As part of the project team, the Quality Advisor/Manager role allows our experienced personnel to become embedded into the project team to advise, manage and input the necessary quality requirements that will allow for a successful outcome. This includes but is not limited to the following:

• Development and implementation of an approved Project Quality Program which is essential to project success (long or short term).
• The Quality Advisor/Manager will train project team members on the Project Quality Program, which will highlight roles and responsibilities within the project team.
• Identification of essential quality requirements to assure project success driven by the project management team.
• Outputs from the Project Quality Program will be measured and feedback provided to the project management team to allow implementation of enhancement initiatives for an increased level of success.
• Assist project team in engineering and operational meetings as required.
• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Contract and QAQC personnel to ensure that all required Quality inputs are captured and implemented within the Project. This includes the development of technical/quality specifications and other quality procedures that the project team deems necessary.
• Technical/quality specifications (using Industry, OEM and Client input) are developed and implemented within operations and contracts.
• Technical/quality specifications are captured within pertinent contract documents, scope documents and purchase orders to assure manufacturing and delivery compliance.
• Communicate with operations and engineering for input in order to support the development of the technical/quality specifications.
• Training is provided to the project team on the implementation of the technical/quality specifications.
• Attends pre-production meetings; Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT’s) and commissioning of critical equipment.
• Work with vendors on the development of quality control plans and Inspection and Test Plans (ITP’s) prior to the manufacturing of goods to allow for adequate witness and hold points.

Quality Performance Indicators (QPI’s) are established and measured for project success (Additional project related QPI’s to be established with client).  Quality Assurance activities include but are not limited to the following:

• Non-productive time
• Non-conformances
• Assessment results (major findings, corrective and preventive Actions)
• Trend data analysis
• Record and maintain all quality events

A Vendor Assessment Program is developed and approved by project management team to include:

• Capability Assessments: These assessments are conducted prior to contract award to understand if the bidding firms are capable of conducting the work and the supply of goods and services are compliant against the project team’s contract requirements.
• Compliance Assessments: These assessments are conducted after the award of the contract to assure that the vendors are in compliance to the contract requirements throughout the life of the contract.
• Quality procedure reviews are conducted prior to being issued to the project management team for acceptance and implementation.
• Work with Vendors with enhancement initiatives of Quality Programs and track their performance through KPI’s
• Conduct TapRooT™ Investigations as required by the Project Team

Waterford Energy Services Inc. has lead auditors capable of completing these vendor assessments

The Quality Control role offers a physical presence which provides daily surveillance of vendor activities at their respective facilities.  This role assists with the implementation of industry and client required quality requirements.  The individual(s) take direction and provide real time feedback to the Quality Advisor/Manager regarding vendor activities.  These include but are not limited to the following:

• Inspections
• Testing
• Assemblies
• Activities

Waterford Energy Services Inc. is committed to providing our Clients the best Quality solutions to help ensure project success.  Our program combines industry knowledge, quality expertise and structure to help our clients attain Quality excellence.