Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

NOTE: This position is located in Eau Claire, WI - Relocation Assistance is provided

Position Summary
Plans, directs, coordinates, monitors, and executes activities related to ensuring the quality of the structural steel fabrication. Operates with a sense of urgency and purpose to ensure that fabrication work is completed according to established quality standards, applicable specifications, and regulatory requirements. Works with company-wide QC team to establish quality standards and procedures, and conduct quality improvement studies and projects.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for overall management of the quality function at assigned plant
- Manage established quality program to ensure that the fabricated steel will fit as planned, meets customer specifications, & delivery schedules
- Work closely with Production Management/Project Management to ensure appropriate quality procedures are complied with & accurate documentation is maintained on every project
- Responsible for administering the AISC program at assigned plant, ensure ALL employees understand & follow AISC standards, & shop is prepared & passes AISC audits
- Supervise QC Inspectors
- Provide assistance and/or training where appropriate, counsel employees on improving performance, conduct performance appraisals, & initiate disciplinary action when necessary
- Determine appropriate course of action by analyzing issues, working closely with appropriate Veritas Steel employees & owner’s engineers to determine course of action & accountability
- Work closely with DOT Inspectors to schedule required inspection, ensure that appropriate documentation is completed & filed in a timely manner
- Establish & maintain professional working relationships with customer engineers & DOT representatives
- Keep informed on progress of current & future projects by attending regular production meetings
- Manage welder certification program, ensure welders qualified per owner’s requirements, keep appropriate records
- Read new project specifications; plan & conduct prefabrication meetings on the new projects according to established company quality policies, customer, DOT, & Industry standard requirements; & ensure welding procedures, PQRs, WPSs, & qualified welders are tested per customer requirements
- Supervise hold point status, review inspection reports, and maintain up to date logs of project inspection progress
- Oversee tool calibration program
- Perform inspection of welds, dimensions, materials, fasteners, and coatings
- Resolve customer concerns in a timely manner
- Membership of the Plant Leadership team, involved in planning and operations.
- Manage established internal & outsourced non-destructive testing programs
- Run internal Magnetic Particle Testing program
- Maintain & update Veritas Steel’s Quality Control Manual on a regular basis

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques
- Strong computer skills (spreadsheets, word processing statistical analysis)
- Good understanding of blue prints & shop drawings
- Excellent interpersonal & negotiation skills
- Able to analyze complex problems & generate solutions
- Interact professionally with a wide variety of people situations
- Available to occasionally travel across the United States by auto or air
- Knowledge of structural steel fabrication, coatings, application, and non-destructive testing methods
- Extremely strong time management and organizational ability.

Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Quality Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field
- Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification, or ability to obtain certification within six (6) months of hire
- Minimum 5 years’ experience leading a quality control function with welding in a heavy manufacturing environment
- NACE or SSPC Level I paint certification, or ability to obtain certification within six (6) months of hire
-Bridge experience preferred
- UT/MT/VT level II certifications, preferred Company Description

As a leader in the bridge fabrication industry, we have extensive experience in fabricating complex bridge structures. Our state-of-the-art facilities and seasoned personnel offer the expertise and capacity to fabricate components for all types of bridge structures. Our roots stretch back over 100 years, and today, our team has grown to more than 500 hardworking individuals

Company Description

As a leader in the bridge fabrication industry, we have extensive experience in fabricating complex bridge structures. Our state-of-the-art facilities and seasoned personnel offer the expertise and capacity to fabricate components for all types of bridge structures. Our roots stretch back over 100 years, and today, our team has grown to more than 500 hardworking individuals

Job Tags

Relocation package,

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