What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Quality Control Inspector position at T.D. Williamson?
At TDW we put people first - that means working everyday to ensure the pipelines that run through our communities are operating safely and reliably. What sets us apart is our expertise, experience and commitment.
Each day we dedicate ourselves to treating each other, our customers and our community with care and respect.
Overview:
Lead and execute quality control inspections and ensure the calibration of measurement equipment is maintained and suitable to requirements.
Accountabilities:
Each day we dedicate ourselves to treating each other, our customers and our community with care and respect.
Overview:
Lead and execute quality control inspections and ensure the calibration of measurement equipment is maintained and suitable to requirements.
Accountabilities:
- Perform detailed inspections for incoming, in-warehouse, in-process and final products to ensure compliance with specifications and industry standards.
- Analyze purchasing requirements, engineering drawings, and specifications to determine critical measurement points and acceptance criteria.
- Use a variety of precision measurement tools, including CMM’s, micrometers, calipers, height gauges and optical comparators to perform inspections.
- Identify non-conformances, document issues, and work closely with quality, engineering and production teams to resolve discrepancies and implement containment, correction and corrective action.
- Ensure non-conforming material is tagged and effectively quarantined.
- Participate in root cause analysis, problem solving and continuous improvement activities
- Calibrate a wide range of precision measuring instruments including pressure gauges, micrometers, calipers, and other tools to ensure accuracy and reliability.
- Develop, manage and execute calibration schedules, ensuring all instruments and equipment remain in calibration to appropriate tolerances.
- Maintain accurate and thorough calibration records and certificates for all equipment.
- Ensure compliance with quality plans, inspection plans, calibration standards, industry regulations and internal procedures.
- Verify supplier certificates of assurance and statements of conformance are in conformance with purchasing requirements.
- Work closely with purchasing and supplier quality to obtain missing documents from suppliers as needed.
- Maintain and control records of all inspection and calibration activities in conformance with internal procedure and applicable quality standards (ISO 9001, API Q1).
- Follow inspection sampling plans and recommend changes (including dock to stock or skip lot when appropriate) based on observed supplier reliability, receipt frequency, trends in inspection results and non-conformances.
- Escalate breakdowns in quality controls to the quality manager and communicate continuous improvement initiatives. Senior level tasks - Support or lead internal audits for quality management systems such as ISO 9001, API Q1 or similar, ensuring compliance to standards and procedure and recommending process improvements.
- Support or lead internal audits for quality management systems such as ISO 9001, API Q1 or similar, ensuring compliance to standards and procedure and recommending process improvements.
- Train and mentor junior inspectors, offering guidance on quality standards, inspection techniques, and troubleshooting methods.
- Continuously evaluate and improve inspection and calibration procedures and processes to enhance operational efficiency.
- Technical Degree in engineering, manufacturing or additional 2-3 yrs applicable work experience.
- Experience in using precision inspection tools and equipment such as CMM’s, optical comparators and height gauges.
- Proficient in GD&T and reading complex engineering drawings. - General understanding of calibration techniques.
- Good knowledge of machine design, drawings and quality control activities.
- Good organization skills, flexible, works well under stress, works independently and as a team player
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for report writing, documentation and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- French or Spanish as a second language is desirable but not required.
- ISO 9001 or equivalent auditor certification is desirable but not required.
- ASQ Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) or equivalent is desireable but not required.
- ASQ Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) or equivalent is desirable but not required.
