Quality Control Manager - Steel Fabrication

Construction Worldwide

$80K — $120K *
Lodi, CA 95240In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in quality control management roles, specifically in steel fabrication.
  • AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and ICC bolting certification required.
  • Expertise in fabrication quality and relevant industry code requirements.
  • Strong background in audit processes and quality assurance systems.
  • Experience in contract administration and project documentation review.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and execute a comprehensive quality assurance audit system.
  • Lead and manage the company's Quality System and chair management review meetings.
  • Conduct pre-award audits of subcontractors to ensure compliance with certifications.
  • Distribute and control the plant quality assurance manual across both locations.
  • Address and resolve non-conformance issues identified by inspections or audits.
  • Supervise quality assurance personnel and ensure compliance with procedures.
  • Develop and deliver training for welders and quality control inspectors.

Benefits

  • Flexible home base within California as long as travel requirements are met.
  • Opportunity to lead quality assurance initiatives across two large plants.
  • Direct impact on the company's quality standards and processes.
  • Engagement in critical decision-making meetings with upper management.
  • Professional development through training and oversight of quality control personnel.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Location: California (Lodi, San Joaquin County & Colton, San Bernardino County)
Travel: Required between both plant locations; frequency may vary based on operational demand (weekly to monthly).
(Re-)Location: Candidate's home base can be either in Southern or Northern California, as long as they are able to travel regularly between the two plant locations.

We are seeking an experienced Quality Control Manager to lead and oversee all aspects of quality across two large-scale steel fabrication plants.

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge of code requirements, fabrication quality; possesses AWS CWI, ICC bolting, and experience in the steel fabrication, design, and contract administration.

  • Provides the establishment and execution of a system audit of QA program consistent with the provision of the AISC certification program.
  • Serves as the management representative and is responsible for the development and maintaining of the company's Quality System, they will chair the management review meeting and oversee all corrective actions that are identified from the meeting.
  • Conducts pre-award audits using company's internal audit for all subcontractors performing welding unless in possession of contract required certification (LA City, AISC, etc.).
  • Controls and distributes the plant quality assurance manual.
  • Takes necessary action as directed by the President.
  • Ensuring that current engineering and production documents and instructions are used.
  • Close tolerance measuring and testing equipment requiring calibration, and specifies measurement and test equipment to have their identity maintained and controlled.
  • Resolve all non-conformance that have been found within the company's management system external audits, by quality assurance inspection, or independent owners testing inspection team.
  • Monitors non-conformance reports and red tag logs for items that are repetitive or require significant cost to correct, supervise the initiation of corrective action, and monitors the results.
  • Periodically review and audit the various quality control functions.
  • Oversees retention of project quality records at the plants, defines quality records, and maintains corporate quality records.
  • Supervises QA and QC personnel assigned to each specific site.
  • Verifies that activities affecting quality are performed in accordance with the written procedures and meet the contract requirements.
  • Reviews the project documents for non-standard requirements.
  • Develops WPS's and PQR's for welding processes to meet contract documents.
  • Provides training of welders and QC inspectors as required.
  • Attends preconstruction, prefabrication meetings, and aids the project manager by reviewing the project structural drawings, and specifications.


This is a critical leadership role. Candidates must demonstrate a proactive approach to quality, a commitment to compliance, and the flexibility to travel between facilities as needed.

If you have the required qualifications, apply today!

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