Quality Manager

**About NOV and Rig Technologies**
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) is a leading provider of technology, equipment, and services to the global oil and gas industry that supports customers' full-field drilling, completion, and production needs. Since 1862, NOV has pioneered innovations that improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and environmental impact of oil and gas operations.
NOV Rig Technologies makes and supports the world's most advanced drilling solutions. With a long history of manufacturing advanced drilling equipment packages—think top drives, iron roughnecks, drawworks, BOPs, and risers—as well as complete land rigs, we're constantly working to solve our customers' operational challenges. We're designing new technology and robotics that deliver increased automation; expanding our training offerings to help our partners close the industry's generational gap; and developing smarter, more advanced drilling solutions for all types of land and offshore environments.
We're continually pushing our own standards higher to deliver the safest, most efficient, and most reliable drilling solutions in the world. Join us as we continue to power the industry that powers the world.
**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Manage and coordinate the activities of staff including training, employee development, performance evaluation, hiring decisions, and the establishment of goals and performance objectives for assigned department.
- Provide continual evaluation of department processes, methods, and activities to assure the most effective use of resources and equipment.
- Manage budget and expenditures.
- Responsible for all quality related processes at a facility or regional level.
- Provide support to manufacturing, engineering, sales and marketing.
- Effectively utilize the authority to acquire corrective action through management.
- Monitor, review and approve quality audits.
- Acquire working relationships with technical staffs of operators, contractors, agents and third party personnel.
- Attend industry seminars and trade shows, as available and as specified.
- Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
- Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
**FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Analyze current quality assessment techniques for inconsistencies and redundancy
- Collaborate with management and production staff to achieve most efficient and accurate quality assessments.
- Create and implement changes to improve current processes and reduce cost
- Follow products through the entirety of process to ensure each step is completed correctly
- Monitor detailed inspections of raw material and final products and confirm they are up to standards.
- Monitor production and quality processes and find resolutions to any discrepancies.
- Research and monitor client and customer feedback for ways to improve products
- Track, record and maintain quality assurance data.
- Effectively communicate and maintain the organization's quality policy
- Assist top management in defining and acquiring essential resources to establish, implement, maintain, and improve the quality management system.
- In alliance with top management and support functions/facilities, implement and maintain a robust contract review process to ensure all internal and external requirements are identified and met.
**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS**
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or other related field
- 5+ years of experience in oil and gas industry and quality control
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles (Six Sigma)
- Experience related to special processes in NDT
- Proficiency using Microsoft Software Suite
- NDE nondestructive examination knowledge in MT, PT, UT
- Clear understanding of API Q1/ISO 9001
- Proficiency in English language

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