Reliability Manager or Head of QA/QC

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Title:

Reliability Manager or Head of QA/QC

Head of QA/QC

SQUL50 - Manager, Quality Assurance

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is looking for Head of QA/QC - Facilitate, monitor and control the plant maintenance, quality assurance procedures/policies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the site's Reliability Excellence Program.
• Establish Asset Management and Reliability strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Knowledge on Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities.
• Drive equipment performance improvements through condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.
• Establish criticality assessment methodology for all plant assets.
• Monitor and improve equipment reliability KPIs.
• Develop and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and company quality standards.
• Lead quality audits, inspections, and surveillance activities.
• Approve Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Monitor contractor and vendor quality performance.
• Manage non-conformance reporting (NCR) and corrective actions.
• Develop QA plans and other required process control procedures to ensure maintenance processes meet the specified quality and HSEQ standards of Company.
• Maintaining the Corrective Action program and other quality systems
• Coordinate and participate in internal audits with Company Quality personnel.
• Conducting Quality Assurance investigations (Deviations, Out-of Specifications, etc.)
• Reviewing maintenance process and ensuring that they are carried out in accordance with applicable Standard Operating Procedure(s) and work instructions
• Liase with other departments on Quality Assurance issues
• Carrying out other Quality Assurance functions as they may arise.
• Support contractor staff in its mission of compliance and continuous improvement
• Ensure that all QA department personnel are trained to perform their jobs effectively and manage the QA departmental budget and other administrative functions to ensure an efficient maintenance operation that is cost effective and well-integrated.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance optimization.
• Review PM compliance and maintenance effectiveness.
• Ensure maintenance work management processes are effective.
• Drive defect elimination programs.
• Team development and competency management.
• Resource planning and succession development.
• Technical mentoring.
• Performance management.
• Contractor oversight.
• Strategic thinking, open to new ideas
• An ability to achieve business results working in a multi-cultural environment

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Industrial, Reliability, or related Engineering discipline.
• 10+ years in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Refining or LNG industries as Quality & Reliability Position.
• Proven experience in Asset Integrity, Reliability Engineering, Inspection and QA/QC Management.

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