Lead Manufacturing Specialist - Production Quality

About the role

This role is responsible for manufacturing quality execution for assigned projects, products, manufacturing areas or quality processes at the Changwon Plant. It covers Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) components made at the plant and by its suppliers, including boiler pressure parts, piping and selected steel structural components. As an experienced individual contributor, the person owns quality planning, inspection coordination, quality documentation, nonconformance management, root cause investigation, quality KPI management, shop-floor quality improvement, Plant Quality Assurance support and manufacturing quality management for outsourced products.

Key responsibilities

• Act as Manufacturing Quality Engineer for assigned projects, products, areas or processes, ensuring project, customer, regulatory and internal quality requirements are met throughout manufacturing, inspection, testing, documentation and delivery.
• Coordinate quality activities with Manufacturing, Engineering, Inspection, customers, third-party inspectors, Sourcing, suppliers and other functions.
• Review and manage quality records such as inspection reports, Material Test Certificates, heat treatment and pressure test records and final quality documentation.
• Manage quality issues and KPIs (NCR, CoPQ, defect trends, escape defects, corrective actions) and lead or support root cause investigations and effectiveness verification.
• Support product and cell quality activities such as Built-in Quality, Control Plans, defect prevention, process control and shop-floor problem solving.
• Support Plant Quality Assurance, including procedure implementation, record control, audit readiness, calibration follow-up and QMS improvement.
• Support outsourced manufacturing quality, supplier readiness, documentation review, inspection coordination, supplier performance monitoring and issue resolution, coordinating with Sourcing and the Supplier Quality organization on supplier qualification, approval and commercial recovery.
• Use digital tools to manage quality data, track actions and monitor KPIs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical, Welding, Industrial, Quality Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 7 to 15 years of experience in manufacturing quality, plant quality, project quality management, QA/QC, supplier manufacturing quality or inspection of industrial equipment.
• Working knowledge of HRSG components, boiler pressure parts, piping, steel structures or heavy fabrication.
• Experience supporting Plant Quality Assurance or outsourced manufacturing quality.
• Ability to understand technical drawings, manufacturing specifications, material, heat treatment and pressure test records and quality requirements.
• English communication through documents, emails, meetings, customers and suppliers.

Required skills

• Manufacturing inspection, quality documentation, NCR management, root cause investigation, corrective action management.
• Desired: ASME, AWS, ISO 9001, ISO 3834, PED; welding, PWHT, pressure testing, PMI, PFMEA, Control Plans, audits, supplier readiness.
• Desired: ERP or QMS systems, Excel, dashboards, Smartsheet, Power BI, Tableau.