Head of Quality - Oil & Gas (Upstream)

Head of Quality - Oil & Gas (Upstream)

The Head of Quality is a critical role in our joint venture, responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving the Quality Management System for an advanced CNC machining and API certified remanufacturing & repair facility serving the Middle East oil & gas sector. This role ensures full compliance with API, ISO, customer, and regulatory requirements while driving a strong quality culture across operations.

• Quality Leadership & Strategy: Lead the overall Quality function, define and implement quality strategies, act as Management Representative, and build a strong quality culture focused on prevention, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Standards, Certifications & Compliance: Ensure compliance and certification maintenance for API Q1 / API Q2, API product certifications, ISO 9001, customer-specific Oil & Gas standards, and Saudi Aramco and regional regulatory requirements. Lead API audits, surveillance audits, and customer audits end-to-end.
• Manufacturing & Process Quality: Oversee quality assurance for advanced CNC machining, remanufacturing, refurbishment, and repair of oil & gas components. Approve process controls, inspection plans, control plans, and quality gates. Ensure first article inspection (FAI), in-process inspection, and final inspection effectiveness.
• Inspection, Testing & Metrology: Ensure robust inspection and testing practices including dimensional inspection, NDT coordination, material traceability and certification, and maintain calibration systems and metrology compliance.
• Non-Conformance & Corrective Action: Lead NCR, CAR, and CAPA processes. Drive root cause analysis using tools such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone. Reduce internal and external rejection, rework, and customer complaints. Lead customer complaint resolution and technical clarifications.
• Supplier & Vendor Quality: Establish and manage Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA). Qualify, audit, and monitor suppliers and subcontractors. Ensure material and outsourced process compliance to API and customer standards.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, quality certifications (Lead Auditor – ISO / API) preferred, 15+ years in Quality within Oil & Gas manufacturing / machining environment, minimum 5–7 years in a leadership role managing quality teams, strong experience with API Q1 / Q2 and API repair & remanufacturing, proven exposure to advanced CNC machining operations, and Middle East experience is highly preferred.