Quality Assurance Specialist

Babcock & Wilcox; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock & Wilcox in Akron, OH is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to oversee quality across multiple projects and ensure compliance with project specifications. You will collaborate with project teams, suppliers, and customers to maintain quality throughout fabrication and execution.

If you are passionate about quality improvement and working in an industrial manufacturing environment, this role offers opportunities to drive investigations, corrective actions, and audits while contributing

Qualifications

• Relevant quality experience and education alignment with project execution.
• Experience with inspection, testing, and documentation processes.
• Familiarity with ISO/ASME standards and audits.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality standards and project specifications are applied across execution.
• Collaborate with management, engineering, supply chain, and customers to hit quality objectives.
• Coordinate inspections and document quality activities, inspections, and test results.
• Support investigation and resolution of non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Review and maintain ITPs and project quality plans.
• Assist with ISO, ASME, and other certification audits.
• Drive continuous improvement of quality systems and supplier performance.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Inspection

Documentation

ISO

ASME

Non-conformances

Continuous Improvement

Education

Vocational/technical education

Job description

Join B&W and Help Deliver Quality Excellence

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) is seeking a detail-oriented and technically skilled Quality Assurance Specialist to support quality oversight across a variety of projects. In this role, you will collaborate with project teams, suppliers, and customers to ensure quality requirements are consistently implemented throughout fabrication and project execution.

If you are passionate about quality, continuous improvement, and working in a dynamic industrial manufacturing environment, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure B&W quality standards and project specifications are applied throughout project execution.
• Partner with project management, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers to achieve quality objectives.
• Coordinate inspections and oversee documentation of quality activities, inspections, and testing results.
• Support the identification, investigation, and resolution of non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Review and maintain project quality plans, including Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
• Assist with ISO, ASME, and other certification audits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to quality systems, processes, and supplier performance.

Qualifications

Required

• Vocational or technical education, or equivalent experience.
• Five (5) years of relevant experience may be substituted for formal education requirements.