Mega-Site Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Mega-Site Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Requirements

• 10+ years experience of Quality Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Improvement, Process Management or Mission Critical Engineering/Construction/Operations
• Bachelors in engineering or construction management or equivalent work experience
• Experience in utilizing analysis, problem-solving, communications skills, and associated quality tools
• Demonstrated experience in directly and indirectly managing output of complex projects, programs, suppliers, or internal teams
• A proven communicator with experience energizing short-term and maintaining long-term relationships
• Experience with sharing information and influencing others (communication skills, experience to liaise cross functionally, internally, and externally. This includes executive communications and presentations)

Responsibilities

• Conduct vendor audits, evaluate on site trend data reflective of vendor performance (set in place inspections, construction, start-up, and commissioning execution) and establish strategic vendor improvement objectives to refine vendor processes, training and phase gating that result in reduced risk of shipping issues to sites and impacting start-up and commissioning
• Develop/monitor quality program metrics to evaluate vendor manufacturing & project performance. Analyze said metrics to understand the root cause of any concerning trends and then work with the relevant parties to correct those items
• Contribute to building teams by mentoring and developing off-site Vendor teams by providing feedback to meet and exceed manufacturing expectations by defining performance objectives while influencing on-site teammates and partners such as Regional Quality Managers, Building Management System, Quality Managers, General contractor teams, Vendor support teams, Trade Partners, and other Meta Infrastructure Data Center teams
• Remain informed of operational equipment deficiencies, evaluate systemic potential and program manage systemic vendor RCA and site escalation mitigation strategies
• In conjunction with the Regional Quality Manager, Building Management System (BMS) Quality Manager, Data Center Engineering & Construction, Infrastructure and Supply Chain Engineering and Facility Operations matrixed teams establish effective processes and standards to enable efficient scope execution and effective cross-functional communications
• Provide leadership to offsite vendor and on-site Meta Operations Facilities Engineering (MOFE) management & quality teams while interfacing at the highest level between sourcing, design, construction, facility operations leadership and the general contractor
• Provide direction and feedback to vendor staff, general contractor staff and trade partners on the Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) Management and Quality program
• Provide onboarding & continuous training of Vendor personnel to ensure awareness of quality procedures and specific responsibilities vital to the Meta Quality program
• Through the establishment of partnerships, coordinate quality issues & schedule dynamics between the Meta design, ISCE, construction, and facility operations teams to ensure operational readiness
• Audit Quality activities of vendor and project team staff as often and as necessary to assess conformance with the manufacturing expectations
• Recommend and verify effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions for Vendor Audit & Execution non-conformances and quality issues, in coordination with sourcing partners, vendor management, design, engineering, construction and other functional disciplines
• Partner with Vendor teams and Project Teams in review of Level 3, 4, and 5 Energization, Start-up, and Commissioning schedules to help ensure issue counts are trending downward, gating issues mitigated, adequate field service representatives are mobilized, and vendor risks are proactively avoided
• Help drive the closure of open issues and escalate any open items not getting closed out in a timely manner
• Assist in confirming that Level 2 and Level 3 testing documentation is properly completed and retained in a timely manner that aligns with microschedule milestones
• Attend required Construction Meetings such as the weekly project and monthly global Mechanical Electrical Plumbing / Operations and Maintenance Quality meeting, weekly meetings, and daily start-up and commissioning meetings
• Travel domestically & internationally as needed (anticipated 10 to 20%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in supplier performance management
• Technical knowledge of data centers and critical electrical and mechanical systems
• Experience delivering large scale ($500M+), multi-prime mission critical construction projects
• Experience utilizing Autodesk BIM360 Field and/or ACC Build software
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Equivalent Certifications