API Auditor

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

API Auditor conducting Quality Management Systems audits in oil and gas. Long-term contract roles with the potential for permanent employment.

Posted 5/19/2026contractRemote • Louisiana • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The auditor will receive additional training and is then expected to support the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Perform Quality Management Systems (QMS) audits of manufacturing, oil & natural gas service organizations.
Perform technical audits against product specifications, performance criteria, management systems, and contract requirements.
This position will be based at locations within the operational areas when on assignment. Responsibilities will be performed at assigned client locations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or equivalent GED with technical training required.
University or College (post-secondary) degree in a technical field preferred.
At least four years of appropriate technical/ quality work experience.
Minimum of two years of auditing experience or two years of professional experience (engineering, project planning, management, supervisory, manufacturing, etc.) OR two years of experience that combines auditing and professional.
Oil and gas industry experience or experience in similar manufacturing and/or service industries.
Participation in at least five management system audits is preferred.
Working knowledge of the following manufacturing processes: Machining, Heat Treatment, Welding, Coating, and NDE.
Ability to identify following the requirements from a technical document, as applicable: Design (dimensional requirements), Performance/ testing requirements, Material requirements, Marking requirements, Packing and shipping requirements.
Desired Auditing Skills: Process-based experience.
Previous experience in NACE/ IAF Code 17 and 18.
Desired Management System Knowledge: API specifications (API Specs 5CT, 6A, 6D, Q1, etc.).
Desired: Quality, environmental and/or health and safety management system implementation, design, maintenance, etc. experience.
Management System Knowledge: Working knowledge of applicable Management System Standards: API Spec Q1.
Auditing techniques (ISO 9001, 14001, and/or OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor Course, internal auditor training, ISO 19011 training, other lead auditor training.)
MS standards (API Spec Q1, API Spec Q2, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, etc.)
Technical training (ASME inspections, welding, service industry training, etc.)
Speak, read, and write (including reporting) effectively in English.
Fluent in the local language of the audit(s) where the auditor lives and works.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Travel arrangements would be provided as required.

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Hard Skills & Tools

auditingquality management systemsmanufacturing processesmachiningheat treatmentweldingcoatingnon-destructive testingauditing techniquestechnical document analysis

Soft Skills

communicationreportingprocess-based experience

Certifications

Lead Auditor Courseinternal auditor trainingISO 19011 training