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Quality Control Lead roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, or a related technical field. Employers in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices are consistent LCA filers, making this a sponsorship-viable career path for international candidates with the right credentials.
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The Quality Control Inspector Lead shall outline responsibilities for ensuring products and services meet quality standards, including leading a team, developing and implementing quality control procedures, and investigating quality issues.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide daily direction to quality control inspectors and material receiving inspector, providing guidance and support as well as assigning daily activities and escalating issues to the Quality Supervisor as needed.
- Train new hires on quality control procedures and standards.
- Manage and coordinate quality control activities and projects.
- Motivate and empower the team to achieve quality goals.
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality control processes and systems.
- Assist upper management in enforcing and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and procedures.
- Identify areas for improvement in quality control processes and systems.
- Conduct quality audits and inspections to identify and address potential issues.
- Implement corrective actions to address quality issues.
- Maintain accurate and complete quality records.
- Review of quality reports.
- Ensure compliance with documentation requirements.
- Communicate quality issues and findings to relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure quality standards are met.
- Provide feedback to improve quality and processes.
- Interpret drawings, procedures, instructions, and specifications for determining the acceptance of the product undergoing inspection.
- Prepare nonconformance reports for found defects and participate in the root cause investigation to eliminate recurrence.
- Assist in the training of other personnel as required by the appropriate management personnel or as required by the specific task being performed.
- Review Inspection and Test Plan as required.
- Coordinate with 3rd party Inspections.
- Conduct daily safety/quality meetings.
Other duties as assigned by TAS
JOB SKILLS:
- Strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal, time management and communication/writing skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Google Docs.
- Knowledge of quality control processes, procedures, ISO9001, and tools.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as drawings, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures, and specifications.
- Ability to communicate clearly, written and verbal, with various levels of management, customers, vendors, and other employees.
- Ability to use basic mathematics in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve quality issues by performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Ability to analyze data and identify trends.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Work with minimal supervision in the accomplishment of duties.
- Ability to pay close attention to detail and ensure accuracy.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of two years of experience in quality assurance, quality control or quality management.
- Minimum of two years of experience with ISO-9000 or similar quality management systems.
- Minimum of one year of experience with ASME Section VIII, IX, V, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.5, ASME B31.9, AWS D1.1, SSPC, or similar welding, construction, and quality codes.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- Associates Degree in Applied Science or any other relevant field (engineering, science, quality management) is a plus.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to obtain Visual/Magnetic Testing Level II certification within six months of employment.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
- Qualifications in NDE methods or a Certified level II.
- ISO 9001 trained.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Ability to lift up to 30 pounds occasionally and/or a negligible amount of weight frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, stooping, crouching, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal and read and understand English. The incumbent will be subject to shop environmental conditions.
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.
TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.
TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.
With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes.
The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.
TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Quality Control Inspector Lead shall outline responsibilities for ensuring products and services meet quality standards, including leading a team, developing and implementing quality control procedures, and investigating quality issues.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide daily direction to quality control inspectors and material receiving inspector, providing guidance and support as well as assigning daily activities and escalating issues to the Quality Supervisor as needed.
- Train new hires on quality control procedures and standards.
- Manage and coordinate quality control activities and projects.
- Motivate and empower the team to achieve quality goals.
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality control processes and systems.
- Assist upper management in enforcing and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and procedures.
- Identify areas for improvement in quality control processes and systems.
- Conduct quality audits and inspections to identify and address potential issues.
- Implement corrective actions to address quality issues.
- Maintain accurate and complete quality records.
- Review of quality reports.
- Ensure compliance with documentation requirements.
- Communicate quality issues and findings to relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure quality standards are met.
- Provide feedback to improve quality and processes.
- Interpret drawings, procedures, instructions, and specifications for determining the acceptance of the product undergoing inspection.
- Prepare nonconformance reports for found defects and participate in the root cause investigation to eliminate recurrence.
- Assist in the training of other personnel as required by the appropriate management personnel or as required by the specific task being performed.
- Review Inspection and Test Plan as required.
- Coordinate with 3rd party Inspections.
- Conduct daily safety/quality meetings.
Other duties as assigned by TAS
JOB SKILLS:
- Strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal, time management and communication/writing skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Google Docs.
- Knowledge of quality control processes, procedures, ISO9001, and tools.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as drawings, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures, and specifications.
