Product Quality Manager – Fabrication & Welding Quality

About the Company

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

About the Role

ANDRITZ is seeking a Product Quality Manager to lead quality execution for fabricated and welded engineered equipment. This role partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Suppliers, and Project Teams to ensure quality compliance from fabrication start through final delivery. This position is welding‑adjacent and fabrication‑focused, with an emphasis on inspection planning, supplier oversight, and corrective action, rather than serving as a full‑time welding inspector.

Responsibilities

• Lead product and project quality execution for fabricated and welded equipment
• Develop and implement Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and quality monitoring strategies
• Support fabrication shops and suppliers with welding quality expectations, inspection readiness, and process controls
• Partner with Engineering to translate drawings, specifications, and standards into executable quality plans
• Lead root cause analysis, nonconformance resolution, and corrective/preventive actions
• Conduct and support supplier audits, qualification, and quality oversight
• Serve as a technical quality interface with internal teams and external customers
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across fabrication, inspection, and supplier performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline (Master’s a plus).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality, Project Quality, or Manufacturing Quality roles within pulp & paper, power, metals, chemical, process industries, or large fabrication environments.
• Foundational / working exposure to welding and fabrication environments, with familiarity to AWS welding standards at a practical (AWS D1‑level) awareness. Advanced welding code expertise can be developed with training and mentorship.
• Strong working knowledge of machining, surface preparation, and mechanical testing methods.
• Demonstrated ability to perform dimensional inspections, interpret drawings/specifications, and verify compliance across multiple stages of fabrication.
• Experience supporting or participating in supplier audits and supplier quality oversight (preferred).
• Experience with failure analysis, nonconformance resolution, and root cause analysis (RCA) (preferred).
• Familiarity with pulp & paper or other heavy industrial equipment is a plus.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally (occasional travel to Asia and Europe as required).

Required Skills

• Foundational / working knowledge of welding and fabrication environments
• Practical awareness of AWS welding standards (AWS D1‑level familiarity)
• Experience supporting welded fabrications, inspections, or supplier quality, even if not a certified welding inspector

Preferred Skills

• Deeper application of AWS D1.1 / D1.6 and related welding codes
• Advanced welding inspection authority (training and mentorship supported)

Location: Greater Atlanta, GA (Hybrid – local travel to supplier & fabrication sites required)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.