The Quality Assurance Engineer is a hands-on role supporting quality execution in a steel fabrication manufacturing environment. This position works directly on the production floor, partnering with manufacturing, engineering, and suppliers to ensure welding, coating, and product quality requirements are met. The role plays a key part in building and sustaining core quality systems while balancing production pace, compliance, and real-world manufacturing constraints.
This role is best suited for someone who enjoys being on the floor, working closely with people, and solving problems in real time—not from behind a desk.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain and ensure the execution of Victaulic TX. Prefabrication Facility Quality
Management System (QMS) and quality control plans, programs and policies.
• Maintain all necessary records and procedures in accordance with ISO 9001 standards and
company policy.
• Maintain material test reports (MTR), various certificates of conformance (COC) and customer
required certification, documentation.
• Maintain the instrument testing and calibration program for all measuring equipment as per
ISO 9001 standards and company requirements.
Provide oversight to the Supplier Qualification Program.
• Assist purchasing in the qualification of new suppliers and the resolution of supplier quality
issue.
• Assist with quality reviews of all major and/or critical suppliers.
• Facilitate audits of supplier manufacturing and quality systems as necessary.
• Oversee the inspection of material receipt.
• Maintain incoming material inspection program.
Provide production quality support.
• Manage all product quality assurance programs and sign-off on all product releases (internal
and external).
• Develop and assist with method sheets which documents manufacturing procedures and
establish process controls.
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
• Perform in-process inspections including dimensional verification, weld inspections and coating
inspections; perform non-destructive testing (NDT) when required; maintain records of
inspections and results.
• Oversee all product testing, audit and inspection.
• Coordinate all off-site testing (weld procedures, welder qualification, customer required testing,
NDT, etc.) as required.
• Oversee all ISIR (initial sample inspection report) requirements and submission as per
company policy.
Maintain customer product certification and inspection activities in addition to championing all
planning, completion of non-destructive testing (NDT), product inspection and release including
documentations.
• Interact directly with all customer representatives as directed by facility leadership.
• Assist with the training and certification of facility welders.
• Communicate and interact with shift supervisors, operations manager and cross functional
team in regard to quality related issues.
• Conduct other job specific responsibilities as directed by QA/CI manager.
Qualifications:
• College degree or equivalent experience in a manufacturing/steel fabrication environment.
Working knowledge of a manufacturing quality management system is a must.
• Good computer skills and experience in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Suite is
required.
• A working knowledge of arc welding processes for carbon, stainless and alloy metals.
• Knowledgeable in both liquid and powder type coatings.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
EEO Statement: Victaulic is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic data, or other legally protected status
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All staffing agencies are strictly forbidden from directly contacting any Victaulic employees, except those within the Human Resources/Talent Acquisition team. All communications, inquiries and candidate submissions must be routed through Victaulic's Human Resources/Talent Acquisition team. Non-compliance with this policy may result in the suspension of partnership, cancellation of the current contract, and/or the imposition of a mandatory probation period before any future business can resume. Additionally, non-compliance may lead to a permanent ban on future business. This policy ensures a streamlined and compliant recruitment process.
