Supplier Quality Manager

Kiewit Corporation; Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton; Remote; CAD 134,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Wellness programs & EAP

Life insurance

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit Corporation is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager to join the Quality group. The role supports projects across eight market areas, ensuring suppliers implement best practices to minimize defects, reduce waste, and meet client requirements for constructability at job sites.

You will be the main point of contact for suppliers on product quality, liaising with supplier fabrication sites, project teams, engineering and procurement. Travel up to 25% is expected across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Quality, or similar technical discipline with 5+ years SQ experience, or Associates Degree with 10 years related SQM experience.
• Experience reviewing ITPs, WPS, PQR, WPQ, MTRs against codes, standards and technical specs.
• Working knowledge of NDE, welding, ASME codes and coatings for engineered equipment.
• Experience in oil/gas/chemical, power generation, water/wastewater or heavy manufacturing SQ functions.
• Ability to review project/customer specs and incorporate into Project Quality Plans and ITPs.
• Ability to read fabrication drawings for pressure vessels, piping, etc.
• Knowledge of standards such as NACE, ASME, AWS, ISO.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage a project-specific supplier quality plan.
• Review and approve supplier quality documents (ITPs, WPS, PQR, WPQ, MTRs) per codes.
• Lead supplier quality liaison with client and project team.
• Inspect and support inspectors to ensure code compliance.
• Travel up to 25% of the time around North America.
• Education project management, engineering and construction teams on supplier quality.

Skills

Quality management

Supplier quality

Project coordination

Contract review

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/quality

Associates degree + 10 years SQM experience

Job description

Position Overview

We are adding a Supplier Quality Manager to our Kiewit Quality group. In this role you may support projects in any of our 8 market areas. You will be responsible for ensuring that suppliers continue to develop and implement best practices that emphasize defect prevention, reduce variation and waste, develop continuous improvements to meet quality standards, minimize quality costs, and ensure codes/standards and client requirements are met to maximize constructability at a job site. You will be the key point of contact for suppliers with regard to product quality, for your projects, and will be the liaison with supplier fabrication sites, project teams, engineering, procurement teams. If you have a strong background with these functions in construction or for heavy equipment manufacturing or have worked as a Field Engineer or Superintendent reviewing contracts and building complex projects, we would love to talk with you!

District Overview

Kiewit’s Quality Group is a shared service that maintains and executes quality standards on projects across the company. Our principal quality objectives are to meet or exceed clients’ expectations and to eliminate rework by performing our work “right the first time.” We monitor our performance against these objectives and require continual improvement.

Location

This position could be based out of our Toronto, Edmonton or Vancouver offices.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage a project specific supplier quality plan for assigned projects
• Review and approve project specific supplier quality and manufacturing documents including Quality plans, Inspection and test plans (ITP), Weld Procedure specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welder Performance Qualifications (WPQ), Material Test Reports (MTR)s) MTRs, coating procedures etc. against codes, standards, and technical specifications for applicable equipment used in construction.
• Review and approval of supplier manufacturing records
• Review and approve Supplier deviation requests / disposition technical queries related to Quality
• Preparation of Project Specific Documents such as Project Quality Master Inspection Test Plans, estimates, forecasts, checklists, etc.
• Coordinate with Supplier, Customer & TPI for witness and hold inspection points per project ITPs
• Act as the lead supplier quality representative on assigned projects and be the supplier quality liaison with the client and the project management team.
• Inspect or support assigned inspectors to ensure pressure vessels, equipment, piping, structural fabrications, and equipment are to code and project requirements
• Manage assigned budget, inspectors, engineers, coordinator’s and 3rd party resources. Maintain an accurate forecast.
• Ensure Client Quality requirements are met as set forth in Client Specifications
• Educate project management, engineering, and construction teams on the supplier quality program.
• Interface with Clients, Project Management and other teams as needed.
• Track, manage and resolve supplier nonconformities & quality issues.
• Ensure alignment of inspection and expediting activities.
• Undertake training and maintain certifications as required.
• Travel as required to project sites, Kiewit sites, and supplier locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Quality, or similar technical discipline AND 5+ years of related Supplier Quality experience, performing functions as outlined above, or Associates Degree AND 10years of related SQM experience.
• Will also consider Field Engineers or Superintendents with a strong background in EPC construction
• Must have experience reviewing Inspection and Test Plans from suppliers to ensure those comply with the terms of the contract.
• Working knowledge/understanding of NDE, welding, ASME codes and coatings for engineered equipment (heavy manufacturing equipment, piping, pressure vessels, rotating equipment, for example) through construction or manufacturing
• Experience in one or more of the following is required: construction of oil/gas/chemical, power generation,water/wastewaterprocessing, or industrial facilities, or heavy manufacturing performing Supplier Quality functions for machined, welded and assembled heavy equipment
• Ability to review project and customer technical specifications and incorporate the requirements into Project Quality Plans and ITP’s
• Ability to read and understand fabrication drawings for pressure vessels, piping, structural fabrications, etc.
• Working knowledge of industry standardssuch as NACE, ASME, AWS, ISO etc.
• Knowledge of the design and fabrication requirements of equipment used in power and oil & gas industry highly desired
• Must be able to communicate in a professional manner
• Able to travel up to 25% of the time around North America

Desired skills

• Quality Auditing
• ISO 9001:2015 experience
• CWI, CSWIP, NACE CIP Level 2 or similar certification

Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• FIELD ROLES ONLY May work at various different locations and conditions may vary

Base Compensation:$134,000/yr -$140,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discriminationand complywith all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.