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Get Access To All JobsRequisition ID: 173643
Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Position Summary:
The Quality Operations Specialist is responsible for performing detailed Corrective Action Program investigations and analyses using established formal causal evaluation methods and tools. Collaborates with departments within or across lines of business to develop effective corrective action plans for identified issues. Provides analyses and reporting of adverse trends. Develops quality management systems and plans for process improvement to assure quality assurance and quality control measures are implemented. Evaluates effectiveness of, and recommends improvements in business process, practice and procedures. Identifies and communicates opportunities for systemic improvement.
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $126k.
Bay Area Maximum: $200k.
California Minimum: $120k.
California Maximum: $190k.
Job Responsibilities:
Corrective Action Program (CAP):
- Serves as a subject matter expert providing guidance, recommendations and coaching to leaders and their teams regarding CAP and quality system engineering.
- Works on high impact issues that may pose significant risk to the business.
- Develops and leads teams to perform investigations of the most complex issues identified within CAP.
- Ensures all affected stakeholders collaborate in investigations and facilitates agreement on the root cause as well as any contributing causes of issues.
- With stakeholder concurrence, develop appropriate corrective action plans that contain effective solutions for causes to issues to prevent recurrence.
- Verifies corrective actions are implemented and validates effectiveness to prevent recurrence business process analysis and business process reengineering.
- Works with leaders to develop quality management plans to implement quality assurance and quality control.
- Review failure data, perform trend analysis, and make recommendations to improve system performance.
- Recommends process improvements for monitoring, executing and reporting.
- Promotes performance improvement.
- May coach and provide direction to less experienced team members.
- Works with directors and managers across organizations to provide expert opinion and influence decisions.
Qualifications:
Minimum
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- 7 years of progressive experience in utility operations or in other highly regulated industry.
- 2 years of experience with causal evaluation methods and investigations.
Desired
- BA/BS.
- Cause evaluation training.
- Certification(s) in one or more of the following:
- HFACS/Organization Learning Tool
- Root Cause Analysis
- Barrier Analysis/Fault Tree Analysis
- Lean Six Sigma
- TapRooT
- Project Management
Requisition ID: 173643
Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Position Summary:
The Quality Operations Specialist is responsible for performing detailed Corrective Action Program investigations and analyses using established formal causal evaluation methods and tools. Collaborates with departments within or across lines of business to develop effective corrective action plans for identified issues. Provides analyses and reporting of adverse trends. Develops quality management systems and plans for process improvement to assure quality assurance and quality control measures are implemented. Evaluates effectiveness of, and recommends improvements in business process, practice and procedures. Identifies and communicates opportunities for systemic improvement.
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $126k.
Bay Area Maximum: $200k.
California Minimum: $120k.
California Maximum: $190k.
Job Responsibilities:
Corrective Action Program (CAP):
- Serves as a subject matter expert providing guidance, recommendations and coaching to leaders and their teams regarding CAP and quality system engineering.
- Works on high impact issues that may pose significant risk to the business.
- Develops and leads teams to perform investigations of the most complex issues identified within CAP.
- Ensures all affected stakeholders collaborate in investigations and facilitates agreement on the root cause as well as any contributing causes of issues.
- With stakeholder concurrence, develop appropriate corrective action plans that contain effective solutions for causes to issues to prevent recurrence.
- Verifies corrective actions are implemented and validates effectiveness to prevent recurrence business process analysis and business process reengineering.
- Works with leaders to develop quality management plans to implement quality assurance and quality control.
- Review failure data, perform trend analysis, and make recommendations to improve system performance.
- Recommends process improvements for monitoring, executing and reporting.
- Promotes performance improvement.
- May coach and provide direction to less experienced team members.
- Works with directors and managers across organizations to provide expert opinion and influence decisions.
Qualifications:
Minimum
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- 7 years of progressive experience in utility operations or in other highly regulated industry.
- 2 years of experience with causal evaluation methods and investigations.
Desired
- BA/BS.
- Cause evaluation training.
- Certification(s) in one or more of the following:
- HFACS/Organization Learning Tool
- Root Cause Analysis
- Barrier Analysis/Fault Tree Analysis
- Lean Six Sigma
- TapRooT
- Project Management
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Quality Specialist
Align your credentials with SOC codes
Quality Specialist positions file under specific DOL Standard Occupational Classification codes that determine prevailing wage requirements. Pull your O*NET occupation profile early to confirm your degree and experience map cleanly to the role PERM will document.
Target FDA-regulated industries for sponsorship
Medical device, pharmaceutical, and food manufacturing employers sponsor Quality Specialists at higher rates because ongoing regulatory compliance creates persistent, hard-to-fill roles. Focus your search on companies operating under ISO 13485 or FDA 21 CFR frameworks.
Search green card sponsorship history on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Quality Specialist openings by employers with active PERM filing history. This surfaces companies already familiar with the sponsorship process, which shortens negotiation time and reduces the risk of a rescinded offer.
Request an EB-3 filing timeline during offer negotiation
Ask your prospective employer whether they initiate PERM concurrently with your start date or after a probationary period. Many companies delay filing six to twelve months, so clarifying this upfront protects your long-term residency timeline.
Verify your employer uses E-Verify before signing
E-Verify enrollment is required for some federal contractors and STEM OPT employers, but it also signals an employer comfortable with employment-eligibility documentation. Confirm enrollment status before accepting an offer that depends on visa sponsorship.
Document your quality certifications for the PERM audit file
ASQ certifications like CQE or CQA and ISO Lead Auditor credentials strengthen the employer's PERM recruitment documentation. USCIS and DOL both scrutinize whether job requirements are genuinely tied to business necessity, so your certifications should mirror the posted job description exactly.
Green Card Quality Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Quality Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Quality Specialist positions qualify under EB-3, which covers skilled workers and professionals with a bachelor's degree. EB-2 applies if the role genuinely requires an advanced degree or the employer can demonstrate a business necessity exception. Your employer's attorney will classify the position based on minimum educational requirements in the job description, not your personal credentials.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status with an annual cap and lottery. Green card sponsorship through PERM is a permanent residency pathway with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries outside India and China. The process takes longer overall, typically two to four years from PERM filing to approval, but the outcome is permanent rather than renewable every three years.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for a Quality Specialist employer?
Your employer must conduct a DOL-supervised recruitment process to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. This includes posting the position through specific channels, documenting all applicants considered and rejected, and filing an ETA Form 9089 with DOL. The recruitment window typically spans 30 to 60 days before the PERM application is submitted.
How can I find Quality Specialist jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Standard job boards don't filter by PERM or green card sponsorship history. Migrate Mate is built specifically for employment-based green card searches and lets you identify Quality Specialist roles at employers with documented PERM filing activity, so you're targeting companies that have already navigated the sponsorship process rather than hoping a general posting leads there.
Does my quality certification affect the PERM filing or my green card eligibility?
Certifications like CQE, CQA, or ISO Lead Auditor don't directly determine green card eligibility, but they affect how USCIS and DOL evaluate whether the job requirements are legitimate. If the posted PERM job description lists your certifications as requirements, they become part of the documented minimum qualifications the employer must apply consistently to all applicants during the recruitment phase.