Specialist, CAPA
Velan Valve US Opco Inc. · velan.com
WillistonOn-siteMid level3–5 yrs
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The job in short
Lead corrective and preventive action investigations for valve manufacturing defects and supplier quality.
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Details
- Found
- 8 d ago · posted 2026-10-16
- Location as listed
- Plant 3, Williston, VT, US
- Role
- Quality Engineer
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Reporting to the Manager, CAPA, the role is responsible to lead Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) projects to solve internal or supplier related issues. This position will lead cross-functional engineering, production, procurement and QC teams to investigate product failures, machining deviations, and material defects. This role ensures our products meet strict safety and industry performance standards.
Main Responsibilities
• Defect Investigation: Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for valve assembly failures, pressure test leaks, casting porosities, and machining non-conformances using 5 Whys, Fishbone, and FMEA.
• Action Plan Development: Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering and Procurement to design corrective actions for welding, machining, assembly, and performance testing
• Effectiveness Verification: Develop and execute testing protocols to verify that process changes permanently eliminate design or manufacturing defects.
• Standards & Compliance: Ensure CAPA records align with industrial valve standards including ASME (Section III, B16.34), and ISO 9001.
• Supplier Quality CAPA: Lead CAPA activities with supplier quality team members, procurement and suppliers representatives to improve supplier’s performance.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5+ years of quality engineering experience in heavy manufacturing, ideally involving valves, pumps, pressure vessels, or rotating equipment.
• Technical Knowledge: Understanding of non-destructive testing (NDT), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), manufacturing practices
• Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) is highly desirable.
• Bilingual: French and English (Oral and written)
• Ability to work under pressure and time management skills
• Superior problem solving skills.
• Detail oriented
• Leadership and communication abilities.
• Ability to mobilize and negotiate.
• Capacity to work with multidisciplinary teams, worldwide.
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