Quality Assurance & Project Technical Support Representative
Why join us?
SNC-Lavalin provides cutting-edge engineering, procurement, construction and financing solutions to projects in more than 100 countries around the world. From the Canadian Arctic to the Southern African region and Australasia, our multicultural workforce is driven by a fierce pride in their work and a pioneering vision.
SNC-Lavalin is truly a global expert in its field and has been chosen to design and build some of the most prestigious projects in the world.
How will you contribute to the team?
To perform this role successfully, the individual will provide QA representation and technical support at a Project Level, for SNC-Lavalin clients and will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
Key outputs -
- Supports QA efforts and initiatives for assigned SNC-Lavalin projects.
- Provides technical support on behalf of the Client at a project level.
- High quality work product in line with the SNC-Lavalin ethics.
- Representing the Client by, participating in production, quality, and design review meetings, developing project related presentations, KPIs and report development.
- Monitoring and Auditing of QA Processes.
- Maintain professional confidentiality relating to client information.
- Assure contract compliance on behalf of the Client.
Essential duties -
- Attend project production meetings, taking notes and communicating effectively verbally and in writing to the client project manager.
- Represent the client at the supplier’s site and at subcontractor’s shops when necessary.
- Validate and approve deliverables, parts and samples provided by the supplier.
- Verify the integrity and quality of the supplier’s work and if necessary, reject all non-conforming work.
- Approve the repair and the inspection plans prepared by the supplier.
- Oversee tests and approve test reports produced by the supplier.
- Verify and approve the supplier’s Quality Assurance and Safety plans.
- Verify and approve the preliminary and final versions of procedures written by the supplier for installation, repairs, inspections, and testing.
- In conjunction with the supplier, perform First Article inspections on different systems and/or components and approve the supplier’s inspection reports.
- In conjunction with the supplier, perform inspections at critical points of the work process and approve the supplier’s inspection reports.
- Check, approve and if necessary, propose changes to the first prototype cars.
- Maintaining up-to-date lists of drawings and manuals produced by the supplier and of those provided by the client.
- On behalf of the Client, ensure supplier parts inventory list pertaining to the project is maintained.
- Coordinate between the client and the supplier the delivery of parts provided by the client.
- Verify and approve all articles, parts, materials, or equipment proposed by the supplier as substitutes to those prescribed in the technical specifications.
- Revise obsolete material and decide with the client project manager on their disposition.
- Record and communicate a periodic review of the work performed by the supplier, which includes completed work, work in progress, upcoming work, quality of completed work, additional work, inspections and/or tests, budget, issues and problems.
- Record and communicate any critical comments on the work and changes made to the cars.
- Report that the work is on-schedule.
- Monitor changes and additional work proposed by the supplier and communicate these to the client project manager for his approval.
- Ensure that all remedial work has been performed.
- Monitor optional items requested by the client.
- Report any anomalies as soon as possible to the client project manager. These anomalies may be of an administrative, financial, or technical nature.
- Verify and approve the car history books produced by the supplier.
What will you contribute?
- 10+years’ experience in the operation, manufacturing, rebuilding or quality control of rail vehicles with preferably 5+ years directly in quality control/assurance.
- Ability to ensure the client needs are understood and responded to in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Seeks out and acts upon feedback from clients.
- Communicates effectively; seeks to understand and delivers key messages to individuals and groups.
- Applies active listening skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English required.
Safety and work environment:
- Work locations will include client’s offices, and rail manufacturer facilities.
- Safety is a top priority and compliance with specific SNC-Lavalin, Client, Facility owner or Provincial regulations is required.
- Appropriate actions must be taken to minimize risk in all work environments.
- Compliance with all aspects of the SNC-Lavalin ethics and certification is required.
- Compliance with all SNC-Lavalin, Client, Facility Owner and Provincial requirements regardingCOVID-19 is required.
Mobility:
- Must possess a valid Provincial driver’s licence.
- Must be able to travel up to75% of each month.
What we offer at SNC-Lavalin:
At SNC-Lavalin, you will enjoy competitive compensation, a safe and healthy work environment, and a full range of benefits (ie.: group insurance, retirement savings plan, share purchase plan, continuing education program, etc.).
You think that a career in our team could match your profile, submit your application online now!
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