, MSS, API, NACE, EPRI)
- Experience with ISO Standards (17025 & 9001)
- Ability to comprehend and follow written standards, work instructions, user and maintenance manuals, etc, and conversant in communicating sophisticated technical information.
- Ability to prioritize and lead deadlines, handle stress, and work well in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a cohesive, goal-oriented team.
- Poise and maturity to work well with associates, vendors, and customers.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities with a continuous improvement attitude.
- Experience with professional tools such as Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PowerBI), Oracle, etc.
- Support and implement corporate policies and initiatives.
- Ability to work at customer facilities or in a hybrid setting.
- Flexibility in working hours and ability to travel overnight if required.
- Able to safely operate a forklift or other PIT equipment as necessary
- Support all company Safety procedures
- Able to lift 50lbs.
Preferred:
- Industrial product knowledge (pipe, valves, fittings, gaskets, etc.)
- Experience interacting with regulatory and certifying bodies.
- Experience with quality systems (e.g., Six Sigma, LEAN, FMEA, 8D, 5-Why)
- Congenial association(s) with standards organizations.
- SNT-TC-1A certification of Level II or III.
- ASQ Certification(s) such as CQE, CQI, CQT, CMQ/OE.
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