What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Berg Pipe Panama City Corp?
Berg Pipe is one of the leading manufacturers of large-diameter steel line pipe in North America. We are a mid-sized manufacturer with three U.S. locations specializing in pipe production for the oil and gas sector. We are seeking full-time QUALITY ENGINEER for our Panama City, Florida location.
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Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Company profit share
- Excellent health, dental, & vision coverage with a $0 company-paid health and dental option
- Company-paid Life and Disability benefit
- 401(K) retirement plan including $1 for $1 company match up to 5% of earnings
- Paid vacation, sick, and holidays
- Annual safety boot and safety prescription eyewear allowance
- Company-paid training & certification, tuition reimbursement, wellness program incentives, employee recognition bonuses, IDEA program bonuses, and more
Primary Duties
- Support manufacturing and quality process improvement activities through process evaluation, root cause support, and implementation of best practices.
- Assist with process validation, product validation, and implementation of new or revised processes, products, equipment, or system capabilities.
- Support Technical Services in reviewing customer, product, inspection, and testing requirements and translating them into actionable manufacturing and quality inputs.
- Assist with the development, review, and maintenance of technical order-execution documents, including MPS, CPS, ITPs, inspection plans, testing instructions, and related customer compliance records.
- Support OPTICS and other quality/manufacturing systems by ensuring technical requirements, inspection criteria, lab instructions, and traceability requirements are accurately entered, maintained, and communicated.
- Serve as a cross-functional support resource between Technical Services, Quality Operations, Quality Systems, Operations, IT, Procurement, and other departments to support quality, process, data, and order-execution needs.
- Support investigations of NCRs, customer complaints, manufacturing deviations, supplier issues, and CPAR activities by gathering evidence, analyzing causes, and assisting with corrective action development.
- Support raw material and supplier-related activities by providing data analysis, specification support, supplier performance trends, and technical input for material concerns, claims, or release decisions.
- Prepare quality data packages, reports, and technical summaries for customer order closeout, internal reviews, lessons learned, audits, and improvement activities.
- Develop, monitor, and analyze quality and process performance metrics to identify trends, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities.
- Work with IT and other internal resources to improve methods for acquiring, archiving, analyzing, and reporting quality and manufacturing data.
- Participate in assigned internal audits, process audits, system reviews, and compliance checks to support customer requirements, internal standards, API Q1, ISO 9001, and quality system effectiveness.
- Provide training or support to personnel on quality systems, data tools, OPTICS usage, technical requirements, process changes, and improvement activities as assigned.
- Promote a culture of quality awareness, continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and customer-focused problem solving across departments.
Education & Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, Industrial Technology or related technical/scientific field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
- Internship, co-op, project, or work experience in a manufacturing, quality, engineering, laboratory, or industrial environment. (Preferred)
- Experience using statistical, data-analysis, visualization, or reporting tools such as Minitab, JMP, Power BI, Excel, or similar applications. (Preferred)
- Coursework, project experience, or exposure related to quality engineering, statistics, manufacturing processes, materials, process improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, or root cause analysis. (Preferred)
- Experience working with technical documents, specifications, procedures, test records, inspection data, or process data. (Preferred)
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
- TWIC eligibility.
Berg Pipe is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports a drug-free workplace.