Quality Specialist - QA Engineering

Baker Hughes • Lufkin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Lufkin Gears is committed to delivering high-quality engineered products that meet stringent technical, contractual, and regulatory requirements. Our Quality function plays a critical role in ensuring product compliance and customer satisfaction across all project phases. As a Quality Specialist - QA Engineering, you will be responsible for ensuring that all projects meet technical, normative, and contractual quality requirements. You will act as the key quality interface between internal teams, customers, and suppliers, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and high standards of execution throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• Knowledge to read and understand a technical plan.
• Very good understanding of the operating principles of a gear machine.
• Understanding the principles of organizing a production workshop.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and 14001 standards and associated documentary systems.
• Mastery of the main regulations applicable depending on the country of installation, in particular anti-explosion standards (ATEX / IECEX).
• Knowledge of tools for searching for causes and identifying correct and preventive actions.
• Ability to design and lead improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency in technical English.
• Know how to manage multiple activities in parallel according to priorities and emergencies.
• Know how to analyze a situation and data to adapt an action plan and achieve objectives.
• Know how to follow objectives, check progress, give feedback (positive/negative).
• Know how to present progress and results at all levels of the organization internally or to clients.
• Know how to manage a project and lead improvement initiatives.
• Know how to define action plans and implement them.
• Know how to lead a meeting and write a report.
• Be autonomous in decision-making and actions to achieve objectives.
• Inform management of problems and risks.
• Be pragmatic, factual and analytical.
• Knowing how to listen, reformulate and explain, convince.
• Know how to establish a climate that encourages communication and the exchange of information.
• Demonstrate diplomacy, dynamism, be coherent, logical.
• Be rigorous, organized and demanding of yourself.
• Know how to collaborate and work as a team.
• Be available to your colleagues.
• Current work authorization in the country of employment.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing customer technical specifications, applicable standards, regulatory constraints and contractual quality requirements during the commercial phase (Inquiry to Order – ITO).
• Identifying quality risks, constraints and impacts associated with customer requirements.
• Providing quality input to the commercial and technical teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood and integrated into the offer.
• Supporting feasibility reviews by highlighting quality, inspection, testing and documentation impacts.
• Contributing to the definition of inspection philosophies, deviations strategy and specific quality deliverables during the quotation phase.
• Defining, implementing and maintaining the inspection and test plans (ITP) and required certifications in accordance with customer contractual requirements, applicable codes, standards and regulations, and internal company procedures and quality system requirements during the execution phase (Order to Remittance – OTR).
• Acting as the main quality interface with customers throughout the project lifecycle, including kick-off meetings, quality review meetings, and factory acceptance tests (FAT) and/or other inspections.
• Coordinating and supporting internal stakeholders (engineering, supply chain, production, inspection, testing) to ensure proper execution of quality requirements at all stages of the project.
• Ensuring that all quality activities are planned, executed, monitored and recorded in a timely manner to support the preparation of the final customer quality documentation dossier.
• Monitoring compliance at each key milestone of the project and identify gaps, risks or non-conformities as early as possible.
• Leading the analysis, definition and follow-up of corrective and preventive actions when deviations or non-conformities are detected.
• Verifying the conformity of the product, documentation and records prior to delivery and defining, supervising and validating any actions required to restore compliance.
• Ensuring that quality deliverables are complete, accurate and compliant before product release and shipment.
• Ensuring the application of Quality, Health, Safety and Environment procedures in force.
• Respecting and promoting the approach in favor of the company's environment.
• Participating in reducing the company's consumption (energy, water, consumables, etc.).
• Reducing the waste emitted within the company, encouraging its sorting in order to facilitate its recovery.
• Following the recommendations for using machines/devices in order to reduce the risk of malfunction and possible releases.
• Respecting the rules for using and handling products or substances dangerous to the environment.
• Ensuring the maintenance and archiving of quality-related records.
• Facilitating the conduct of internal audits.
• Participating in feedback of information relating to Quality, Hygiene, Safety and Environment issues.

Benefits

• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
• Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k)
• Choice of coverage options that best suit your needs
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package
• Additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies

What This Job Offers

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