Quality Manager

• Ensure quality requirements are embedded throughout the product lifecycle, from contract review through manufacture, testing, delivery, and aftermarket support.
• Lead customer quality interactions, including audits, witness testing, concession requests, and quality performance reviews.
• Drive supplier quality improvement initiatives and support critical supplier audits.
• Ensure robust traceability of materials, components, and manufacturing records for subsea products.
• Implement, maintain, manage and improve all aspects of the Quality Management System in accordance with industry standards (ISO 9001 and API-Q1 where applicable)
• Manage all aspects of internal and external audits
• Management Representative for the Quality Management System
• Defines and specifies the implementation of standards, methods and procedures for inspection, testing and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability of company products
• Lead quality team in investigations of non-conformances and customer issues
• Responsible for collecting quality data, data analysis, root cause analysis, reporting and continuous improvements in products, services and processes
• Responsible for final acceptance testing of all products
• Exercise authority to prevent shipment of non-conforming products
• Responsible for implementing the internal audit program for the Kirkbymoorside location, including coordination of training of internal auditors, preparing checklist/auditor guides, scheduling, conducting and reporting. Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions for gaps identified in audits
• Train organisation on documented policy and procedures
• Support, develop and implement supplier quality assurance and control processes. Liaise with Supply Chain and provide support as needed on Supplier audits, Supplier performance evaluation KPIs and other aspects
• Supervise quality department personnel and manage, train, develop and motivate them to achieve overall quality goals and objectives.
• Maintain, improve and manage all aspects of the quality management system.
• Manage all internal and external audits and represent management for the Quality function.
• Lead quality control and inspection activities to guarantee quality of products and services.
• Successful maintenance of ISO 9001 certification and customer approvals.
• Continual improvement in supplier and internal quality performance.

Direct supervisor for Quality team.

• Operations Manager
• Vice President – Subsea Operations
• Senior HSE Manager
• Senior Management Team, Kirkbymoorside
• Customers and suppliers

FET (Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.) is a global company, serving the crude oil, natural gas, and renewable energy industries. FET is headquartered in Houston, TX with quality manufacturing, efficient distribution, and service facilities conveniently located to support the major energy-producing regions of the world. Forum’s products and services range from the underwater reservoir to the refinery, from the sea floor to the above ground transportation line.

We pride ourselves on giving you a comprehensive offering of solutions to maximize your operations and improve your bottom line. Our customers are our partners and we work with them to solve their ever-changing challenges.

FET is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FET does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions and practices at FET are subject to the foregoing non-discrimination provisions and are based solely on merit, competence, performance, and business needs at the time.

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