Quality Assurance Specialist

CAE; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in flight training technology is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to maintain their world-class Quality Management System. The role involves ensuring product integrity through rigorous quality assurance practices, including comprehensive auditing processes and the development of inspection standards. Qualified candidates will have a strong background in manufacturing quality systems, internal and external auditing skills, and be fluent in both French and English.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and Quality Management Systems.
• Mandatory internal and external auditing experience.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and its QMS principles.
• Knowledge of mechanical/electrical assembly processes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall Manufacturing Quality Assurance Systems.
• Conduct audits and report findings; issue corrective actions.
• Ensure product conformity to requirements and develop inspection standards.
• Identify opportunities for improvements using quality tools.

Skills

Bilingual (French and English)

Excellent oral and written communication

Education

D.E.C. in Electrical or Mechanical

Job description

About This Role

The Quality Assurance Group develops and sustains a world class Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure conformity of customer deliverables and promote continuous improvement. As a Quality Assurance Specialist at CAE, your role will be to ensure that company standards are maintained, and product integrity is preserved on hardware products used in flight training devices.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will be responsible for overall Manufacturing Quality Assurance Systems (Incoming Quality, Process Quality, Final Inspection, complete life cycle of manufacturing including product & process validations.

• Perform the complete cycle of the auditing process – plan an audit, conduct an audit, report/communicate findings, and issue corrective actions when necessary. Audit types include internal processes (manufacturing, regulatory, internal policies) as well as external/supplier (QMS, design, fabrication, assembly, testing, inspection).

• Ensure product conformity to drawing requirements based on a quality plan – develop inspection and test standards, establish control points, oversee the inspection process, address non-conformities through resolution plans.

• Lead MRB meetings and provide recommendation.
• Manufacturing Quality Audit systems.
• Validation & Verification of Processes / Process Qualification techniques.
• Deployment of factory metrics for continuous improvements.

• Identify opportunities for improvement – analyze data for recurring issues and identify top offenders using quality tools (fishbone/pareto/control charts); facilitate quality improvement sessions.

Requirements

• Min D.E.C. in Electrical or Mechanical (or equivalent technical education and experience).
• 5+ years related experience in manufacturing environment and Quality management systems.
• Mandatory Internal and external (supplier) auditing experience.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and its QMS principles.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes related to mechanical or electrical products (mechanical/electrical assembly, PCB assembly, cable assembly).
• Bilingual (French and English).
• Excellent ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

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Position Type

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender indentity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by local laws.

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