Quality Coordinator - Prefab

DPR Construction; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Building Components, part of the DPR Family of Companies, seeks a Quality Coordinator - Prefab to oversee quality processes across prefabrication operations and ensure delivery of reliable, high-performing assemblies.

You will coordinate QA/QC activities, develop inspection plans, monitor metrics, and drive continuous improvement with cross-functional teams, reporting to manufacturing and engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, manufacturing, industrial technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 4–6 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing, prefabrication, production operations, or a related field required.
• Experience supporting inspection, testing, process control, corrective action, and continuous improvement activities in a manufacturing or prefabrication environment required.

Responsibilities

• Manages the consistent application of quality assurance and quality control processes across prefabrication operations to support product quality and production objectives.
• Coordinates with manufacturing, production, engineering, supply chain, and operations teams to integrate quality requirements into fabrication and assembly processes.
• Develops and maintains quality programs, inspection plans, and process controls to support compliance with established standards and customer requirements.
• Supports training and awareness initiatives that promote understanding of quality processes, inspection requirements, and individual quality responsibilities.
• Monitors quality metrics, inspection results, nonconformance trends, and production performance data to identify opportunities for corrective and preventive action.
• Investigates quality-related issues, facilitates root cause analysis activities, and recommends process improvements to enhance product reliability and manufacturing efficiency.
• Communicates quality findings, performance trends, and recommendations to stakeholders to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

Quality management

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Inspection & testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, manufacturing, industrial technology, or related field

Tools

ASQ CQT

ASQ CQI

Job description

Digital Building Components, part of the DPR Family of Companies, is seeking a Quality Coordinator - Prefab.

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary: Ensures the consistent application of quality processes, based on established guidelines, to support the delivery of reliable, high-performing prefabricated products and assemblies. Creates, promotes, and reinforces a culture of quality across manufacturing, production, and support teams to establish clear quality expectations and drive consistent execution. Coordinates quality assurance and quality control activities throughout the prefabrication lifecycle, from material receipt through fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, and shipment. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify, analyze, and resolve quality-related issues while supporting continuous improvement initiatives. Monitors quality performance data and recommends process enhancements to improve product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages the consistent application of quality assurance and quality control processes across prefabrication operations to support product quality and production objectives.
• Coordinates with manufacturing, production, engineering, supply chain, and operations teams to integrate quality requirements into fabrication and assembly processes.
• Develops and maintains quality programs, inspection plans, and process controls to support compliance with established standards and customer requirements.
• Supports training and awareness initiatives that promote understanding of quality processes, inspection requirements, and individual quality responsibilities.
• Monitors quality metrics, inspection results, nonconformance trends, and production performance data to identify opportunities for corrective and preventive action.
• Investigates quality-related issues, facilitates root cause analysis activities, and recommends process improvements to enhance product reliability and manufacturing efficiency.
• Communicates quality findings, performance trends, and recommendations to stakeholders to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, manufacturing, industrial technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• 4–6 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing, prefabrication, production operations, or a related field required.
• Experience supporting inspection, testing, process control, corrective action, and continuous improvement activities in a manufacturing or prefabrication environment required.

Certifications and Licenses

• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Technician (CQT) certification preferred.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) certification preferred.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers. The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

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