Quality Engineer

Company Description

AT-PAC is world leading scaffolding manufacturer and supplier offering a high quality and globally certified Ringlock system and supplementary access products to industrial and construction customers across the oil & gas, mining, refining, power, infrastructure, and commercial construction sectors. Established in 1995, AT-PAC has continued to develop its global supply chain, manufacturing, product development, engineering, and technical support to service some of the world’s largest projects with some of the industry’s biggest names. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), AT-PAC has 13 branches located strategically throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Europe. In addition, AT-PAC has a dedicated quality control and technical management office located in Wuxi, China. 

AT-PAC is a Doka company, a part of the Umdasch group. Together DOKA & AT-PAC stand for formwork, shoring and scaffolding.  Doka is a world leading formwork solution provider headquartered in Amstetten, Austria.

Job Description

• Functional reporting to the VP – Engineering and Technical
• Technical support, qualification, and further development of international suppliers with a focus on the metal processing industry
  • Travel will be required to perform onsite audits and inspections
• Audit of existing suppliers and make decisions about their quality capability
• Be responsible for quality assurance processes of incoming goods
  • Develop a receiving protocol for all HUBs and Regions
  • Train regional staff on inspection and evaluation of new material and material returned from job sites
• Deal with local, regional, and central suppliers about non-conformities
• Elaborate test schedules for incoming goods and required inspection equipment
• Develop a robust supplier continuous improvement process
• Lead annual improvement initiatives with all suppliers
• Lead a team of Quality personnel responsible for factory production and certifications
• Be part of an international network of Quality Engineers
• Act as an interface between the HQ and the regions
• Lead ISO 9001
• Implement global quality standards and processes
• Contact person for all quality assurance related questions for the global business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, ideally with a focus on metal processing (technologies, welding, machines, factories, processes, tools).
• Approx. 3-5 years of work experience in industrial metal processing, ideally in quality control.
• Excellent knowledge in welding – Steel and Aluminum
• Understanding of Lean processes
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Experience in working as part of a dynamic global team  
• Proactivity and self-motivation
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to negotiate and convince people
• Able to travel and work extended hours, if required
• Professional attitude

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.