Quality Manager (Information Technology)
At Interpro Pipe & Steel Inc., our strength starts with our people! As a team we collaborate to solve problems, contribute ideas and challenge each other to ensure growth and ultimately success for the business and our employees.
Job Description and Responsibilities
Join Interpro Pipe and Steel's Edmonton coupling facility as a Quality Manager, where you'll be at the forefront of ensuring excellence in our products and processes. In this pivotal role, you will champion quality assurance initiatives, driving continuous improvement to meet rigorous industry standards. Steward the quality management system and associated quality assurance procedures, standard operating procedures, gage management, and personnel training to maintain compliance with national and international quality standards.
- Coordinate, lead, initiate and manage the continual improvement process utilizing structured problem solving within the corrective and preventive action processes
- Develop and implement effective corrective actions for customer complaints and significant internal quality issues
- Perform periodic process audits to ensure conformance with documented work procedures
- Participate in TPG internal and external quality audit functions
- Conduct or coordinate product and process analyses (often in coordination with R&D) to synthesize complex technical information into meaningful conclusions and prepare comprehensive reports related to improvement initiatives
- Intimately understand the requirements of national, international and customer tubular standards/specifications and communicate inspection or processing requirements to Operations
- Determine the statistical capability of key product criteria to ensure consistent product conformity
- Develop and confirm that inspection and lab practices and procedures are appropriate and in compliance with specified requirements including oversight inspection practices and procedures
- Monitor and trend daily/weekly key quality metrics and communicate issues to mill management as part of effort to identify improvement opportunities
- Lead product and process improvement through conducting and formalizing quality improvement and/or new product developments
- Assemble summary information and submit supplier claims as required
- Oversee inspection of supplied materials from third parties
- Prepare technical reports that analyze dates and identify next steps, and present key results to multiple stakeholders
- Develop and Manage QA CAPEX Spending
- Collaboration at all levels of management demonstrating a positive attitude toward new ideas
Requirements
- University degree in Metallurgical /Materials, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering preferred
- Minimum of 5 years (preference for more) experience as a manager
- 5 or more years' experience in steel or pipe making, heat treat or threading preferred
- Good knowledge of steel processes and tubular products including industry specifications including API 5CT, & 5B
- Strong understanding of ISO 9001 (&/or API Q1) quality standards and quality management systems with preference for certification in quality auditing.
- Experience facilitating and solving quality problems (including 8D with RCA) bringing in ideas and buy-in from interdepartmental groups.
- Experience developing, reporting and presenting ideas and projects to various levels of management and customers.
- Demonstrated experience working with customers, inspectors, bargaining unit members and management staff within a production environment
- Experience in statistical data analysis and process analysis
- Mechanical, metallographic, or chemical testing lab experience, and Six-sigma green belt or higher preferred
Our total compensation package includes amazing benefits!
- Competitive wages and bonus opportunities
- Family medical, dental, and prescription coverage at minimal employee cost
- Short and long term disability programs
- Competitive retirement plans
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Employer-provided and Voluntary Life Insurance options
- Paid vacation and recognized statutory holidays
- Apprenticeship and career advancement within the company
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness program
While we thank all those who apply, only those being actively considered for employment will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Orion Steel Group, L.L.C is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Orion Steel Group, L.L.C is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.
If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail careers@orionsteel.com or call: (312) 533-3577. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
Join a team that manufactures excellence, drives success and builds careers!
