Quality Director - Charlotte - Albemarle

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Job Description

Albemarle is hiring for a Quality Director in Charlotte, NC. This position will be hybrid. The Quality Director will lead Albemarle's Quality team providing global inspection technical support for Capital Projects along with its Manufacturing & R&D facilities.

The candidate is accountable for developing, implementing, and providing specialized support to establish and maintain a Quality Management System ensuring that the organization's project and maintenance teams maintain compliance with all Albemarle specifications, standards, and drawings as well as Industry codes & standards, and site-specific jurisdictional requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Leads in HSSE and strives to achieve zero recordables.
• Participates in HSSE reviews, permit audits, and housekeeping inspections.
• Drives Albemarle's safety focus striving for a safe shop and site inspection culture.
• Displays and champions the Albemarle Core Values on the project and maintenance team.

The Quality Director will consult extensively with internal and external project and maintenance team members, with a high degree of reliance placed on scientific interpretation and recommendation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Champions inspection best practices as it pertains to quality related activities.
• Develops and maintains Corporate and Site Inspection forms and standard operating procedures.
• Develops Risk Based Inspection methodologies for the corporation and champion its global implementation.
• Develops QA/QC process to ensure equipment procured meets technical requirements.
• Conducts fabrication shop audits and certify them for inclusion to the Approved Manufacturers List.
• Conducts annual audits at each production facility to include reviews of QC manuals, Inspection specific SOP's, jurisdictional compliance including the National Board Code Repair Program, and verifying that RAGAGEP's are incorporated.
• Leads the development of a global network of competent and experienced SQS for Inspection Test Plan (ITP) adherence and surveillance requirements.

The Quality Director will effectively advise the capital project management teams on applicable technology and innovation in the field of quality management.

The Quality Director will implement latest nondestructive testing techniques as well as technologies applicable to inspection of piping and equipment.

The Quality Director will provide direct and indirect quality technical support resources (coverage, planning, evaluation) to sites for projects, turnarounds, and outages.

The Quality Director will oversee supplier/vendor quality programs and their implementation in relation to meet the equipment purchase order, project objectives & requirements, and Albemarle requirements.

The Quality Director will collaborate with project managers and engineers across all disciplines to ensure proper quality protocols are established and monitored throughout the project stages with the proper quality resource and budget.

The Quality Director will provide technical support to Project and Maintenance Engineers regarding selection of vendors for fabrication of new equipment and/or the repair/modification of existing equipment.

The Quality Director will travel (50%) to Manufacturing Sites, Engineering/Design Firms, and Supplier/Vendor Shops.

Accountabilities:

• Requires suppliers/vendors to incorporate ITP requirements into a project schedule to appropriately monitor the progress of equipment fabrication.
• Addresses and resolves Nonconformance reports (NCRs) prior to owner acceptance.
• Supports inspection to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) during Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) generating inspection reports to document the test results.

The Quality Director will ensure criticality rating for engineered equipment are determined.

The Quality Director will establish Equipment Inspection Plans for critical equipment.

The Quality Director will address and resolve Inspection reports and concerns identified with project managers and site maintenance team.

The Quality Director will provide quality technical support for Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Purchase Orders to ensure the selection process of supplier/vendors identified are qualified to bid, Quality Inspection Plan (QIP) represents all the requirements detailed on the Equipment Data Sheet, and the assigned level of source inspection meets the equipment criticality ranking.

The Quality Director will ensure all quality records are completed and transmitted in accordance with the project QA specifications.

The Quality Director will incorporate lessons learned from previous capital projects into the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering or Engineering Technology
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of verifiable experience of QA/QC processes in a petrochemical or similar industrial environment
• Minimum of five (5) years working as a QA/QC lead in a petrochemical or industrial manufacturing environment with progressive demonstration of experience on executing QA/QC activities as a coordinator to include shop and field inspections

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with senior level leadership within an organization
• Highly motivated with the ability to inspire and drive results through teamwork with all levels of the organization
• Proven ability in problem solving and multi-tasking

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience with major EPC(CM) contractors and owner project teams
• Knowledge of the latest applicable codes, regulations, and best practices related to fabrication and construction, including but not limited to: ISO, API, ASME, NBIC, AWS, NACE, NFPA, PIP, GB codes, and NEC
• Extensive knowledge of ASME Section IX on the review and approval of WPS, PQR, and WPQ's
• Extensive knowledge of ASME Section V on the review and acceptance of Non-Destructive Examinations to include VT, PT, UTT, PAUT, MT, and RT Interpretation

About Benefits

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