QA Representative, Coatings

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Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services. With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company.

Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world‑class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.

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This position is responsible for developing, tracking, administering, and scheduling tests and inspections and writing required reports. The incumbent inspects in‑process and final craft work for proper approvals and documents results as required in test and inspection plans developed by the Quality Department.

• Develops tests and inspection plans for areas of responsibility in accordance with internal quality requirements and contract specifications, including but not limited to NAVSEA Standard Items, U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, Classification Societies, and other applicable engineering standards.
• Serves as liaison between supervision, crafts and regulatory agencies, as required.
• Ensures that all preliminary inspection requirements have been satisfied and are accomplished in accordance with contract specifications prior to final inspection call outs to regulatory agencies.
• Monitor craft work to ensure proper workmanship is in accordance with regulatory agencies, classification society, NAVSEA Standard Items, Vigor Industrial and acceptable shipbuilding practices as appropriate.
• Ensures that all instrumentation and gauges used in testing procedures are properly calibrated in accordance with regulatory agencies and company calibration guidelines.
• Informs Project Management, Quality Director, and Operations Managers/Directors of all deficiencies requiring corrective action as outlined in the Quality Management System (QMS) to include Internal Deficiency Reports (IDR), Quality Deficiency Reports (QDR), and Non‑conforming Services (NCS).
• Establishes and maintains positive, cooperative working relationships with crafts, owner representatives, and regulatory agency officials.
• Assists Managers, the Quality Director and supervisors in developing test memos and Process Control Procedures to ensure that final forms and testing practices are in proper format and work scope formed.
• Develops and assists in administering training to craft supervisors and test directors for applicable test and inspection requirements.
• Ensures materials purchased and installed meet requirements of contract specifications by performing random checks.
• Ensures all subcontractors’ qualifications meet requirements of regulatory agencies and contract specifications. Also ensures all subcontractor required quality assurance submittals are correct and fulfill requirements of the specifications.
• Reviews and qualifies all Quality Assurance requirements imposed by outside agencies. Verifies that requirements do not impose higher levels of effort to accomplish then those required by contract specifications.
• Coordinates with management and craft supervisors to ensure all personnel meet the minimum skill and ability along and possess the required certifications to accomplish the task assigned.

Ensures blasting and coating activities conform to the requirements of the project specification including all Regulatory, Code and Manufacturer requirements. This position requires ability to assess and administer acceptance requirements based on pre‑determined criteria.

Does not have any direct reports but may be responsible for supervising workers engaged in conducting tests and inspections in…