Quality Assurance Specialist

Westinghouse Electric Company; Canton (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

WECTEC Staffing Services, a Westinghouse subsidiary, is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to monitor construction quality and ensure compliance with Company and DOT 192/195 regulations. You will assess processes, review contract exhibits, and support field audits across multiple regions.

Responsibilities include leading QA meetings, training new team members, maintaining OQ notifications, and driving continuous improvement of quality management systems within cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (3) years prior experience in the pipeline or facility construction industry with knowledge of codes and standards.
• Fundamental understanding of quality management principles and project management principles.

Responsibilities

• Be point of escalation for technical issues within the Quality Management department.
• Monitor project investigations and update Construction SharePoint with specification updates.
• Lead training for new Quality team members and ensure training is provided to Construction Quality personnel.
• Help review and approve construction contracts at various stages of contracting.
• Develop documents related to processes, procedures, guidelines and handbooks.
• Present Project Quality information to audiences of diverse size and background.
• Represent the Quality Management department at industry conferences and report back on meetings.

Skills

Quality management

Project management

Pipeline knowledge

Cross-functional

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

Quality Assurance Specialist

Houston, TX / Duluth MN

Reporting to the supervisor wh gives him periodic direction and checks his work on a periodic basis.

We ask that you the monitoring of processes within each Construction region. You will perform Process Assessments for assigned projects, and assisting with the review of contract Exhibits during the RFP and IFC period.

The position assignee also assists with specification revisions to ensure compliance with Company and DOT 192 and 195 regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

Be point of escalation for technical issues within the Quality Management department. Monitor project investigations. Update Construction SharePoint site with specification update notifications.

Maintain distributed Operator Qualification (OQ) notifications. Analyze construction quality related data from a variety of sources including audit logs, nonconformance logs, contract review logs, audits conducted by PHMSA, and similar data. Conduct field Process Assessments and may assist with field PHMSA document audits.

Be a lead in Specialist of Construction Quality meetings. Lead training for new Quality team members.

Monitor to ensure training has been provided to new Construction Quality Personnel.

Help with the approval process for construction contracts at various stages of the contracting process.

Develop documents related to processes, procedures, guidelines, handbooks, work instructions, and departmental presentations.

Present Project Quality related information to audiences of diverse size and background.

Be a Quality Management System (QMS) Power User as needed. Represent the Quality Management department at industry conferences and report back on meetings.

Help review Supply Chain Vendor Data Documentation.

Work cross-functionally with technical groups (Operational Compliance. Regulatory Compliance, Administration Services, Pipeline Integrity, Metallurgical Services, Design (Pipeline/Compressor Station), and Supply Chain).

Participate in construction compliance and construction administration process improvement plans.

Be a good steward of company resources, interests, and and trust through words and actions.

Qualifications:

Minimum of five (3) years prior experience working in the pipeline or facility construction industry, and a knowledge of applicable codes and standards to pipeline construction.

We ask that you have a fundamental understanding of quality management principles and project management principles.

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $40.00 - $49.00.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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