Quality Manager

About the role

As Quality Manager for our NOV SPS DK Quality Assurance and Quality Control team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and leading our quality strategy. Leveraging your expertise, you will oversee the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with — and surpassing — industry standards such as ISO 9001. 

You will hold company-wide responsibility and authority in all quality control matters, with the mandate to ensure that any change of action complies with the company’s Quality Policy. You are authorized to initiate immediate preventive actions to eliminate potential non-conformances before they occur. 

About the Company 

At NOV, we deliver safe, high-quality, technology-driven equipment, services, and support that are essential to the global energy industry. Our mission is simple: we power the industry that powers the world. 

At NOV’s business unit Subsea Production Systems (SPS) we empower the energy sector with passion, expertise, and forward-thinking solutions. We develop reliable and efficient subsea energy production products that enhance our customers’ energy portfolios. With strong roots in the offshore oil and gas industry, we are also at the forefront of future technologies such as water treatment, ammonia storage, carbon injection, and wind energy—helping to reduce CO₂ emissions and drive the energy transition. 

SPS is headquartered in Brøndby, Denmark, with production sites in Kalundborg (DK), Porto do Acu (Br), Glenrothes (UK) and offices in Stavanger and Oslo (No), Rio de Janeiro ( Br), and Houston (US).  Globally, our team includes around 1,500 dedicated professionals, contributing to NOV’s workforce of approximately 34,000 employees. 

What We Offer

• Professional Growth: Work closely with and be supported by the Quality Director, gaining valuable exposure and opportunities to advance your expertise and leadership within a dynamic organization.
• Leadership Impact: Take an active role in shaping and strengthening a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams.
• Mentorship Opportunities: Share your knowledge and experience by guiding and developing others, helping to build strong, capable, and empowered teams.
• Meaningful Contribution: Play a key part in driving excellence across the organization while influencing real, measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities 

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the QA team.
• Conduct regular team meetings, performance reviews, and skills assessments to identify training needs and career development opportunities.
• Participate in the introduction program for new white-collar and blue-collar employees in Kalundborg.
• Work with the Quality Director to align departmental goals and priorities.
• Review reports and statistics to ensure QA/QC employees are targeting the most significant and costly non-conformances in production.
• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure operations are carried out according to documented routines and quality procedures.
• Analyze proposed changes in practices to assess impact on the quality system’s ability to meet requirements.
• Ensure work is performed in compliance with applicable Quality Procedures and develop or maintain standardized procedures and policies as needed.
• Identify quality-related problems through implemented systems and initiate or recommend corrective actions, working through the responsible line manager and quality department resources.
• Coordinate the closing of quality-related findings and non-conformances during production and inspections, ensuring corrective actions lead to sustainable improvements.
• Support projects with quality input when manufacturing non-conformances occur.
• Act as IQ supervisor on allocated IQs.
• Participate in client kick-off and pre-inspection meetings.
• Coordinate the Quality Department’s contributions to relevant project plans.
• Support quality functions and the factory site in Kalundborg.
• Be accountable for working within the allocated quality budget.
• Ensure resources are applied efficiently to meet department and project needs.

Qualifications & Skills

Essential:

• 5 years of relevant experience in in Quality Assurance/Quality Control roles
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial production environment
• Good understanding of production processes and quality standards
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Detail-oriented with high precision
• Proficiency in MS Office package
• Fluency in English

Desired:

• Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree in a relevant subject – Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering
• Leadership experience 

Why Join Us? 

Join us to be part of a collaborative team , shaping the future of subsea energy products and solutions.  

We offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where growth, innovative thinking and continuous improvement are core to how we operate. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally through diverse and challenging assignments, supported by experienced colleagues and a culture that values learning and development. 

Joining NOV means becoming part of a purpose-driven organization that is committed to operational excellence, sustainability, and long-term career progression. 

With us at NOV Subsea Production Systems you’ll have an important role in delivering reliable and efficient subsea solutions, meeting today’s energy demands and shaping a  more sustainable future.  

Join us in going beyond to shape the future of energy. Because energy matters.