Quality Manager

Description

Remote position with up to 70% travel

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to join the Welding Quality team (part of the Outage, Planning Center of Excellence) in Atlanta, GA.  The Quality Manager will work closely with corporate and mill engineering, project management, procurement, and equipment and construction service suppliers to provide technical support and quality assurance for projects and major maintenance repairs. This role will support the development of a sustainable quality management capability for new and existing assets. .

Our Team 

This position will report to the Manager of Welding Quality at our headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, however, due to the amount of travel this role has the option to be Home-Based with preference to SE United States. Candidates must be willing and able to travel up to 70% domestic with possible international travel. 

What You Will Do

• Manage internal GP and domestic third-party shop fabrication and field construction inspections – manage schedule, obtain quotes, coordinate inspections, review reports, respond to follow-up issues, escalate issues as necessary, catalog reports on the Asset Total Quality share-point site, and define/report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Provide technical support and quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) support for capital projects and maintenance, including quality plan reviews, pre-fabrication meetings, and fabrication and/or construction inspections.
• Facilitates of innovative technology for efficient use of resources (virtual inspections, reporting tools and database, robotic NDE, etc.)
• Ensure supplier and contractor quality by enforcing quality assurance standards, policies, project quality plans, and code/jurisdictional requirements.
• Assist with effective quality deviation root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions for internal and external customers.
• Develop New construction quality assurance and control standards.
• Lead/Direct resolution of equipment supplier and contractor quality issues.
• Collaborate with other members of the quality organization or industry to share best practices and ensure standardization across business units.
• Collaborate with internal customers and stakeholders e.g., sourcing, project management, engineering, leadership, to meet project goals and expectations.
• Maintain expertise in and suggest improvements for welding, non-destructive evaluation (NDE), quality assurance and control, and applicable codes and standards, including GP standards and guidelines.
• Adapt, improvise and problem solve, as professionally manage multiple tasks and projects effectively and concisely explain complex issues with key supporting data.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent with a minimum 5 years of experience in a quality role (engineer and/or manager) or minimum 10 years in a quality role (engineer and/or manager).
• Experience leading and managing a team.
• Experience in developing and/or maintaining fabrication and construction quality standards.
• Experience supporting capital projects with a high emphasis on equipment supplier or construction quality.
• Ability to read and understand equipment fabrication and construction drawings, standards, and specifications.
• Clear understanding of code quality requirements, including owner and manufacturer's responsibilities (ASME BPVC, ASME Process Piping, API, NBIC, AWS).
• Travel up to 70% in the domestic US and International

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Construction, Metallurgical, or Welding Engineering.
• Quality Management and/or Project Management in a manufacturing/field environment.
• Experience leading owner fabrication and/or construction quality on pulp and paper capital projects and/or providing unplanned event welding repair plans.
• Strong knowledge of the fabrication/manufacturing process for process equipment, boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and piping.
• Demonstrated analytical person with direct experience coaching and teaching.
• Proven leadership skills focused on results and managing competing demands.
• Demonstrated total cost of ownership value creation by application of lessons learned to influence change of internal policies, specifications, or standards.
• AWS (Certified Welding Inspector) or CAWI (certified associate welding inspector).
• Experience in being a change agent leading complex transformational activities with demonstrated experience changing culture.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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