Job Description

EHC is currently looking for aTechnical Quality Specialistfor a client in the south Houston, TX area.

Responsibilities:

Product & Technical Quality:

• Receives, reviews, verifies authenticity, and organizes MTRs for incoming raw materials and components; ensures full traceability (heat/lot/batch numbers)
• Administers full calibration program, maintains equipment registry
• Partner with suppliers on technical requirements and corrective actions

Supplier Quality:

• Administer supplier qualification, approval, and performance monitoring
• Review Certificates of Compliance (CoC), SDS, test reports
• Support supplier audits or performance scorecards
• Help resolve supplier-related nonconformances

Third-Party Coordination & Hosting (DNV and Others):

• Schedule and coordinate third-party inspections, witness testing with agencies such as DNV, ABS, Lloyd's, Bureau Veritas, or other notified bodies/customer representatives
• Prepare detailed agendas, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), notification letters, and supporting documentation (e.g., material traceability records, welder qualifications, NDT procedures) well in advance
• Serve as primary point of contact during witness activities, including product witness points (e.g., material receiving, welding, heat treatment, NDT, hydrostatic FATs, dimensional checks)
• Document visit outcomes, including signoffs, punch lists, and any hold points released

Non-Conformance & CAPA Administration:

• Log, categorize, and track non-conformances (NCRs), deviations, and concessions using the company's system
• Facilitate root cause analysis) and monitor implementation of corrective actions
• Ensure disposition of nonconforming products follows API and customer protocols
• Track quality KPIs (NCR rates, witness hold point resolution,) and prepare reports

Compliance & Documentation:

• Maintain quality records and inspection logs
• Support API Q1 or ISO 9001 or other quality system requirements (if applicable)
• Assist during internal or external audits
• Ensure traceability and proper documentation

You should be proficient in:

• Quality Inspection Experience
• Supplier Management
• Quality Control Experience
• Tolerance Analysis
• ISO 9001 Certification Experience