Materials & Qualification Specialist

Nexans USA Inc; Quinte West; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans USA Inc in Ontario, Canada seeks a Materials & Qualification Specialist to drive CSA/UL certifications and qualification programs for NAM sites and global partners. The role also leads raw material supplier evaluation, specification maintenance, and technical oversight of inter-company cable supply.

Responsibilities include coordinating with commercial teams, supporting ISO/IEC quality initiatives, and ensuring compliance with applicable standards while traveling globally as needed.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of cable design, manufacturing or cable applications engineering experience.
• Excellent knowledge of CSA & UL power cables and their respective standards.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication ability with customers, contractors and management.
• University or College degree in engineering or engineering technology.
• Must be willing and able to travel globally on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Manage or supervise UL/CSA qualification projects for manufacturing sites within NAM and globally, product lines and raw materials.
• Technical ownership of NAM raw material sourcing, including vendor evaluation and redesign-to-cost initiatives.
• Maintain NAM raw material specifications and stay up-to-date on developments in cable raw material supply chain.
• Remain aware of global certifications and ensure compliance with internal and customer specifications.
• Provide technical support to marketing and customers regarding CSA/UL portfolio of products and act as internal contact for cable certifications.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Travel willingness

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Full Time

Junior professional – up to 5 years

ID: 81078

WHO ARE WE?

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet. With around 28,000 people in 42 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone Nexans recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique.

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM

Our story starts in 1911, manufacturing cables to support the distribution of power generated from Niagara Falls, Nexans has proudly contributed to Canada's growth. We have been involved in many of Canada's most ambitious projects; from dams, bridges, energy transmission and distribution to railroads and transportation. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer and our products are made at facilities located in Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

As a Materials & Qualification Specialist, you will report directly to the Engineering and Technical Director in our Engineering team.

GETTING TO KNOW THE POSITION

One of the strategic orientations that Nexans pursues consists in capturing growth and differentiating its offer by escalading the value chain from the production of cables towards the provision of innovative cable systems and services and solutions to better address the current and future needs of our partners and customers.

The position will be the voice of the technical team for all aspects of Grid &Connect North America global supply chain for raw materials, semi-finished goods and finished goods. They will act as the Interface between North America commercial & supply chain teams, global supply chain, technical & production teams, and North America Central Engineering. The positions will also support the qualification process for CSA/UL approvals at global sites.

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

• Support global Nexans manufacturing sites through CSA/UL project scoping and execution based on NAM leadership team guidance on growth opportunities
• Maintain certification project schedules, ensuring completion on-time
• Review existing CSA/UL certifications (internal and external to NAM) to determine if they are acceptable for cables that NAM team intends to quote
• Raw Materials:
• Work with purchasing and operations teams to identify, investigate, trial and approve new raw material suppliers for cost savings, CSA/UL qualifications and risk mitigation purposes
• Promote standardization of raw materials between NAM sites where possible
• Conduct initial inspections and ongoing audits of RM suppliers as required
• Inter-Company cable supply
• Provide technical oversight of Inter-co supply chain implementation, along with regular check-ins once production has commenced. Understand manufacturing capabilities of subject sites, identify gaps and opportunities for those sites to be better-suited to production of required UL/CSA cables
• Support global Nexans manufacturing sites in specifying locally-sourced equipment where required to produce NAM cable constructions
• Quality:
• Participate in NAM ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 certification and audits
• Monitor testing of globally-sourced RM & FG within site of manufacture or at a NAM testing location to ensure compliance with internal & customer specifications and applicable standards
• Commercial & Marketing technical support:
• Provide technical advice and information as required by commercial & marketing teams related to CSA/UL portfolio of products. Includes communicating directly with customers /installers / end users.
• Serve as backup for product design engineers at NAM sites if required, in case of increased design backlog, absence due to extended vacation or sickness, etc.

Expected Results:

Project management – 50%:

• Manage or supervise UL / CSA qualification projects for manufacturing sites within NAM and globally, product lines and raw materials. Includes travel to other Nexans sites, testing labs, raw material & equipment suppliers etc.

Technical ownership of NAM raw material sourcing: 25%

• Manage or supervise the technical aspects of new raw material sourcing, vender evaluation etc. Key participation in redesign-to-cost initiatives
• Maintain NAM raw material specifications
• Remain up-to-date on developments in cable raw material supply chain, and identify & suggest opportunities for Nexans to leverage new or modified materials or processes to improve competitiveness

Other central engineering functions – 25%:

• Acts as internal point of contact for topics related to cable certifications, material qualifications
• Participate in customer specification reviews, comparing custom specifications with existing CSA/UL certifications, plant capabilities, previous customer specifications etc
• Support marketing / innovation initiatives as required from a technical perspective

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE ?

• A minimum of 5 years of cable design, manufacturing or cable applications engineering experience
• Excellent knowledge of CSA & UL power cables and their respective standards
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication ability with customers, contractors and management
• University or College degree in engineering or engineering technology
• Must be willing and able to travel globally on a regular basis

Type of Position: New position

Use of AI: None

Salary: [$90,000.00 per annum to $100,000.00 per annum]

Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

What drives us

At Nexans, purpose, excellence and people drive us. We electrify the future responsibly, with strong commitments to sustainability, innovation and inclusion. Empowering every employee to grow, contribute and create lasting impact worldwide. Join us in shaping a better tomorrow.