Quality Engineer & EHS Specialist

NRG•Houston, TX

49d

About The Position

The Quality Engineer & EHS Specialist leads quality assurance and Environmental Health & Safety programs, ensuring compliance with quality standards, OSHA/EPA regulations, and internal policies. The role drives continuous improvement in product quality, workplace safety, and environmental performance. The position leads quality planning reviews, develops quality documentation and maintenance instructions, oversees nonconformance and root-cause analysis efforts, and coordinates customer feedback, ISO audits, equipment calibration, traveler inspections, and quality reporting. It identifies process gaps and improvement opportunities, supports quality training and supplier reviews, promotes a quality-focused culture, and serves as the point of contact for customer quality issues. The role also oversees key quality and safety metrics and applies Lean Six Sigma tools to improve processes. For EHS, the role oversees the EHS program and regulatory compliance, leads audits, inspections, and incident investigations, tracks safety metrics, manages hazardous-material and environmental compliance, and advances employee engagement through behavior-based safety programs, meetings, training, and toolbox talks. Work takes place in office and maintenance-shop settings, with travel to plants, contractors, vendors, and corporate offices. Some overtime is required as special projects arise. The job includes a combination of shop-floor and office responsibilities and requires interaction with operations, leadership, and contractors. Physical tasks may include lifting, standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs and ladders, and entering plant equipment to inspect or collect data. The employee must use personal protective equipment and may work near rotating or energized equipment, hazardous materials, and chemicals.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance for a customer product manufacturer.
At least 5 years of experience in Quality Management and Quality Audit systems.
A strong record of success using Quality Systems in manufacturing, engineering, supplier, or distributor environments.
Valid state driver’s license.
Ability to manage complex projects to closure, with attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills.
Ability to perform effectively in a matrix organizational environment.
Ability to influence and deliver positive outcomes beyond the employee’s direct control.
Computer literacy, including internet, Excel, Work, and SAP.
Alignment with NRG’s Power Values, Initiatives, Corporate Direction, and core values in a learning organization.
Socially responsible practices.
Accountability for decisions and responsibility for outcomes.
A track record of personal growth and professional development.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including climbing stairs and ladders and accessing plant equipment.
Ability to wear required personal protective safety equipment and work around rotating or energized equipment, hazardous materials, and chemicals.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in an applied science or engineering field.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt, or similar quality-focused program.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with SAP or ERP systems.
OSHA 30 certification.
Certified Safety Professional (CSP).

Responsibilities

Lead challenge reviews of travelers with the plant, ETS, and CRS to peer-check quality plans before work begins.
Create and edit data sheets using information from drawings and manuals, and generate maintenance instructions.
Lead authoring, coordination, and documentation of nonconformance reports and root-cause analyses, including actions to prevent recurrence.
Coordinate customer feedback surveys, maximize response rates, and compile results.
Schedule and coordinate ISO audits with auditors and shop personnel to maintain CRS compliance.
Oversee calibration and compliance processes for measuring and testing equipment.
Lead weekly traveler inspections by assigning responsibilities, performing inspections, compiling results, and reporting findings.
Review completed travelers to verify that all quality steps were followed.
Gather, collate, and analyze quality performance data for statistical reporting.
Develop quality reporting structures and prepare written reports and presentations; discuss results with management to support transparency and continuous improvement.
Identify quality-process gaps and implement standardized best-practice procedures and process improvements.
Formulate quality goals, objectives, policies, and systems to improve QA/QC performance.
Identify projects that support a quality-focused culture.
Build relationships with CRS subcontracting suppliers, visit supplier shops, conduct quality reviews, and lead root-cause analyses of quality events involving subcontracted work.
Identify and deliver relevant quality-related training.
Monitor quality performance and identify opportunities for lessons-learned communications, training, and year-over-year improvement.
Ensure quality action plans and procedures are understood, implemented, and evaluated.
Lead staff in completing quality checks, signoffs, checklists, and processes.
Participate in external quality reviews at plants for planned outages.
Serve as the point of contact with plants on quality issues.
Use Lean Six Sigma tools to improve process quality.
Oversee defect-rate reduction, first-pass yield improvement, Cost of Poor Quality, TRIR and incident reduction, and audit-finding closure metrics.
Oversee the EHS program and ensure OSHA/EPA compliance.
Lead safety audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
Track safety metrics, including TRIR, near misses, and recordables.
Oversee hazardous-materials and environmental compliance.
Lead behavior-based safety programs.
Conduct safety meetings, training, and toolbox talks.
Promote employee engagement in safety reporting and prevention.