Quality Control Manager-Structural

SalariesSGA Full Time Oak Hill, FL, US

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $ Annually

Quality Control Manager - Structural Steel Fabrication

SAUER Structural LLC

Oak Hill, Florida | Shop-based, with field work at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

The Quality Control Manager leads Sauer Structural quality department and is accountable for the effectiveness of the company’s quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program. Based at the Oak Hill fabrication facility, this role establishes department priorities, assigns and supervises quality personnel, and ensures consistent compliance across fabrication and nearby project sites, including Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The manager partners with operations, project management, engineering, purchasing, customers, and external auditors to prevent quality issues, resolve nonconformances, and drive continuous improvement. The manager has authority to stop work and to hold nonconforming material or product until it is properly dispositioned.

• Department leadership: Lead the quality department; establish priorities; assign work; coach and develop quality personnel; and ensure adequate coverage for shop and field activities.
• QA/QC program ownership: Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the company’s QA/QC program, procedures, inspection plans, work instructions, and document-control practices.
• Inspection oversight: Direct and verify the effectiveness of layout, fit-up, weld, material, and final inspections. Ensure inspection and testing activities are completed by qualified personnel and properly documented. Develop inspection and test plans (ITPs), manage customer hold and witness points, and coordinate third-party nondestructive testing (UT, MT, PT, and RT), including review of results for acceptance.
• Welding program: Maintain welding procedure specifications (WPSs), procedure qualification records (PQRs), and welder performance qualification records; track welder continuity; and coordinate welder testing and requalification.
• Calibration: Maintain the calibration and control program for measuring, inspection, and test equipment.
• Compliance: Interpret contract documents, structural steel drawings, specifications, codes (including AWS D1.1, AISC 360 and 303, and RCSC), and customer requirements, including contract-specific NASA and U.S. Space Force requirements; communicate applicable requirements to the organization; and ensure consistent compliance.
• Nonconformance and corrective action: Manage nonconformance reporting, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, disposition tracking, and verification of completed actions.
• Quality records: Oversee inspection reports, weld maps, material traceability, test records, turnover packages, and other quality documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery.
• Supplier quality: Review purchasing requirements, establish supplier-quality expectations, evaluate documentation for purchased items, and coordinate resolution of supplier-quality issues.
• Audits and customer interface: Plan and support internal, customer, AISC certification, and third-party audits; serve as the primary quality contact; and coordinate responses to findings and requests.
• Performance and improvement: Monitor quality trends and department performance, report risks and results to leadership, and lead initiatives that reduce defects, rework, and recurring issues.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with operations, project management, engineering, and purchasing to integrate quality requirements into planning and execution.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five or more years of quality experience in structural steel fabrication, including at least two years of experience leading quality personnel or overseeing a quality function.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining QA/QC programs, procedures, inspection plans, and quality records.
• Working knowledge of structural steel fabrication, welding, inspection practices, material traceability, and applicable codes and standards, such as AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.6, AWS D17.1, and AISC 360.
• Working knowledge of welding procedure and welder qualification requirements and common nondestructive testing methods.
• Experience managing nonconformances, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and internal or external audits.
• Ability to read and interpret structural steel…