Quality Manager

About the Role

This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of an established Quality Management System, maintain ISO 9001 certification and work closely with operational and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement across the business.

About NOV 

NOV is a global provider of technology, equipment and services to the energy industry, supporting customers through engineering expertise, technology and operational experience.

This role sits within Quality Assurance, supporting manufacturing, equipment repair and service operations across NOV locations in Norway. You will lead a team of five Quality Engineers and work closely with operations, engineering and other functions.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to promoting diversity and equal opportunities. We therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply – regardless of gender, age, cultural background, disability, or belief.

Interested? Apply Today!

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Essential Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, manufacturing or a comparable quality environment.
• Practical working knowledge and understanding of ISO 9001.
• Experience conducting quality audits and working with non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Previous experience leading people and managing a team.
• Ability to work effectively with operations, engineering and other stakeholders on quality-related matters.
• Fluent Norwegian and conversational English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering or another relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience within manufacturing, equipment repair, service or a comparable industrial environment.
• Experience with quality performance reporting, KPIs and continuous improvement activities.

• Lead the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System.
• Lead, support and develop a team of five Quality Engineers.
• Support continued compliance with ISO 9001 and maintain readiness for certification activities.
• Plan, coordinate and participate in internal audits.
• Manage non-conformances and corrective actions, including root-cause analysis, implementation and follow-up.
• Monitor quality performance and provide relevant KPIs, statistics and reporting to key stakeholders.
• Lead management reviews and communicate QMS performance to management.
• Work closely with operations, engineering and other functions to address quality issues and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support the effective management of customer complaints, quality risks and Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Support consistent application of quality systems across manufacturing, equipment repair and service operations at the six Norwegian locations.