Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS)

Title: Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS)
Duration:3-months to perm 

POSITION SUMMARY:
Located at various locations, Project Supplier Quality Supervisors support on a project including capability surveys, audits and area or shop quality surveillance in accordance with Client Supplier Quality & Expediting Inc. (BSQE) and Project Procedures

JOB DIMENSIONS:

A. Supervision Received

Receives operational direction and guidance for Supplier Quality activities from Project Procurement Manager

Receives functional guidance from the BSQE GBU Manager.

B. Supervision Exercised
Provide project-related direction and guidance to Project Supplier Quality Representatives and Area Supplier Quality Specialists.

C. Contacts
Corresponds administratively with Project Procurement Manager, Functional Manager, the global business unit, BSQE, project Supplier Quality team, project engineering, procurement, quality assurance and construction personnel, and Area Supplier Quality Specialists.

Maintains contact with suppliers to monitor the supplier quality on projects post award.

Occasional contact with Customers at the operational level during external audits, project bid clarification meetings, and meetings to discuss supplier quality topics.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plan, prepare and administer Quality Surveillance Assignments (QSAs) for source surveillance, surveys and audits as required for project
Coordinate with SQ Regional Managers and Supervisors for the allocation of resources for intended QSA's
Coordinate Supplier Quality services with other project functions
Reviews material requisitions including technical specifications with respect to quality requirements, and participates with Engineering in determining the levels of surveillance required and establishing witness and hold points.
Assists in the development of the final bid list and the selection of a recommended bidder
Assists with the establishment of Quality Surveillance levels required for each purchase
Participates in pre-award and post-award meetings/conferences with suppliers to review Area Supplier Quality’s right of access, release for shipment authority, and notification on witness and hold points during quality surveillance activities
Prepares quality surveillance and capability survey assignments for execution by the assigned Area Supplier Quality Specialists
Investigate quality issues reported to the GBU Supplier Quality Manager on equipment/materials where quality surveillance has been performed. Available documents such as UOS&Ds, Field Change Notices, back charge notices, NCR & Deviation Report registers, etc. should be utilized during the investigation process
Review, edit, accept and distribute reports in accordance with this Manual and Project Procedures. Ensure survey and audit reports are approved and then posted into GSIS
Regularly check anomaly code information and assignment information which has been siphoned from Quality Surveillance Reports into SQEAS is accurate and make any necessary corrections
Provide direction and supervision to Project Supplier Quality Representatives
Provide project direction to Supplier Quality Representatives that carry assignments for Project
Participate in bidder pre-award and post-award activities and utilize SQEAS metric reports in bidder pre-award and post-award meetings and provide to SQR's to discuss known issues with suppliers during initial visits
Coordinate review, obtain and resolve Project Quality Assurance and Engineering comments on quality surveillance plans when required by Project Procedures and Engineering Department Procedure Instructions (EDPI's)
Monitor and report quality metrics established by the functional Supplier Quality Manager
Follow Project Procedures and work processes
Notify the PPM and responsible project personnel of any significant problems and initiate timely follow-up
Monitor and manage job hour and monetary budgets and initiate trends when any overrun is foreseen or experienced
Record and trend out of scope work resulting from activities being undertaken that were not originally estimated or planned
Provide supplier submittal document registers to SQR's when requested or on a managed regular basis
Coordinate review of Quarterly Supplier Status Reports for lessons learned on Suppliers
Performs specific Procurement Supplier Quality related activities assigned by the Project Procurement Manager
Facilitates communication between on and off project personnel across disciplines; provides project direction to assigned Supplier Quality Specialists and coordinates communication between Supplier Quality Specialists and project personnel to assist in resolving technical and quality issues arising from area/shop Supplier Quality activities. Represents Supplier Quality in project meetings, project reviews, and in the resolution of issues relating to supplier quality
Represents Supplier Quality in project meetings, project reviews and in the resolution of issues relating to supplier quality
Researches and summarizes data and populates established project and procedural performance metrics. Develop project specific metric for implementation as deemed useful by the project team
Lead development of SQ automation, data analysis & Power BI dashboards
 

JOB KNOWLEDGE: 

Experience with major commodities typically procured for applicable (Energy, Infrastructure, NS&E, M&M, M&T) projects, recognized codes and standards, manufacturing methods
Performs project Supplier Quality functions having some degree of complexity, e.g., preparation of detailed inspection plans for use on complete or uniquely designed systems; preparation of full scope man-hour and budget estimates for proposed intermediate-sized projects; review of complex technical specifications; or the establishment of project corrective action(s) to resolve nonconformances that have a significant impact on project cost/schedule
Provides guidance to other PSQRs and Area Supplier Quality Specialists and non-technical support staff as assigned
Assists and/or monitors activities of assigned Area Supplier Quality Specialists
Requisite certification as an ANSI/ASME Level II (further to Level I competencies) and performs the following:
Conducts capability surveys of a prospective supplier
Participates as an audit team member or technical resource for nuclear material and/or quality program audits
Monitors the administrative and technical performance of Third-Party Agency quality surveillance contractor personnel to assure that Corporate Supplier Quality Manual and Procedures and quality surveillance assignment instructions are implemented
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

A Bachelor’s degree from a reputed University. Minimum 15 years of relevant industry experience in inspection and testing activities. Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point).
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

A minimum of 4,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance or related work.
ADDENDUM:

Minimum 12+ Years of Relevant Work Experience
Prior experience as PSQS/PSQR on Pre-FEED / FEED / EPC projects for Energy GBU, recognized codes and standards, manufacturing methods
Prior experience in leadership roles, experience in writing technical procedures and problem solving 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $67.66/hr - $87.83/hr.