Director of Quality - Fabrication & Manufacturing

Loenbro•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Director of Quality – Fabrication & Manufacturing develops, implements, and leads Loenbro’s enterprise quality strategy across its Fabrication & Manufacturing network. The role establishes a consistent, scalable quality-management framework for mechanical and pipe fabrication, structural fabrication, electrical prefab, modular assembly, and future manufactured products. An initial priority is assessing facility certifications, code qualifications, quality programs, procedures, personnel qualifications, inspection capabilities, and customer-specific requirements, then using that assessment to set a network-wide certification and quality strategy aligned with facility specialization, target markets, and long-term manufacturing plans. The Director leads the shift from primarily project-specific quality control to proactive manufacturing quality focused on first-time quality, error prevention, standardized processes, measurable performance, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement. The role partners with Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Welding and Process Improvement, Safety, Estimating, Supply Chain, Business Development, project teams, and customers. It also develops quality plans for new products, processes, facilities, acquisitions, partnerships, and end markets, and represents Loenbro’s quality systems and capabilities to customers. The position provides functional leadership to quality personnel and builds a culture in which quality is owned across Operations and the workforce. The work is primarily based in a manufacturing/fabrication shop and office environment, with regular travel to facilities and project sites. Facility visits may involve exposure to noise, dust, welding fumes, and other typical industrial conditions. Compliance with safety regulations, PPE requirements, and Loenbro EH&S policies is required.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive quality leadership experience in fabrication, manufacturing, construction, EPC, industrial services, or related environments.
Strong knowledge of welding and fabrication quality systems, inspection, NDE, material control, traceability, and corrective-action processes.
Working knowledge of applicable codes and standards such as AWS, ASME, AISC, ISO, and other relevant fabrication or manufacturing requirements.
Demonstrated experience with root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, first-pass yield, cost of poor quality, and continuous improvement.
Experience developing project-specific and product-specific quality plans and supporting customer audits and qualification activities.
Strong analytical and executive communication skills, including the ability to turn quality data into operational improvements.
Ability to travel regularly among facilities and project locations.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Construction Management, Manufacturing, Welding Engineering/Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent significant relevant experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and implementing quality-management systems across multiple facilities or operating locations.
Experience supporting electrical manufacturing or prefab quality programs.
Experience with new-product introduction, acquisition due diligence, and integration.
Experience with nuclear quality systems or NQA-1 is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a standardized enterprise quality strategy, standards, policies, procedures, governance, and accountability across Fabrication & Manufacturing operations.
Assess existing facility certifications, accreditations, code stamps, welding qualifications, procedures, inspection capabilities, personnel qualifications, and quality programs; maintain a centralized certification and qualification matrix and establish a fleet-wide roadmap.
Ensure applicable requirements are met, including AWS, ASME, AISC, NEC/NFPA, UL, ISO, customer-specific, and other relevant requirements; govern welder qualifications, welding procedures, inspection qualifications, calibration, and quality records.
Develop standardized quality scorecards, leading and lagging indicators, dashboards, benchmarking, and performance reporting across facilities, projects, products, processes, welders, and suppliers.
Partner with Welding and Process Improvement leadership to monitor welding quality, NDE, WPS adherence, consumables, traceability, dimensional controls, coatings, testing, and recurring defects; establish quality controls for structural fabrication, skids, racks, modular assemblies, and related products.
Establish quality controls, inspection and testing, documentation, traceability, acceptance requirements, work instructions, and metrics for electrical prefab and manufactured products.
Develop quality plans for projects, new products, manufacturing processes, and end markets; participate in design, constructability, manufacturing-readiness, and product-development reviews; define inspection plans, acceptance criteria, traceability, and turnover packages.
Identify potential failure modes and establish risk-based prevention controls; create first-article, prototype, pilot-production, and production-release processes for new standardized products.
Standardize nonconformance, root-cause analysis, corrective-action, and preventive-action processes; track action effectiveness, address systemic causes, reduce recurring defects, and share lessons learned across facilities.
Work with project teams to translate project-specific requirements into shop quality plans and align engineering, procurement, fabrication, inspection, testing, documentation, and turnover.
Serve as a senior escalation point for significant quality matters; participate in customer meetings, audits, facility assessments, pre-award qualifications, and strategic pursuits; communicate Loenbro’s quality systems, certifications, capabilities, controls, and performance.
Partner with Supply Chain to establish risk-based supplier and subcontractor qualification, surveillance, inspection, performance management, corrective action, and purchase-order/subcontract requirements.
Standardize quality documentation, inspection records, turnover packages, audit and certification records, and retention requirements; partner with Operations and IT on digital quality tools, data collection, analytics, and system integration.
Assess acquisition targets’ quality systems, certifications, personnel, procedures, capabilities, gaps, risks, and investment needs; develop integration plans and support facility specialization and new facility planning.
Provide functional leadership to quality personnel; establish competency, training, and development standards; promote operational ownership, transparency, accountability, stop-work authority, standardized work, and proactive error prevention.
Travel regularly among Loenbro fabrication and manufacturing facilities and project locations.