ANTARES TECH INC.

We are looking for a Quality Manager

We are looking for a Quality Manager to lead the Quality Management department. This role is responsible for ensuring product quality, developing and implementing the plant's quality management system, managing QA/QC teams, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The position plays a key role in customer and supplier relations, compliance with industry standards (API, ASTM, ASME), and coordination with production and operations teams.

If you're ready to be part of a dynamic team driving new challenges and shaping the future, then Antares Tech is the place for you.

Join us and be part of something different in your engineering career!

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

• Ensure the delivered product quality.
• Implementation and development of the quality management system for the plant.
• Support QC inspections and surveillance processes.
• Management of the QA/QC team.
• Guide, motivate, assess, control and develop the staff members.
• Budget use with respect to the economic goals.
• Decision making in case of quality problems.
• Minimize operating costs from quality related problems.
• Support the quality improvement process with OCTG customers.
• Play a vital part in customer relationships, communications, and negotiations.
• Play a vital part in the management of supplier relationships.
• Act as a consultant on quality related issues and topics.
• Manage supplier quality system audits and production capacity appraisals.
• Participate in quality improvement process meetings with suppliers.
• Maintain a non-conformance reporting system.
• Customer liaison and support including the leading of plant tours if necessary.
• Identification and relationship building and management of third-party suppliers and service providers.
• Review and compliance with health, safety, and environmental protection policies according to the management system.
• Coordination and organization of the departments of quality management and the production areas.
• Analysis / evaluation of quality problems / quality management problems and claims.
• Development / review of quality objectives / benchmarks.
• Implementing of preventive/ corrective actions.
• Quality-based selection/ approval of suppliers for raw material, test equipment and subcontractors.
• implementation of internal audits.
• Compliance and implementation of the management system (processes and standards).
• Information / reporting to the management team and Plant Manager.
• Cooperation with the Production Managers (Steel & Tube mill), Logistics and Sales.
• Working with customers, subcontractors, and inspection agencies for quality assurance and support of external audits.
• Cooperation with Operations (Hot Rolling Mill & Finishing), Supply Chain Management, and Maintenance.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's degree in engineering (e.g. Metallurgy, industrial, mechanical).
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as the QA manager in OCTG is a must.
• Very good (proven) product knowledge.
• Proven ability to read, understand and translate customer requirements (this requires a deep technical understanding as well).
• Project Management experience.
• Proven knowledge of quality improvement processes and advanced planning
• Demonstrated knowledge of API /ASTM-, ASME- Standards is a must.
• Demonstrated knowledge of MS Office, SAP, Outlook, Word, Excel etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of tubular manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated technical background in material testing, inspection, and quality assurance.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of non-destructive testing methods.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the respective raw materials.
• Demonstrated experience in the development of respective products.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral to effectively communicate.
• Excellent leadership, motivation and influencing skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to organize and explain complex data in a clear manner.
• Detail oriented with proven analytical, problem identification and resolution skills.
• Ability to work in a Team orientated atmosphere.

• Valid tourist visa and passport.
• Advanced English.

• TN Visa holders are welcome.
• STEEL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE