QA/QC Technician - Lafayette, LA

Bureau Veritas•Lafayette, FL

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 position 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. Duties include monitoring inspection, assembly, and testing operations; mill surveillance of drill pipe and casing manufacturing; and quality audits of quality management systems and technical processes at rental and specialty tool providers, inspection facilities, machine shops, and rig sites. The technician communicates job progress and issues to Project Managers, uses critical thinking to resolve client problems, and produces detailed reports and field documents describing findings, actions, and relevant technical details. The role requires technical knowledge of applicable specifications and standards, the ability to interpret procedures and technical drawings, and skill in taking measurements and performing basic calculations. The technician must communicate professionally with coworkers, vendors, and customers and prepare detailed technical reports using Microsoft Office. The work also involves extended periods of standing, walking, sitting, or climbing stairs, carrying work items weighing up to 50 pounds, and travel by automobile or airplane.

Requirements

Demonstrated technical knowledge of Standard DS-1, relevant API specifications, and other applicable industry standards.
Ability to read, interpret, and enforce job-related inspection, assembly, and testing procedures.
Ability to read, interpret, and use drawings and technical schematics to enforce client requirements.
Ability to measure dimensions using calipers, micrometers, and scales to within 1/64 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 Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
Intermediate familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook; typing skills and electronic file organization are also required.
Ability to professionally communicate by email and phone with coworkers, vendors, and customers.
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 internal and external personnel.
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 weighing up to 50 pounds to and from worksites.
Ability to travel by automobile or airplane.

Nice To Haves

NDT experience, including Level II certifications in MP, LP, UT, or VT.
Three or more years of Oil & Gas industry experience.
Experience with assembly, repair, or qualification of Drilling & Completions tools.
Experience with DS-1® Volumes 3 and 4, API 5DP, API 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 for conformance with applicable standards.
Communicate job progress and issues to Project Managers during assignments.
Apply critical thinking and problem-solving to develop viable solutions for clients.
Prepare detailed reports and associated field documents with findings, actions, and relevant technical details.
Communicate professionally with coworkers, vendors, and customers by email and phone as necessary.
Scan and upload supporting documents and incorporate photos into technical reports.