Quality Assurance / Quality Control Technician

Position Summary:

The QA/QC Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all products, processes, and equipment meet NRG’s quality control standards and customer-specific configuration requirements. This role includes oversight of receiving, in-process, and final inspections of industrial equipment and components, and supports continuous improvement in quality assurance practices.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform and document receiving, in-process, and final inspections of industrial equipment and components to ensure compliance with NRG quality standards and customer specifications.
• Verify equipment configuration against customer requirements and engineering documentation.
• Maintain a clean, labeled, and organized work area in accordance with safety standards.
• Attend work consistently and punctually, avoiding excessive absenteeism.
• Represent NRG professionally in all interactions.
• Manage orders to ensure on-time deliveries and compliance with quality expectations.
• Support the development and enforcement of vendor quality requirements, including packaging, labeling, stamping, testing, documentation, and shipping standards.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions for non-conforming materials or equipment.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to ensure accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs) and configuration control.
• Maintain and update inspection records, quality documentation, and training logs.
• Assist in internal audits and support external audits as required.
• Ensure adherence to NRG’s Quality Management System (QMS) and contribute to its continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Production Manager based on business needs.

Education and other Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: 1–2 years in quality assurance, inspection, purchasing, or related roles in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to identify and resolve quality issues.
• Proficiency in English.
• Strong understanding of quality control principles, inspection techniques, and documentation practices.
• Familiarity with industrial equipment, particularly in the oil and gas industry.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and BOMs.
• Proficiency in compiling, checking, and recording inspection data.
• Effective communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, especially Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, PivotTables).
• Experience with inventory management or ERP systems.
• Ability to work under pressure and make sound decisions.

Work Environmental and Physical Requirements:

• Exposure to certain contaminants, at times.
• Exposure to loud noise levels, at times.
• Duties performed in office, and production shop, with some outdoor exposure during the workday.
• Must wear required personal protective equipment when in designated areas.
• Stand, bend, sit, stoop, crawl, squat, kneel, lift and/or move up to 50 lbs., and walk for 8-10 hours per day.
• Regularly required to hear and talk.
• Must have the ability to see close up.
• Be able to withstand exposure to Production Environment.
• Be able to tolerate high noise levels with the protection of earplugs.

This job description should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities or as an employment agreement between the employer and employee. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification and are subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.  Any essential functions of this position will be evaluated as necessary should an employee/applicant be unable to perform the functions or requirements due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the employee/applicant when possible.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not make employment decisions based on a person’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.