Quality Specialist

NOV•Houston, TX

25d

About The Position

The Quality Specialist ensures consistent, compliant, and continuously improving rod guide application processes. The role administers the Quality Management System, conducts audits, analyzes quality data, supports sample testing, and partners with Operations to resolve issues and meet customer requirements. It provides technical support to Quality Coordinators, Operations, and cross-functional partners, without direct personnel-management responsibility unless separately assigned. The position may also take on other technical assignments as determined necessary by the Director, Coating Quality. The role requires domestic and international travel to NOV plant facilities and other business locations as needed. Candidates must be willing and able to travel and meet applicable business-travel documentation and entry requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Minimum of 3 years of quality assurance and/or industry experience preferred.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
Familiarity with the ISO 9001 Quality Management System Standard.
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally and meet applicable business-travel documentation and entry requirements.

Nice To Haves

Some college education is preferred but not required.
At least 3 years of quality assurance and/or industry experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer and support the Quality Management System for rod guide applications, including controlled records, metrics, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
Perform internal Quality Management System audits at assigned plant facilities; document findings, communicate results, and track actions through closure.
Identify opportunities to automate recurring quality reports and improve the accuracy, timeliness, and usability of quality data.
Manage the coating and rod guide sample program through testing, analysis, and reporting.
Support technical training and quality-control activities that improve process consistency and compliance with customer requirements.
Provide technical support and information to Quality Coordinators, Operations, and other cross-functional partners, without direct personnel-management responsibility unless separately assigned.
Facilitate problem-solving and corrective/preventive-action activities using appropriate quality tools and data.
Support quality assurance data entry, metric reporting, trend analysis, and Power BI dashboards or equivalent reporting tools.
Demonstrate leadership and facilitation capabilities.
Communicate effectively in writing, orally, and through presentations.
Perform other technical assignments as determined necessary by the Director, Coating Quality.