Quality Specialist

Socomec Group; Brampton; Sur place; CAD 80 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Socomec Group is seeking a Quality Specialist within Powersmiths to ensure that all products delivered meet manufacturing specifications and company standards. This role blends hands-on quality work with strategic improvement across the production floor and supplier interfaces.

Responsibilities include root cause analysis, audits, 5S and lean initiatives, and collaboration with design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to prevent defects and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and quality experience in manufacturing.
• ASQ CQE certification and ISO internal auditor training preferred.
• Experience with quality core tools (FMEA, PPAP, CPlan) in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of ISO9001/ISO14001 systems and ETO/CTO environments.

Responsabilités

• Lead root cause analyses and problem solving to resolve non-conformances.
• Perform quality system audits and support 5S and lean initiatives.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and supply chain to ensure specs.
• Promote quality improvements and environmental impact reduction.
• Support and coach teams to prevent manufacturing errors.

Connaissances

Root cause analysis

Audits

Lean manufacturing

5S

Quality improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Strong organizational skills

Travel flexibility

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree

ASQ CQE certification

ISO auditor training (ISO 9001/ISO 14001)

Outils

FMEA

PPAP

CPlan

Description du poste

Socomec Group (Socomec) is a global leader in electrical equipment engineering and manufacturing, specialized in low voltage energy performance.

Socomec North America (NAM) is Socomec’s organization overseeing all operations in North America.

About This Role

As a member company of Socomec SAS, Powersmiths has become the North American hub for integrated power transformation, energy storage, power distribution system design and manufacturing. With access to numerous technology centers beyond North America, Powersmiths is now designing and developing a new line of exciting and innovative products for the global power market. As a result of our recent integration with Socomec SAS, Powersmiths has new and significant opportunities for growth. This is a key role within the Quality Team that will serve as a Quality Specialist, responsible for ensuring that all products delivered to customers are in compliance with manufacturing specifications and company standards. This is a wide-ranging role to achieve and maintain high levels of quality.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• Driving root cause analysis process, including problem‑solving activities, reviewing documents, drawings, and instructions to ensure conformance to requirements, and participating in cross‑functional team meetings.
• Ensuring all non‑conformances are identified and controlled. Driving the process of investigation to ensure timely closure/effectiveness.
• Performing quality system audits.
• Promoting initiatives to improve quality.
• Provide support to Supply Chain Team, this can include highlighting issues related to suppliers quality and bring it to supply chain team attention.
• Reviewing customers, suppliers documentation, such as, certifications, quality requirements to ensure compliance to Socomec requirements.
• Working with design engineers to capture the product requirements and ensuring appropriate correction and corrective measures are put into place.
• Assist in reducing the occurrence of manufacturing errors.
• Participating in continuous improvement activities.
• This position requires a hands‑on approach combined with a strategic mindset.
• Promote and enhance a safety‑first culture. Adherence to all company policies, including health and safety protocols.
• Support and lead 5S, other lean manufacturing initiatives across the production floor for process optimization.

Essential Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment with integrated power and power conversion products in various stages of prototyping, commercialization and production.
• ASQ CQE certification desired.
• ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Internal auditor training preferred.
• Experience working in engineer-to-order, configure-to-order, or custom product manufacturing.
• Experience in quality core tools usage (FMEA, CPlan, PPAP,..).
• Certification in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and / or other problem solving techniques.
• Experience with ISO9001/ISO14001 Environmental and Quality Management Systems.
• Experience in creating and updating documentations (Procedures, Work Instructions etc).
• Hands‑on experience driving Lean manufacturing tools like 5S.
• An appreciation and passion for mitigating the environmental impacts of manufacturing (products, processes, packaging, recycling, energy conservation, etc).
• Demonstrated proficiency with quality inspection activities, and the use of appropriate root cause analysis tools (NC, CAR, 8D, problem solving,…).
• Resourceful, innovative and energetic.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Highly developed attention to detail.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without company sponsorship.
• Ability to travel to international destinations; must possess and maintain a valid passport for international travel.

Compensation: $80,000 to $85,000 CAD

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

All applications are reviewed directly by the Socomec North America Talent Acquisition team and other human reviewers. No automated or AI‑based systems are used to make decisions in the application review process.

We thank all those who apply. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.