Supplier Quality Professional

Supplier Quality Professional

Location: Houston, TX

Onsite Flexibility

Hybrid primarily working from home when not traveling; typically 1 day per week on-site; role requires travel to various supplier/project locations

Contract Details

• Position Type: Right to Hire
• Contract Duration: 3 months (contract-to-hire)
• Pay Rate: $51.40 $66.71 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

Located at various locations, this role provides project supplier quality specialist support on a project including capability surveys, audits, and area or shop quality surveillance in accordance with Supplier Quality & Expediting Inc. (BSQE) and Project Procedures. The position carries the working title of Project Supplier Quality Representative (PSQR) and operates under operational direction and guidance from the Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS), with functional guidance from the BSQE GBU Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Supervision & Contacts

• Receives operational direction and guidance for Supplier Quality activities from the Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS)
• Receives functional guidance from the BSQE GBU Manager
• Provides project-related direction and guidance to Area Supplier Quality Specialists
• Corresponds administratively with Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS), Project Procurement Manager, Functional Manager, the Global Business Unit, BSQE, Project Supplier Quality team, Project Engineering, Procurement, Quality Assurance and Construction personnel, and Area Supplier Quality Specialists
• Maintains contact with suppliers to monitor the supplier quality on projects post award
• Occasional contact with Customers at the operational level during external audits, project bid clarification meetings, and meetings to discuss supplier quality topics

Core Responsibilities

• Coordinate Supplier Quality services with other project functions
• Review material requisitions including technical specifications with respect to quality requirements and participate with Engineering in determining the levels of surveillance required and establishing witness and hold points
• Assist in the development of the final bid list and the selection of a recommended bidder
• Assist with the establishment of Quality Surveillance levels required for each purchase
• Participate in pre-award and post-award meetings/conferences with suppliers to review Area Supplier Quality's right of access, release for shipment authority, and notification on witness and hold points during quality surveillance activities
• Prepare quality surveillance and capability survey assignments for execution by the assigned Area Supplier Quality Specialists
• Investigate quality issues reported to the Supplier Quality Manager on equipment/materials where quality surveillance has been performed; available documents such as UOS&Ds, Field Change Notices, back charge notices, Client & Deviation Report registers, etc. should be utilized during the investigation process
• Review, edit, accept and distribute reports in accordance with this Manual and Project Procedures; ensure survey and audit reports are approved and then posted into GSIS
• Regularly check anomaly code information and assignment information which has been siphoned from Quality Surveillance Reports into SQEAS is accurate and make any necessary corrections
• Provide project direction to Supplier Quality Representatives that carry assignments for Project
• Participate in bidder pre-award and post-award activities and utilize SQEAS metric reports in bidder pre-award and post-award meetings and provide SQR's to discuss known issues with suppliers during initial visits
• Coordinate review, obtain and resolve Project Quality Assurance and Engineering comments on quality surveillance plans when required by Project Procedures and Engineering Department Procedure Instructions (EDPIs)
• Monitor and report quality metrics established by the functional Supplier Quality Manager
• Follow Project Procedures and work processes
• Notify the PSQS, PPM and responsible project personnel of any significant problems and initiate timely follow-up
• Monitor and manage job hour and monetary budgets and initiate trends when any overrun is foreseen or experienced
• Record and trend out of scope work resulting from activities being undertaken that were not originally estimated or planned
• Provide supplier submittal document registers to SQR's when requested or on a managed regular basis
• Coordinate review of Quarterly Supplier Status Reports for lessons learned on Suppliers
• Perform specific Procurement Supplier Quality related activities assigned by the Project Procurement Manager
• Facilitate communication between on and off project personnel across disciplines; provide project direction to assigned Supplier Quality Specialists and coordinate communication between Supplier Quality Specialists and project personnel to assist in resolving technical and quality issues arising from area/shop Supplier Quality activities; represent Supplier Quality in project meetings, project reviews, and in the resolution of issues relating to supplier quality
• Represent Supplier Quality in project meetings, project reviews and in the resolution of issues relating to supplier quality
• Research and summarize data and populate established project and procedural performance metrics; develop project specific metrics for implementation as deemed useful by the project team
• Support development of SQ automation, data analysis & Power BI dashboards

Job Knowledge Requirements

• Experience with major commodities typically procured for applicable (Energy, Infrastructure, NS&E, M&M, M&T) projects, recognized codes and standards, manufacturing methods
• Perform project Supplier Quality functions having some degree of complexity, e.g., preparation of detailed inspection plans for use on complete or uniquely designed systems; preparation of full scope man-hour and budget estimates for proposed intermediate-sized projects; review of complex technical specifications; or the establishment of project corrective action(s) to resolve nonconformances that have a significant impact on project cost/schedule
• Provide guidance to other Area Supplier Quality Specialists and non-technical support staff as assigned
• Assist and/or monitor activities of assigned Area Supplier Quality Specialists
• Conduct capability surveys of a prospective supplier
• Participate as an audit team member or technical resource for nuclear material and/or quality program audits
• Monitor the administrative and technical performance of Third-Party Agency quality surveillance contractor personnel to assure that Corporate Supplier Quality Manual and Procedures and quality surveillance assignment instructions are implemented

Required Skills

• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of recognized codes and standards and manufacturing methods related to major project commodities (Energy, Infrastructure, NS&E, M&M, M&T)
• Ability to prepare detailed inspection plans for complete or uniquely designed systems
• Ability to prepare full scope man-hour and budget estimates for intermediate-sized projects
• Ability to review complex technical specifications
• Ability to establish project corrective actions to resolve nonconformances with significant impact on project cost/schedule
• Experience using SQEAS for metric reporting and assignment management
• Experience using GSIS for survey and audit report posting
• Supplier quality coordination skills across multiple project disciplines and functions
• Budget monitoring and job hour trend management

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) required
• Requisite certification as an ANSI/ASME Level II (further to Level I competencies) required
• In lieu of degree: 9 12 years of relevant work experience accepted

Required Experience

• 5 8 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree; or 9 12 years of relevant work experience without a degree
• A minimum of 2,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance or related work

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a privately held engineering, procurement, and construction company with more than 125 years of history delivering some of the world's most complex infrastructure projects more than 25,000 projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. Operating across energy and industrial, infrastructure, nuclear and environmental remediation, government services, and mining and metals sectors, the organization serves national governments, global energy companies, and the world's largest public agencies. With a Glassdoor rating of 4.0 stars from nearly 2,500 employee reviews and 78 percent of employees recommending the company to a friend, the organization has earned genuine employee endorsement. Teams span civil and structural engineers, project controls specialists, procurement managers, supplier quality professionals, and nuclear and environmental remediation experts who collaborate on landmark, technically demanding projects at a global scale.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-17892 Industry: Manufacturing & Operations

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