Your new employer
Our client is a leading international corporation with around 23,000 colleagues in nearly 26 countries. They are known for their expertise in developing and producing custom, precision pipes for customers in energy production, automotive engineering, and other industrial sectors.
Benefits
Our client is committed to promoting individual talents, offering international career prospects, generous career design opportunities, and personal development. They ensure diverse options that enable you to achieve your career goals.
Core Responsibilities
General Management Responsibilities
- Responsible for the development and management of processes at HRM, Q&T, Lab, and Threading.
- Support Quality on Finishing lines as needed.
- Ensure the delivered product quality.
- Implement and develop the quality management system for the plant.
- Support inspections and surveillance processes.
- Manage the Quality team at HRM, Q&T (Heat Treat), Lab, and Threading.
- Implement training matrices for responsible areas.
- Guide, motivate, assess, control, and develop staff members.
- Manage budget use in alignment with economic goals.
- Make decisions in case of quality problems.
- Minimize operating costs from quality-related problems.
- Manage supplier quality system audits and production capacity appraisals.
- Participate in quality improvement process meetings with suppliers.
- Maintain a non-conformance reporting system.
- Liaise with and support customers, including executing plant tours.
- Build and manage relationships with third-party suppliers and service providers.
- Review and comply with health, safety, and environmental protection policies according to the management system.
Operating Officer
- Coordinate and organize the departments of quality management and production areas.
- Analyze and evaluate quality problems and claims.
- Develop and review quality objectives and benchmarks.
- Implement preventive and corrective actions.
- Select and approve suppliers for raw materials, test equipment, and subcontractors based on quality.
- Conduct internal audits.
- Ensure compliance and implementation of the management system (processes and standards).
Reporting
- Report to the Operations Manager.
- Collaborate with Production Managers, Supply Chain, Logistics, Maintenance, and Sales.
- Work with customers, subcontractors, and inspection agencies for quality assurance.
- Support external audits.
Job Requirements
- Master's degree in engineering (e.g., Metallurgy, Materials Science, Industrial, Mechanical) or related fields preferred; relevant experience will be considered in place of a bachelor's degree.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience as a QA manager in pipe/tube manufacturing.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience with OCTG products.
- Experience with Heat Treatment of pipe.
- Experience with Threading API and/or Semi-premium connections.
- Familiarity with QMS systems, API, and/or customer audits preferred.
- Preferred experience with steel making.
- Strong product knowledge.
- Ability to read, understand, and translate customer requirements (requiring deep technical understanding).
- Project Management experience preferred.
- Knowledge of API, ASTM, ASME Standards is essential.
- Knowledge of tubular manufacturing processes.
