Job Title: Quality Manager
Location: Houma, LA
Position Overview: The Quality Manager is responsible for overseeing the quality functions of a construction project, ensuring compliance with both internal and external standards. This includes managing quality assurance, control, and project testing programs, developing and writing program materials, implementing corrective actions, and monitoring the effectiveness of solutions. The role involves regular communication with project vendors, customers, and company personnel regarding quality functions and leading the project's quality team.
Key Responsibilities:- Oversee quality functions of a construction project.
- Manage, monitor, administer, and maintain quality assurance, control, and project testing programs.
- Ensure compliance with internal and external standards.
- Research, develop, and write program materials to support project objectives.
- Identify and implement corrective actions to address product or service quality issues.
- Monitor the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
- Regularly communicate with project vendors, customers, and company personnel regarding quality functions.
- Lead the project's quality team to ensure activities are carried out according to specified objectives.
Qualifications:- Minimum of eight (8) years of combined experience in quality management, project management, project engineering, or construction management.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in quality systems management.
- Experience in welding, system testing and/or NDT is preferred.
- Experience in shipbuilding or related industry is a must.
Skills and Abilities:- Strong understanding of quality assurance and control principles.
- Proficiency in developing and implementing quality programs and corrective actions.
- Familiarity with quality control and assurance principles.
- Advanced blueprint reading.
- The ability to interpret standards, codes, and specifications.
- Ability to lead and supervise a team.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in using MS Office applications.
