Quality Manager

Chart Industries•Tulsa, OK

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Chart Industries is seeking a Quality Manager for its FinFan Division in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This hands-on working manager operates with minimal supervision and establishes systems and processes to ensure products are manufactured and tested in compliance with internal and external standards and meet customer expectations. The role measures and reports product-quality performance and trends, leads continuous improvement, analyzes quality issues and non-conformances, and documents corrective and preventive actions. The manager leads by example in building a customer-focused Quality Team serving both internal and external customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
At least 10 years in a Quality Manager role, managing a team of 10 or more employees.
Supervision skills.
Familiarity with ERP systems.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Knowledge of metal fabrication, including cutting, forming, and welding of structures or machinery.
Experience with NDT methods including RT, UT, MPI, LPI, and hydro testing.
Ability to read blueprints.
Experience with calibration and NIST standards.
Strong working knowledge of industry codes and standards, including API 661, ASME BPVC Sections II, V, VIII, and IX, ASME B16.5, and B31.3.
Knowledge of welder continuity and traceability.
Familiarity with basic metallurgical concepts, including heat-treatment methods, material grades and chemistries, manufacturing processes, and NDT methods.

Responsibilities

Maintain HPC’s ASME and NB Code stamps and certifications.
Conduct internal audits to ensure conformance to required quality standards.
Manage the QA/QC Team to meet production needs while ensuring product quality.
Work with Purchasing to establish and maintain vendor product quality, including site audits and qualification reviews for new vendors.
Work with vendors to provide resources for on-site NDT testing and laboratory testing of weld mockups and welder test samples, assisting the Welding Engineer.
Maintain calibration of all required HPC instrumentation.
Manage department procedures and documentation, and assist other departments with their procedures and documentation.
Plan, promote, and organize training related to product quality and reliability.
Lead analysis of quality and production-process issues and non-conformances, and provide corrective and preventive actions.
Work with Operations to inspect work in process to improve productivity and minimize costs associated with non-conforming parts and materials.
Establish quality metrics, reporting, and continuous-improvement initiatives to improve performance.
Develop QITPs (Quality Inspection Test Plans) and NDE plans for each customer order.
Oversee product testing, including NDE, leak, pressure, noise, and weld-mockup testing.
Champion continuous improvement.
Maintain relevant quality data and generate Quality Data Books for customer orders.
Investigate customer complaints, take corrective action when needed, and provide detailed incident reporting to Project Management.
Establish Quality Team goals in support of HPC initiatives.
Provide weekly reporting.