QA/QC Manager

ADF International in Great Falls, MT is currently hiring a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager for their steel fabrication plant and industrial coating facility. Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor of Science in Civil, Mechanical, Industrial or Construction Engineering.  Qualified candidates will have knowledge of codes of standards for AISC, AWS, CWB, ASTM, and NACE.  We seek to hire motivated individuals with 5 or more years of supervisory and management experience in Quality Control. 

DUTIES SUMMARY:

• Report to General Manager.
• Manage Quality staff.
• Interpretation of project specifications and applicable standards. Communicate project’s specific quality and Inspection requirements to the appropriate Inspectors.
• Plan and prepare inspections activities using the specific Inspection and Testing Plan (ITP) and/or the Standard ITP by reviewing the project’s requirements.
• Maintain the personnel qualification log to ensure inspectors are assigned in accordance with their qualifications.
• Periodically verify the inspector’s work.
• Approve inspection and testing procedures.
• Keep calibration records up-to-date in.
• Prepare and/or review ncr or correction memo along with proposed resolutions and submit the NCR to the customer’s approval.
• Release finished product when they comply with the specified requirements, and therefore no pending ncr or correction memo.
• Ensure that all Quality records and documents are complete, adequate, and approved. When required, distribute, and withdraw obsolete copies.
• Ensure that all quality records are adequately filed, protected, and stored in accordance with the provision set forth.
• Supply the client with certificates of compliance and analysis reports as required.
• Prepare project’s “Final Release” file in accordance with established requirements.
• Periodically review Quality System documentation (Quality Manual, Work Instruction, Forms) and processes and provide updates and changes in collaboration with the Quality Management Coordinator
• Attend management review meetings.
• When a non-conformance process is detected, generate a preventive or a corrective action in accordance with the Quality Manual.
• Develop, implement and oversee program and training to achieve greater quality, efficiency, and performance of the company.
• All other related tasks and duties.
• Interface with 3^rd party inspectors.
• Conduct internal and external quality audits.

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Ensure that the finished product complies with the project’s requirements.
• Ensure that the Quality System is communicated and applied consistently through all corporation activities.
• Ensure that we apply the coating “good practices”.

About ADF Group

From a blacksmith shop founded in 1956, ADF Group Inc. has become over the years a North American leader in the design and engineering of connections, fabrication and installation of complex steel structures, heavy steel built-ups, as well as miscellaneous and architectural metalwork. The Corporation’s products and services are intended for the following five principal segments of the non-residential construction market: Office Towers and High-Rises – Commercial and Recreational Complexes – Airport Facilities – Industrial Complexes – Transport Infrastructures. The Corporation operates two modern fabrication plants in Canada and in the United States, and uses the latest technologies in its industry. A pioneer in the development and implementation of innovative solutions, the Corporation is recognized for its engineering expertise, its project management, its important fabrication capacity and its skills in two specialized market niches: the fabrication of steel superstructures with a high level of architectural and geometric complexity, and projects subject to fast-track schedules. ADF Group’s commitment to deliver every project in accordance with the industry’s highest quality standards constitutes a core aspect of the Corporation’s mission.

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