Manager, Quality Assurance

at  Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Do you want to work in an environment where you will be responsible for ensuring the CNL Quality Management System (QMS) is fully implemented in an organized and efficient manner? Our Whiteshell Laboratories (WL) location is looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to provide quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) support to projects during all phases from design to construction/commissioning, as well as to perform audits/surveillance and assessment activities on behalf of CNL for suppliers of goods and services to the project. If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you!

LOCATION:

CNL ’s Whiteshell is located in the beautiful and historic municipality of Pinawa, Manitoba, roughly an hour by car from Winnipeg, MB. Pinawa is an excellent choice for people looking for peace and tranquillity and those who love the outdoors.
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CNL respectfully recognizes and acknowledges that the Whiteshell Site is located within the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations, including those within Treaty 1, 3, and 5, and the homeland of the Red River Métis. CNL is thankful to have the opportunity to work on these traditionally and culturally significant lands and waterways.

• Advising on quality codes and standards applied to projects and facility operations.
• Guiding customers in the application of quality standards.
• Assessing existing and potential suppliers and subcontractor suppliers of items and services.
• Ensuring products or services being procured by CNL for quality program work are procured from qualified suppliers who can deliver a technically acceptable product or service.
• Completing bid evaluations on supplier proposals against quality requirements.
• Reviewing adequacy and effectiveness of vendor/customer corrective action plans in response to audit/assessment/surveillance findings.
• Assigning roles in planning, executing, and reporting quality-related surveillance activities on behalf of CNL.
• Providing facilitation and training in surveillance.
• Identifying and reporting conditions adverse to quality to ensure the timely resolution of quality-related issues.
• Facilitating the completion of quality-related corrective actions by project and supplier-responsible leaders, including non-conforming items.
• Supporting the Corrective Action Program by providing leadership and/or support of continual quality improvement initiatives, including participation in Apparent Cause Assessment (ACA) and or Root Cause Assessment (RCA), as requested.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.