Vallourec USA Youngstown , OH 44501
Posted 2 months ago
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
1.Customer Care
Understand NDT standards and apply them
Understand customer requirements and wishes
Initialize or update the plant quality concept in the frame of the global Vallourec strategy
Adapt these wishes in internal quality and procedures
Explain and convince customer about the plants quality concept
Participate in pre-production meetings and lead the part
Be contact person for third party inspection
Claim management
2.Stabilize and improve
Knowledge of or ability to seek out the capabilities and limits of the equipment.
Stabilize and improve the quality level of the equipment, processes, and product
Analyse deviations in quality and build quality loops with steel making, rolling and heat treatment departments
Support or guide NDT related CIT groups
Collecting of NDT data (key performance indicators)
Organize and hold training for the NDT operators on their daily job to qualify and certify as NDT Level 1 and/or 2.
Develop NDT Level 3 training program to qualify and certify future Level 3s.
Lead test plans, responsible to sign technical reports, conduct Internal and External Qualification Audits. Responsible to define, write and approve (as NDT Level 3) Standard Operational Procedures (SOP's) and Work Instructions (WI's) for NDT/Quality.
3.Research and Development
Formulate investments or R&D projects to fulfil customer requirements
Lead investments and R&D projects in the plants
Implementation of new technologies
Improve existing NDT workflow, equipment and process reliability
4.CAPEX project
Technical responsible of NDT/Quality investment: Small (< 1M$ USD), Medium and Large (> 5M$ USD) CAPEX budget.
Provide technical solutions
Liaison between Vallourec and Supplier
Manage NDT OEM activities
5.Contribution to PC-NDT
(be contact point for a specific field of NDT)
Define, together with the PC-NDT, Factory Acceptance Tests and Acceptance Tests for new NDT equipment.
Prepare and deliver regularly Key Performance Indicators
Lead working groups for specific topics (min. 1 per year)
TEAM COORDINATION:
Manage NDT foreman/supervisors (hierarchically) and be focal point for operators (functionally) in all involved locations/mills.
Manage NDT Process Engineers (hierarchically)
Exchange with local Quality Managers
Report to regional Quality director
Vallourec USA