QA/QC Technician

Bureau Veritas•Lafayette, FL

2d•$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, and involves monitoring and enforcing DS-1®, customer, industry, and vendor specifications for drilling, completions, handling, and specialty tools. The technician monitors inspection, assembly, and testing operations; conducts mill surveillance of drill pipe and casing manufacturing; and performs quality audits of quality management systems and technical processes at rental and specialty tool providers, inspection facilities, machine shops, and rig sites. Audits evaluate conformance to applicable international, industry, internal, and customer-specific standards. The role also communicates assignment progress and issues to Project Managers, applies critical thinking to resolve client problems, and prepares detailed reports and supporting field documents that record findings, actions, and relevant technical details. The position is based in Lafayette, Louisiana. It requires the ability to work for extended periods in shop and worksite environments, observe small visual defects, carry work equipment, and travel by automobile or airplane. Compensation is $25–$28 per hour, with an annual incentive bonus plan. Bureau Veritas offers health and wellness benefits, retirement benefits, paid time off, insurance coverage, tuition assistance and/or professional development, and employee discounts.

Requirements

Demonstrated technical knowledge of the DS-1 Standard, relevant API specifications, and other applicable industry standards.
Ability to read, interpret, and enforce inspection, assembly, or testing procedures associated with assigned 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 1/64 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 MS Office Suite software, 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 also required.
Ability to communicate professionally by email and phone with coworkers, vendors, and customers as necessary.
Social and emotional intelligence, including the ability to interact with personnel at all industry levels 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 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 and gas industry experience.
Experience with assembly, repair, or qualification of drilling and 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 to support drilling and completions operations.
Monitor and enforce DS-1®, customer, industry, and vendor specifications for drilling, completions, handling, and specialty tools.
Actively monitor inspection, assembly, and testing operations.
Conduct mill surveillance of drill pipe and casing manufacturing.
Perform Quality Management System reviews and technical process audits of rental and specialty tool providers, inspection facilities, machine shops, and rig sites for conformance to applicable standards.
Communicate job progress and issues to Project Managers during assignments.
Apply critical thinking and problem-solving to identify viable solutions for clients.
Produce detailed reports and associated field documents containing findings, actions, and relevant technical details for assignments.