Lead NDT Specialist, Quality Development

Job Description Summary

The Lead Engineer/Lead NDT Specialist, Quality Development will focus on performing tests (eg NDT) and defining controls (eg SPC). Ensure correct alignment with quality requirements. Ensure that manufactured or procured products meet specified standards before they progress to next phase of production or customer delivery. (Verification/Checking) In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Key responsibilities include:

Competency Development & Resource Adequacy:

• Act as safety ambassador and promote safety culture and friendly environment.
• Develop training materials and samples to facilitate classroom and practical training.
• Plan, execute and monitor classroom and practical training for NDT level 1 and 2 certifications in the plant. Make sure plants are equipped with certified personnel needed to perform inspections.
• Maintain skill matrix of quality staff in plants as per LMWP competency model.
• Track the certification database and ensure only certified resources performing inspection in the plants.
• Improvement of internal or an alternate certification process to make it leaner and more effective.
• Consistently focus on improving competence level of NDT technicians which will allow high flexibility work force in the plants.

Measurement and Inspection Methods:

• Eliminate or reduce the variation between the NDT Specialists through periodic training and assessments.
• Develop FMEA and maintain for NDT processes.
• Own all inspection procedures and processes and maintain them up to date.
• Lead and support new development of NDT methods and tooling.
• Consistently improve or update the NDT process and methods.
• Focus on development and implementation of Poka-Yoke solution in inspection and measurement processes.
• Execution and implementation of new inspection methods, Geometrical verification methods, new technologies and new AC after the completion of development from Engineering.
• Drive improvements in existing NDT methods and processes to make the processes lean and effective.
• Lead tactical projects to meet functional strategic plans.
• Own functional and departmental KPIs, monitor and improve performance consistently.

Quality Compliance

• Focus on demonstrating and creating Quality culture all the time and at all levels.
• Focus on Proactive approach in assuring process compliance before failure occurs.
• Plan and execute NDT process audits, NDT personnel review and periodic data as per defined frequency.
• Monitor inspection effectiveness, support RCA and CAPA closure with stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in the audit process to make it lean and effective.
• Follow up on audit findings closure.
• Bring improvement in BMS process and tools related to process audits.
• Lead and support Quality issues and Field complaints using 8D and Problem-solving principles.

Operational process and support:

• Demonstrate ONE TEAM mindset within and outside the team.
• Provide improved and matured processes to the plants that is easy to follow, accurate and reliable.
• Periodic training and evaluation of NDT resources within Central NDT and across manufacturing plants.
• Drive improvements towards improving scanning methods and obtaining better data quality.
• Support NDT resources towards eliminating rescanning (First Time Right scan)
• Govern and monitor KPIs defined within the function/team and secure performance level is sustained.
• Set base line for all NDT activities and analysis and strive for improvements in tools and equipment that would make the NDT process more effective.
• Support technology projects, new product launch, Quality issue projects from technical standpoint.
• Tracking, monitoring, and improving performance of gauge R & R in plants.
• Assure effective implementation of calibration process in relevant inspection methods.
• Training and implementation of new AC
• Monitor the permanence of process and optimize the inspection frequency based on SPC analysis.
• Conduct periodic MSA for the methods and users to reduce the variation.
• Develop VSM for NDT processes and improve the process…