QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
Position Type: Full-time, Exempt, Salary
Reports to: Quality Director
Supervisory Responsibility: Quality Inspectors
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Company Summary
Stellar Energy provides custom power augmentation and energy plant solutions for power generation and utilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG), data center, biopharma and other markets. Stellar Energy's innovative solutions include turbine inlet air chilling, inlet air conditioning (heating and cooling), evaporative cooling, direct contact air chilling, thermal energy storage, district cooling and central utility plants. The company's experience spans more than 20 years and stretches across the globe, with offices in the United States, Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Summary/Objective
As a member of the Stellar Energy Quality Team, the Quality Control Manager is responsible to work as part of Project Management Team to provide the quality supervision during design, procurement, fabrication and test activities on Stellar Energy projects. The major objective of the position is to lead and manage day-to-day quality activities to assure the Stellar Energy fabricated modules meet project delivery goals. The Quality Control Manager also responsible for maintaining the Stellar Energy Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure overall ISO compliance.
Essential Functions
Acquires/comprehends client's needs and requirements while communicating client's needs, requirements, and quality standards, to the production team.
Investigates customer complaints regarding quality and makes appropriate corrections.
Develops and improves the manufacturing process to ensure higher-quality goods.
Develops, improves, and reviews new specifications and procedures for products or processes, along with training staff.
Determines requirements for raw materials from suppliers including monitoring for compliance.
Ensures legal obligations are followed and ensuring compliance with regulatory, with health and safety guidelines.
Oversees product development procedures to identify any deviations from quality standards.
Inspects final output, compare to requirements, and approve or reject final products.
Compiles feedback from the clients (ex: attending meetings, submitting reports, and assisting external auditors and inspectors).
Formulates and maintains quality control objectives, and coordinate objectives with production procedures in cooperation with other managers to maximize quality and reliability and to minimize costs.
Manages, through intermediate personnel, workers engaged in activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, services, and products.
Develops and implements methods and procedures for monitoring work activities, such as preparation of records of statistical analysis, progress reports, etc., in order to inform management of current status or work activities.
Plans, promotes, and organizes training activities related to quality and reliability.
Analyzes and resolves quality challenges, or assists employees in solving quality challenges.
Trains staff, evaluates employee performance, and recommends promotions, transfers, and disciplinary action.
Interprets/enforces company Quality Policy, process, and procedures to employees.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Competencies
Technical Capacity with attention to detail
Problem Solving/Analysis.
Team builder/leadership attributes
Strong decision making
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Exceptional organizational skills
Time management
Supervisory Responsibility
The position is responsible to manage and direct Quality Inspectors' Day to day activities.
Work Environment
Most work is performed in an office environment. Support Manufacturing Shop with necessary quality processes, which may require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses and mandatory head protection.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must also be able to climb a ladder.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel
Some occasional local day travel may also be necessary.
Required Education and Experience
10 years of experience in industrial QA/QC or similar projects working experience.
Knowledge of quality system, process control, and control tool, etc.
Knowledge with selection and technical requirement of general mechanical equipment including pumps, chillers, cooling towers, heat exchangers, etc.
Preferred Education and Experience
Certified Weld Inspector or NACE inspector.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None required for this position
Work Authorization
Must be authorized to work in USA.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Stellar Energy Americas Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Stellar Energy Americas Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.