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Sprucedale, Ontario, Canada

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Cambridge,On

Kitchener,

Position: Quality Technician (Contract) Position Summary: Reporting directly to the Director, Quality and Process Management, Responsible for all quality documents, process development, issue resolution, preventative actions, product launch.• Preparing and Performing Internal Audit Plans • Review Documents, Specifications, Work Instructions, and Forms for content and accuracy. • Support Quality Assurance Department with preparing for newly acquired contracts.

Guelph

New Product Documentation• Prepare Control Plans for each new launch• Prepare Operator Check sheets (ITP, SPC, FPV) for each new launch.• Develop gauge lists for all operations.• Procure gauges not currently in house as needed.• Procure masters or develop master parts as needed.• Undertake part and process reviews to ensure the process is utilized to maximize efficiency, productivity and quality.• Setup all lab equipment and perform Millipore cleanliness testing.• Create Standard Work Instructions for Millipore and train others.

Breslau

• Interface with Clients to resolve QA issues• Maintain the QA Manual and Procedures• Manage the Quality Assurance Program• Arrange, Identify and provide QA training • Prepare and execute Internal Audits / Layered Audits• Assist with Production Scheduling• Implement & Maintain a “FIFO” system• Implement and Maintain “GP-12” Pre-Launch activities• Initiate “MCN” Reports• Initiate “Corrective Action Reports”• Initiate “Quality Alerts” • Review and Approve Control Plans• Set up Quality Gates to ensure that quality is built into every process

Tiverton, ON (Contracted to Bruce Power Generating Station)Ensure that Siemens Quality Policies, Standards & Procedures are adhered to.Responsible for Training of QA Project Instructors, Initiate Corrective Action Plans Verify that Engineering Deliverables meet Siemens Quality Management System standards, Developed and implemented a Non Conformance Report (NCR) database,Served as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all Non Conformance issues,Review & Approve Work Packages,Review & Approve Inspection & Test Plans (ITP's),Interface with Client to resolve QA issues,Schedule off-site inspections,Plan, create & schedule vendor audits,Status reports generated for head officePlan Of Day meetings held to update all parties involved with project on QA issuesFollow-up meetings with Engineering concerning modifications to design issuesEnsure the N286 Standards & Procedures are adhered to.Initiate Non Conformance ReportSchedule meetings to discuss NCR status and recommended resolutions

Cambridge , Ont

Maintained ISO 9001-2000 standards, Trained shop personnel, Lead Hands & the Production Manager on weld inspection techniques,Set up databases for weld quality and initiated Corrective Action PlansSet up Quality Gates to ensure that quality was built into every process,Provided direction for training to improve quality throughout the entire job structureFollowed up on all Non-Conformance Reports from customers,Initiated a Pro-Active approach with customers' quality departments to ensure that quality was foremost in all VeriForm products.

· Scheduled measurement for all stamp panels, sub-assemblies as well as full framing bodies, · Coordinated all critical welds to be tested in the Metals Lab on a weekly basis, · Set up weld inspection criteria and defect reaction plans, · Trained in Destructive Testing Methods, i.e. Jaws of Life and Plasma Cutting, · Trained other Team Leaders, Group Leaders, Assistant Managers and Maintenance on how to interpret weld defects, as well as the setting up of databases for monitoring weld quality.

Trained in Destructive Testing Methods, i.e. Jaws of Life and Plasma Cutting,Trained other Team Leaders, Group Leaders, Assistant Managers and Maintenance on how to interpret weld defects, as well as the setting up of databases for monitoring weld quality.