QA/QC Technician - Houston, TX

Bureau Veritas • Houston, TX

1d • $25 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

The QA/QC Technician serves as an on-site customer quality assurance and quality control representative, ensuring quality tools are delivered in a timely manner to support drilling and completions operations. The role works in an on-call environment, with two scheduled weekends off per month.

The technician monitors and enforces DS-1®, customer, industry, and vendor specifications for drilling, completions, handling, and specialty tools. The position monitors inspection, assembly, and testing operations; conducts mill surveillance of drill pipe and casing manufacturing; and performs quality management system reviews and technical process audits at rental and specialty tool providers, inspection facilities, machine shops, and rig sites. Audits assess conformance with applicable international, industry, internal, and customer-specific standards.

The technician communicates assignment progress and issues to Project Managers, applies critical thinking and problem-solving to develop viable client solutions, and produces detailed reports and associated field documents containing findings, actions, and relevant technical details.

Requirements

• Demonstrated technical knowledge of Standard DS-1, relevant API specifications, and other applicable industry standards.
• Ability to read, interpret, and enforce inspection, assembly, or testing procedures associated with jobs.
• Ability to read, interpret, and use drawings and technical schematics to enforce client requirements.
• Ability to measure dimensions using calipers, micrometers, and scales, reading to within 1/64th of an inch.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations and conversions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including grammatically appropriate writing.
• Ability to produce detailed technical reports using MS Office Suite, including Word and Excel, and to scan and upload supporting documents and incorporate photos into reports.
• Intermediate familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook; typing skills and electronic file organization are required.
• Professional daily communication by email and phone with coworkers, vendors, and customers as necessary.
• Social and emotional intelligence, with the ability to interact with personnel at all levels of the industry and manage and mitigate conflict.
• Ability to sit, walk, climb stairs, or stand for up to 14 hours with limited breaks.
• Ability to hear shop alarms, verbal safety instructions, and phone calls from Project Managers, dispatch, and other company employees.
• Ability to see visual defects as small as 1/64 inch in tools being inspected.
• Ability to carry a tool bag, computer bag, and other personal effects to and from the worksite weighing up to 50 lb.
• Ability to travel by automobile or airplane.

Nice To Haves

• NDT experience, including Level II certifications in MP, LP, UT, or VT.
• Oil and Gas industry experience of three or more years.
• Experience with assembly, repair, or qualification of Drilling and Completions tools.
• Experience with DS-1® Volumes 3 and 4; API 5DP, 5CT, and other API specifications related to drilling and completions equipment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an on-site customer QA/QC representative to ensure quality tools are delivered in a timely manner for drilling and completions operations.
• Monitor and enforce DS-1®, customer, industry, and vendor specifications for drilling, completions, handling, and specialty tools.
• Monitor inspection, assembly, and testing operations.
• Conduct mill surveillance of drill pipe and casing manufacturing.
• Perform QMS reviews and technical process audits of rental and specialty tool providers, inspection facilities, machine shops, and rig sites.
• Communicate job progress and issues to Project Managers during assignments.
• Use critical thinking and problem-solving to find viable solutions for clients.
• Prepare detailed reports and field documents that include findings, actions, and relevant technical details.

Benefits

• Hourly rate of $25–$28.
• Annual incentive bonus plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, eligible on the first day of employment.
• Company-matched retirement plan.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Life insurance and AD&D coverage.
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability coverage.
• Optional life and pet insurance.
• EAP and Total Wellbeing Lifestyle Programs.
• Tuition assistance and/or professional development.
• Employee discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed