Manufacturing Quality Engineer – Oil & Gas

First Soft Solutions LLC; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

First Soft Solutions LLC in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Quality Assurance Manager to maintain the site's Quality Management System, ensuring ISO-9001 compliance and adherence to quality certifications. You will lead audits, manage NCRs, develop QCPs, and drive continuous improvement across fabrication, procurement, planning, and customer service.

The role emphasizes data analysis, process control, and safety leadership, with responsibility for documentation control and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading quality management systems.
• Proven ability to implement quality improvement plans.
• Strong knowledge of ISO-9001 and related certifications.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the site's Quality Management System ensuring compliance with ISO-9001 and company quality standards.
• Develop and implement Quality Improvement Plans targeting zero defects and reduction of COQ.
• Conduct regular process audits in fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing shops and in procurement, planning, and customer service.
• Coordinate and lead internal and external audits with root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Manage NCR process including tracking, reporting, and leading Material Review Board activities.
• Develop QCPs to meet customer contract requirements and participate in contract reviews.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Documentation control

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or quality management

Tools

TMDE knowledge

Gauges

Job description

• Maintain and oversee the site's Quality Management System, ensuring full compliance with company quality standards, ISO-9001, and all quality management certifications
• Develop and implement Quality Improvement Plans targeting Zero Defects, Zero Quality Escapes, and reduction of Cost of Quality (COQ)
• Conduct regular process audits in fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing shops, as well as functional areas including procurement, planning, and customer service
• Coordinate and lead internal and external audits, managing the resolution of all findings through root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
• Manage the complete NCR (Non-Conformance Report) process including tracking, trending, reporting, and leading Material Review Board activities
• Develop Quality Control Plans (QCP) to meet customer contract requirements and actively participate in contract reviews and PO statement of requirements
• Create and standardize procedures, quality control plans, sampling plans, inspection test plans, work instructions, and quality templates/forms
• Monitor NCR and CPAR data for negative trends, conduct root cause analysis, and evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions
• Maintain TMDE (Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment) program ensuring timely calibration of all devices and instruments
• Oversee document control activities and ensure compliance with all company policies, HSE standards, and Rules to Live By
• Collect, analyze, and summarize quality performance data in monthly quality reports for management review
• Interpret design engineering data including blueprints, Bills of Material, specifications, and customer requirements
• Perform supplier audits and vet processes for PCB fabrication houses, contract manufacturer assembly houses, and vendors specializing in obsolete semiconductors
• Prepare inspection test reports and manage Engineering Change Notices (ECN) as required
• Demonstrate effective safety leadership and maintain the highest standards of corporate governance and ethical conduct
• Knowledge of mechanical inspection equipment (hardness tester, visual comparator, gauges)
• Develop implementation plan for Weatherford quality policies