Marine Technical & Quality Manager

Oceaneering Technical Oversight Role

Responsible for providing technical oversight and support to Oceaneering owned and chartered vessels, administrating the computerized preventive maintenance program and maintenance audits to prevent or reduce instances of off-hire time due to unplanned equipment failures. Analyze preventive maintenance practices and failure-based repairs to make recommendations for continuous improvement to Sr. Marine Manager. This role involves developing Inspection and Testing Procedures (ITP) with vendors and stakeholders to ensure quality assurance and operational excellence for machinery, materials, and operations throughout the vessel fleet. Assists Port Engineers with surveying vessels, generating work lists, noting deficiencies to codes and regulations, and preparing shipyard maintenance specifications and repair contracts.

Duties And Responsibilities

Essential :

• Maintain channels of effective communication with customers Marine Assurance organizations, operations teams, sub-contractors, and other departments in regard to vessel technical matters.
• Track regulatory requirements with respective agencies such as DNV, ABS, and USCG to ensure vessel compliance and coordinate time needed with SPG Operations and Vessel Owners / Operators to ensure vessel compliance.
• Oversight and administration of Maintenance Audits on Oceaneering owned vessels, and chartered vessels if required.
• Lead or participate in Root Cause analysis with Marine, Quality Assurance and chartered vessel operators to ensure close out of down time or equipment failure issues with Oceaneering owned or chartered vessels. Provide reports for management and Clients.
• Assist Chartered vessel operators as needed for close out of outstanding technical issues.
• Capture Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) and driving associated projects and corrective actions resulting in COPQ reduction.
• Developing ITP (Inspection and Testing Procedures) utilizing OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Specs, Class Society with vendors and stakeholders to ensure quality assurance and operational excellence for machinery, materials, and operations throughout the vessel fleet.
• Assist Port Engineers with surveying vessels, generating work lists, notating deficiencies to codes and regulations, and assisting in the preparation of shipyard maintenance specifications and repair contracts up to execution of shipyard or capital projects.
• Assist with acceptance of work scopes in accordance with detailed specifications and tolerances to ensure no rework and COPQ.
• Evaluating vessel operational quality matters, researching solutions and new construction / modification designs, and developing recommendations to the Marine Technical Manager.
• Working within the QMS (Quality Management System) and organization leaders to document COPQ, NPT and Lessons learned for communication throughout the Marine and Global Oceaneering Organization.
• Capture Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) and driving associated projects and corrective actions resulting in COPQ reduction.
• Actively lead the continuous quality improvement process.
• Support corporate quality initiatives and One Oceaneering concepts.
• Responsible for managing the Non-Conformance Process, Corrective Action Process and Preventive Action Process.
• Track and drive corrective action and root cause analysis process from inception to closure.
• Verify that revised processes, procedures and other applicable systems are in use, functional and efficient.
• Keeps management team abreast of issues identified during quality assurance activities.
• Responsible for managing internal audit processes and associated corrective actions.

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Other Characteristics :

Additional Information

Pay, Benefits And Work Schedule :

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Employee benefits vary by role, however, may include Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Retirement Savings, Life and Disability, Paid Maternity and Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factors.

How To Apply

Regular full-time employees who apply will be considered along with external candidates. Employees with less than six months with their current position are not eligible to apply for job postings. Please discuss your interest in the position with your current manager / supervisor prior to submitting your completed application. It is highly recommended to apply through the PeopleSoft or Oceanet portals.