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Hermanson Company · 1 day ago

Corporate QA/QC Manager – Fabrication, Piping & Installation

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $180K/yr

10+ years exp

Hermanson Company is a standout Mechanical company that has been doing business in the Puget Sound area since 1979. The Corporate QA/QC Manager is responsible for overseeing quality assurance and quality control across fabrication and field installation activities, ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards while leading the implementation of QA/QC systems.

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Comp. & Benefits

Hiring Manager

Tracy Dieni

Responsibilities

Serve as the company-wide authority for QA/QC, welding, and fabrication quality

Establish and enforce a unified QA/QC framework across all mechanical trades

Maintain sole interpretation authority for applicable codes, standards, and company requirements

Exercise stop-work authority for quality or compliance issues

Own and lead QA/QC system implementation and certification compliance for fabrication shops, with an initial emphasis on piping, skids, and structural steel

Ensure shop practices, welding, inspection, and documentation align with approved procedures

Establish traceability, inspection points, nonconformance, and corrective action processes

Prepare fabrication operations for audits and owner/EPC review

Stabilize and integrate AWS, AISC, and ASME programs into one coherent system

Own and maintain quality programs supporting:

AWS welding requirements

AISC (STD) structural steel certification

ASME (B31.1 power piping with Section IX welding only)

Lead certification applications, audits, surveillance, and corrective actions

Act as primary interface with auditors, Authorized Inspectors (AI), owners, and EPCs

Ensure certification scope remains disciplined and free of unnecessary expansion

Own the corporate welding program including:

WPS, PQR, welder qualifications, and continuity

Alignment between AWS and ASME Section IX requirements

Ensure welding practices in the shop and field conform to approved procedures

Determine appropriate use of third-party CWIs, NDT, and specialty inspection services

Establish corporate QA/QC standards for:

Sheet metal fabrication and installation

Plumbing systems

General mechanical installation work

Define inspection points, documentation expectations, and acceptance criteria by trade

Phase implementation to avoid overloading projects while improving consistency

Audit projects periodically for compliance with corporate standards

Train shop personnel, project managers, superintendents, and foremen on quality requirements

Implement nonconformance reporting, corrective action, and root cause processes

Conduct internal audits and readiness reviews prior to external audits

Drive continuous improvement across fabrication and field installation

Support estimating, procurement, and operations with code-compliant execution strategies

Participate in risk reviews where quality, fabrication approach, or certification impacts scope

Advise executive leadership on quality risk, capability gaps, and future certification needs

Qualification

QA/QC program leadershipWelding program managementFabrication compliancePipingStructural steelAWS Certified Welding InspectorASMEAISC auditsContinuous improvementTrainingDevelopmentTeam collaboration