Supplier Quality Representative (ESS-427) Day Shift

Environmental and Safety Solutions•Columbus, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Representative performs supplier quality surveillance at vendor and supplier facilities, representing the company as the supplier’s primary contact. The role verifies that supplier-furnished materials and equipment meet procurement-document requirements, applicable codes and standards, and defined quality requirements through monitoring, observation, document review, witnessing examinations and tests, and selective hands-on inspection. The position requires high-purity clean room experience and travel to supplier shops, primarily in the Columbus-to-Cleveland, Ohio area, with candidates in other parts of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, or Indiana potentially considered. The representative reviews requirements and readiness before fabrication, conducts surveillance according to the assignment scope and company surveillance plan, reviews supplier quality records, and verifies that sub-suppliers and subcontracted work are disclosed and controlled. The role rejects nonconforming material, documents findings, works with suppliers and project supplier quality personnel toward appropriate dispositions, verifies corrective actions, and releases conforming material for shipment. It also communicates surveillance results and emerging quality or fabrication risks to project personnel, customers, and other relevant company groups. Remote surveillance technologies may supplement—but do not replace—in-shop presence and judgment.

Requirements

High-purity clean room experience.
Experience on engineering, procurement, and construction projects in energy, nuclear, liquefied natural gas, mining and metals, or major infrastructure.
One of the following basic qualification paths: two years of related experience involving 2,000 hours of in-shop surveillance, examination, or testing; a high school diploma or equivalent and 1,000 hours of such in-shop activities; or an associate degree or equivalent of two years of full-time related college coursework plus 500 hours of related in-shop experience.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel routinely to supplier facilities within the assigned area.
Ability to obtain and maintain client, facility, or export-control access required for assigned suppliers.
Ability to work under moderate supervision and reach defensible conclusions independently while at a supplier facility.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including clear and factual surveillance report writing.
Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications, electronic report submission and assignment tracking, and digital camera use.
Ability to work safely in an industrial fabrication environment exposed to noise, heat, cold, dust, fumes, and moving equipment, wearing required personal protective equipment.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs, work at elevation, enter confined or restricted spaces when authorized, stand and walk for extended periods, and lift and carry inspection equipment of approximately 25 pounds.
Vision and hearing, with correction as needed, sufficient to perform visual examinations and witness testing.
Include all industry certifications with the resume, including issue and expiration dates.

Nice To Haves

Additional in-shop quality surveillance or related experience with equipment or materials common to the company marketplace.
Commodity experience in structural steel and plate work; piping, spools, valves, and supports; pressure vessels, exchangers, tanks, and skids or modules; rotating equipment and packaged units; electrical and instrumentation equipment, including transformers, switchgear, and e-houses; protective coatings and linings; or precast and prestressed concrete products.
Working familiarity with applicable codes and standards, such as ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Sections I, V, VIII, and IX; ASME B31.1 and B31.3; AWS D1.1; API standards; and AMPP/SSPC coating standards.
Industry certifications such as ASNT Level II in one or more nondestructive examination methods, AWS Certified Welding Inspector, AMPP/NACE coating inspector, or NPCA Production and Quality School certification.
Experience with quality programs applicable to the assignment, including ISO 9001, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, or NQA-1.
Experience with supplier assessment, surveillance-level determination, supplier requalification, or supplier document and certification data book control.
Experience with international suppliers and translated documentation; a second language relevant to the assigned region is an advantage.

Responsibilities

Represent the company as the supplier’s primary contact and perform quality surveillance activities specified by the assignment.
Review procurement-document requirements with supplier representatives, including client-specific and code-driven requirements.
Participate in kickoff and pre-fabrication meetings and confirm witness and hold points, inspection and test planning, documentation deliverables, and traceability expectations.
Verify that qualified procedures and personnel, calibrated equipment, current approved drawings and revisions, and released materials are in place before work begins.
Monitor supplier activities and witness operations, inspections, examinations, and tests, including welding, nondestructive examination, fit-up and dimensional verification, blasting and coating, pressure and functional testing, final inspection, factory acceptance testing, and pre-shipment verification.
Review supplier quality verification documentation, including material test reports, traceability and heat records, nondestructive examination reports, qualification records, calibration records, coating records, and data books.
Verify that sub-suppliers and subcontracted operations are disclosed, qualified, and controlled, and that sub-tier findings and records are included in supplier reporting.
Review supplier documents submitted to the company without signing, initialing, stamping, or otherwise endorsing supplier inspection and test plans or other supplier documents.
Reject nonconforming material and objectively document the condition with the governing requirement and supporting photographic evidence.
Collaborate with suppliers and project supplier quality personnel on dispositions of nonconformances, and refer design-driven items to the Responsible Engineer for technical disposition.
Verify corrective actions in the shop using supplier evidence and the representative’s own observations; track owners, due dates, closure evidence, and follow-up verification, and report repeat findings and adverse trends.
Release conforming material for shipment and notify other company functional organizations to coordinate their activities.
Prepare timely and accurate surveillance reports for company project personnel and the customer.
Provide early notification of quality or fabrication progress risks to the Area Supervisor and project supplier quality personnel, and coordinate with area expediting personnel.
Support technology-enabled surveillance, including hands-free video collaboration, three-dimensional scanning, and model overlay tools, while maintaining appropriate in-shop presence and judgment.
Maintain assignment, notice-of-inspection, finding, certification, and photographic records in applicable company systems.