CLIENT HIGHLIGHT
The client you’ll be supporting is a Fortune 500 global leader in energy technology, focused on helping the world produce cleaner, more reliable power. Their teams design and improve the systems that keep homes, businesses, and communities running, from gas and wind turbines to the electrical grids that connect them. This is a chance to be part of a company that’s driving innovation, supporting sustainability, and shaping the future of energy.
LOCATION
Houston, TX (Jacintoport) 77015-6594
COMPENSATION
$46-53/hr
Benefits offered
SCHEDULE
Monday-Friday // Onsite // 40 hours/wk
There is potential for this role to be hybrid eventually
CONTRACT TERM
9 months with high likelihood of extension or conversion to full time employee.
POSITION OVERVIEW – Supplier Quality Leader – Product & Process Qualification- This role is responsible for leading product and manufacturing process qualification activities for fabricated components and complex assemblies to ensure readiness for serial production. This role partners closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams to translate critical-to-quality, customer, and regulatory requirements into robust process controls, manage deviations and nonconformances, and drive effective corrective actions. The position plays a key role in continuous improvement, supplier audits, and cost-of-poor-quality reduction while supporting manufacturing and field operations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define and execute product and process qualifications following Gas Power Qualification requirements for Fabrications and various complex assemblies to ensure readiness for serial production: review and approve Manufacturing Process Plans (MPP), Product and Process Quality Plans (PQP), control plans, and inspection plans for assigned components.
- Ensure CTQ (critical-to-quality) requirements, customer requirements, and regulatory requirements are correctly translated into supplier process controls and inspection methods.
- Validate first article inspection (FAI) and ongoing product verification; monitor process capability and drive corrective actions where performance is not meeting targets.
Deviation & Nonconformance Management
- Manage and approve Supplier Deviation Requests (SDRs) ensuring that risk is assessed, documented, and controlled.
- Drive the evaluation and disposition of supplier nonconformances in coordination with Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Field teams.
- Lead and own containment, rework and recovery actions at supplier facilities, assembly sites and wind farm sites and ensure effective closure and documentation of issues.
Continuous Improvement & COPQ Reduction
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and FMEA (design and process) with suppliers to implement robust corrective and preventive actions.
- Conduct quality system, product and process audits at supplier sites; verify compliance with client's QMS requirements, client's procedures, and applicable industry standards.
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Ability to read assembly drawings/blueprints
- Custom Fabrication
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- Quality Auditing
- Certified Welding Inspector preferred
