Quality Lead [Software & System Design]

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technological firm is seeking a Quality Lead to enhance quality maturity within the organization. The role involves supporting process owners, ensuring adherence to quality commitments, and managing critical action plans. Preferred candidates should have over 10 years in Engineering/Quality Assurance, particularly in the Railway industry, and strong competencies in root cause analysis and corrective actions. This position is based in Toronto, Ontario, with a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• +10 years Engineering/Quality Assurance in Railway Industry or comparable experience in other Industry.
• +5 years of experience in Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action Implementation, Failure Investigation and reporting.
• +5 years of experience as a Quality Assurance Manager (QAM).

Responsibilities

• Support the Discipline Process Owner(s) to ensure uniform implementation of processes.
• Identify trends and alert regarding structural problems.
• Ensure critical action plans are implemented timely.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Corrective Action Implementation

Failure Investigation

Project Lifecycle Management

Quality Management Systems

Education

B.S Software/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

ISO9001

ISO27001

CENELEC standards

Job description

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there\'s something for everyone to get stuck into. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Overview

The Quality Lead contributes to enhancing the maturity level within their domain, in alignment with the operating model established by the entity or country. They help promote a culture of quality and empower operational teams to take responsibility for managing quality on a daily basis. The Quality Lead plays a transversal leadership and coordination role, providing support, guidance, and development for the relevant stakeholders. They may be involved in any of the following three disciplines:

• Engineering Quality Lead
• Industry & Supply Chain Quality Lead
• Services Quality Lead

Key Accountabilities

• Support the Discipline Process Owner(s) to ensure that processes and procedures are implemented in a uniform manner, that tools are reliable and that employees are trained to the required level of competence.
• Support the Discipline Process Owner(s) to ensure that the discipline is organized such that it is able to meet its Quality commitments, and provides problem-solving support where necessary.
• Support the Discipline Process Owner(s) to ensure the proper implementation of the procedures and policy set up to verify discipline-specific processes and integrate them into bids, projects and products.
• Collects and consolidates any questions raised about the profession by Quality Assurance Managers and Customers and addresses these issues in a transverse manner.
• Be responsible to ensure that the discipline transformation plan addresses key Quality issues, and that it effectively delivers the expected results.
• Identifies trends and alerts relative to identified structural problems: Application of procedures, maturity of the organization (consolidated view), correlation with other sources of information.
• Be responsible to ensure that critical action plans are implemented in a timely manner, assesses their efficiency and issues an alert in the event of any discrepancy.
• Analyses the root causes and makes sure that corrective measures are included in performance plans.
• Capitalizes on feedback from the teams concerned.
• Be responsible to ensure that the Customer\'s concerns and expectations are understood and effectively managed.

Key Requirements

• +10 years Engineering/Quality Assurance in Railway Industry or comparable experience in other Industry
• +5 years of experience in Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action Implementation, Failure Investigation and reporting
• +5 years of experience as a Quality Assurance Manager (QAM)
• B.S Software/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Process Improvement Training or background (Six Sigma, DMAIC, ...)
• Good Working Knowledge of:
  • CENELEC standards
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Project Lifecycle and Deployment
  • Product Lifecycle
  • ISO9001, ISO 27001

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma Black or Green Belt, Lead Auditor Qualification in ISO 9001 and 27001,
• Communication & Training Skills

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers

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