Specialist, CAPA

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Full Time Plant 3, Williston, VT, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $64,321.00 To $ Annually

Reporting to the Manager, CAPA, the role is responsible to lead Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) projects to solve internal or supplier related issues. This position will lead cross-functional engineering, production, procurement and QC teams to investigate product failures, machining deviations, and material defects. This role ensures our products meet strict safety and industry performance standards.

Main Responsibilities

• Defect Investigation:
  Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for valve assembly failures, pressure test leaks, casting porosities, and machining non-conformances using 5 Whys, Fishbone, and FMEA.
• Action Plan Development:
  Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering and Procurement to design corrective actions for welding, machining, assembly, and performance testing
• Effectiveness Verification:
  Develop and execute testing protocols to verify that process changes permanently eliminate design or manufacturing defects.
• Standards & Compliance:
  Ensure CAPA records align with industrial valve standards including ASME (Section III, B16.34), and ISO 9001.
• Supplier Quality CAPA:
  Lead CAPA activities with supplier quality team members, procurement and suppliers representatives to improve supplier’s performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5+ years of quality engineering experience in heavy manufacturing, ideally involving valves, pumps, pressure vessels, or rotating equipment.
• Technical Knowledge:
  Understanding of non-destructive testing (NDT), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), manufacturing practices
• Certifications:
  
  Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) is highly desirable.
• Bilingual:
  French and English (Oral and written)
• Ability to work under pressure and time management skills
• Detail oriented
• Leadership and communication abilities.
• Ability to mobilize and negotiate.
• Capacity to work with multidisciplinary teams, worldwide.