The Quality Assurance Technician will strive to maintain and improve upon an established Quality program within a facility dedicated to the manufacture of heavy, off-road equipment. The successful candidate is required to develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing production processes, including human work factors, quality control, material flow and production coordination. The Quality Assurance Technician will collaborate with engineering, production, and purchasing teams to resolve quality issues, providing an opportunity to enhance product quality and manufacturing efficiency. 

Job Duties: 

• Create and implement standardized quality control procedures
• Communicate Quality Control information to all relevant internal departments, outside vendors, and/or contractors to develop preventative solutions
• Monitor the performance of Quality Control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
• Conduct periodic product and process inspections; conduct physical quality control inspections on welded, machined and fabricated parts
• Provide instruction on Quality guidelines and ways to eliminate deficiencies; recommend corrective actions
• Create and maintain Quality Assurance control documentation and produce relevant reports: nonconformance, daily production quality, root cause analysis, quality trends 
• Review and update standard operating procedures or Quality Assurance manuals
• Inspect and calibrate measuring equipment
• Use measuring equipment such as Vernier, calipers and micrometers, height and other precision measuring gauges
• Coaching and developing others 

Skills and Experience:   

• Design tasks require collaboration with coworkers; effective communication and reasoning skills are essential when working on projects that involve multiple team members
• Collaborate and work closely with cross-functional teams including designers/engineers, manufacturing, and quality control to ensure seamless integration of designs into production
• Must be adaptable to a changing work environment, competing demands and able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events
• Knowledge of drawings and specifications with an understanding of geometric tolerances and dimensions 
• Able to measure complex profiles using a variety of measurement tools 
• Experience or willing to learn equipment calibration and repair 
• Previous design or project experience in any of the following is an asset: raw materials, machining and fabrication production processes, quality control, and the ability to read fabrication drawings  

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics or a related engineering field is preferred
• Certified Quality Technician training is an asset or willingness to work towards CQT
• Understanding or strong interest in machine design fundamentals, mechanics, materials science, thermodynamics, and/or fluid dynamics.
• Computer literacy (ERP Software, Microsoft Excel)