Quality Assurance & Controls Engineer

Sensia; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation specialist in Royal Tunbridge Wells is seeking an experienced QA/QC professional with a strong background in welding and fabrication. This role involves managing document control, advising on welding procedures, and liaising with certification bodies. Candidates should have knowledge of BS/ISO/API standards and experience with ISO:9001. The position offers an opportunity to oversee quality assurance in welding and fabrication processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of welding and fabrication standards and practices.
• Experience with ISO:9001 management systems.
• Familiarity with oil and gas systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage document control for welding operations.
• Advise on vendor's welding procedures and NDT inspections.
• Liaise with 3rd parties regarding welding and fabrication.
• Provide QA support during audits and inspections.
• Establish company quality procedures and standards.

Skills

Welding and fabrication best practices

Knowledge of BS/ISO/API standards

ISO:9001 management system

Technical English

Job description

We are the unification of sensing, intelligence and action. Sensia brings together the best of the best: the pioneering process automation, real-time control and IoT technologies of Rockwell Automation, combined with the unmatched measurement and instrumentation, software and analytics capabilities of Schlumberger.

Sensia is further strengthened by the oil and gas domain expertise and artificial lift experience shared by Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger.

The result is Sensia—the leading automation specialist in oil & gas production, transportation and processing with a team of 1,000+ experts serving customers globally.

Job Description

Ideally an experienced QA/QC professional from a Welding/Fabrication and industrial background with a core focus on oil and gas measurement projects, the role does still offer a varied opportunity to be involved across DASS business unit.

Document control for welding operations including the establishment and management of document database ( DocMan).

Reviewing and advising on vendor's WPS's in accordance with customer/technical requirements.

Reviewing and advising on 3rd party NDT inspections and providing assistance to projects on NDT operations.

Liaising and acting as a key contact for various class and certification 3rd parties (DNV etc.) and customers in relation to welding and fabrication.

Visiting various vendor's locations including overseas projects ITP activities and premises for QA purposes (audit, inspection, assistance) to ensure welding and fabrication works are carried out in accordance with relevant BS/ISO/ API/ PED , etc standards and customers' requirements.

To give practical and technical welding and fabrication QA guidance, support, assistance to project engineering and operations.

To manage and ensure that consumables and equipment used in vendor's welding and fabrication works is appropriately certified, calibrated/maintained with records available where appropriate, also the same for our internal equipment and certification.

Devising and establishing a company's quality procedures, standards and specifications related to fabrication, welding , coating , and PED/PER jobs related.

Assist to reviewing customer requirements and making sure they are met.

Assist and participate in setting standards for quality.

Assist and participate Defining quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff and Quality control inspectors.

To assume overall responsibility and oversight for welding and fabrication quality assurance within the business.

Qualifications

Required Experience:

A strong background and knowledge of welding and fabrication best practice and associated BS/ISO/ API standards.

Must have knowledge of either working within or implementing a ISO:9001 management system.

Ideally with a familiarity of the oil and gas systems industry (not essential but a strong fabrication background is preferred).

Knowledge of EN1090 , PED/PER, ATEX/ IECEx and CE Marking would be beneficial.

Fluent in professional/technical English.