- Ability to communicate clearly, written and verbal, with various levels of management, customers, vendors, and other employees.
- Ability to use basic mathematics in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve quality issues by performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Ability to analyze data and identify trends.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Work with minimal supervision in the accomplishment of duties.
- Ability to pay close attention to detail and ensure accuracy.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of two years of experience in quality assurance, quality control or quality management.
- Minimum of two years of experience with ISO-9000 or similar quality management systems.
- Minimum of one year of experience with ASME Section VIII, IX, V, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.5, ASME B31.9, AWS D1.1, SSPC, or similar welding, construction, and quality codes.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- Associates Degree in Applied Science or any other relevant field (engineering, science, quality management) is a plus.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to obtain Visual/Magnetic Testing Level II certification within six months of employment.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
- Qualifications in NDE methods or a Certified level II.
- ISO 9001 trained.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Ability to lift up to 30 pounds occasionally and/or a negligible amount of weight frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, stooping, crouching, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal and read and understand English. The incumbent will be subject to shop environmental conditions.
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.
TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.
TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.
With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes.
The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.
TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Quality Control Lead Jobs
Align your degree to QC specialty occupation
H-1B eligibility hinges on a direct connection between your degree and the QC Lead role. A degree in industrial engineering, chemistry, or materials science strengthens your case far more than a general business degree, even if you have equivalent experience.
Target regulated industries with consistent LCA filings
Pharmaceutical, medical device, and aerospace manufacturers file LCAs for Quality Control Leads far more consistently than general manufacturers. Focus your search on FDA-regulated or ISO-certified facilities, where QC leadership is a compliance requirement, not an optional hire.
Verify prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your specific QC Lead title and work location before negotiating. Employers must certify they're meeting this threshold on the LCA, so knowing the number protects you during offer discussions.
Search verified sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Filter Quality Control Lead roles on Migrate Mate to surface employers with confirmed LCA filing history in your discipline. This cuts out companies that say they 'may consider' sponsorship and focuses your applications on employers who've already done it.
Prepare your credentials for PERM before the offer stage
If your employer pursues a green card through PERM, DOL requires a formal evaluation of your foreign degree for equivalency. Commission a credential evaluation from a NACES-member service before you're under offer so it doesn't delay the PERM labor certification timeline.
Clarify H-1B portability rights during job transitions
If you're already in H-1B status at another employer, you can start working for a new QC Lead employer once the new I-129 petition is filed with USCIS. You don't need to wait for approval, which matters when a new role has a defined start date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Quality Control Lead role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. A QC Lead role qualifies when the employer can demonstrate it normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field such as engineering, chemistry, or life sciences. Roles framed as supervisory or general operations leadership without a defined degree requirement are more likely to receive a Request for Evidence from USCIS, so the job description language matters significantly.
Which visa categories are realistic for international Quality Control Lead candidates?
H-1B is the primary path for QC Leads with a qualifying technical degree and a U.S. employer willing to sponsor. TN visa is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role maps to an eligible USMCA profession such as engineer or chemist. F-1 candidates with a STEM-designated degree can bridge with OPT or STEM OPT while pursuing H-1B sponsorship. EB-2 and EB-3 green card paths are also viable for candidates whose employers are willing to file PERM labor certification.
How do I find Quality Control Lead employers who actually sponsor visas?
Browse Quality Control Lead listings on Migrate Mate, which shows only employers with verified sponsorship history. This is the most direct way to identify companies that have filed LCAs for QC roles rather than relying on job descriptions that vaguely mention 'visa sponsorship considered.'
Does a three-year bachelor's degree from outside the U.S. satisfy the H-1B specialty occupation requirement?
A three-year degree can qualify, but USCIS scrutinizes it. You'll typically need a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization confirming equivalency to a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree. In some cases, a combination of a three-year degree plus relevant work experience is used to establish equivalency. This evaluation should be in hand before your employer files the I-129 petition, as USCIS may issue an RFE requesting it.
Can a QC Lead role in a pharmaceutical or medical device company lead to a green card?
Yes, and this industry is one of the more reliable paths. FDA-regulated employers frequently sponsor EB-2 and EB-3 green cards for QC leadership because the role is difficult to fill domestically and directly tied to regulatory compliance. The employer files a PERM labor certification with DOL to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available, then follows with an I-140 immigrant petition. Candidates from India and China face significant priority date backlogs in the EB-3 category.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Quality Control Lead jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.