Quality Specialist Jobs in Bowmanville, Canada at Ontario Power Generation
Location: Bowmanville
Status: Permanent Full Time
Working Conditions
:
Hybrid
Education Level:4-year university education in an appropriate engineering or science discipline.
Base
Location:
Darlington, ON
Shift:Days
Travel:50%
Final date to receive applications:May 6, 2026
Salary Range:$1,704.68 – $2,658.86 Per Week
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JOB OVERVIEW
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Quality Specialist.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Supply Chain Quality Services, this position is responsible toperforming and documenting Supplier audits, assessments, oversights, and surveillance inspections, and providing technical guidance, assistance and support to procurement staff, engineering staff, consultants, and suppliers to identify, resolve and prevent quality problems related to the procurement of products and services. Providing guidance relating to the Approved Suppliers List (ASL), particularly restrictions and code references, communicating changes to internal clients/stakeholders.
Developing, maintaining, and trending Supplier quality performance. Initiating corrective action for supplier quality issues.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Travel frequently (i.e., up to 50% of working time) to supplier’s and supplier’s sub-supplier locations in Canada, United States, and Outside North America, as part of their regular job function (i.e. audits, assessments, oversights, surveillance inspections, supplier development, corrective action follow-up, training, and workshops).
Performing and documenting supplier assessments. Identification of issues, challenges, risks, and opportunities for performance improvements that may impact the success of a project.
Performing and documenting procurement oversight activities to ensure compliance with applicable engineering, quality assurance, and regulatory requirements. Preparing and updating Procurement Oversight Plans in consultation with Project Managers. Reviewing Procurement/Material/Quality plans prepared by EPC Contractors and Suppliers.
Developing and maintaining Supplier performance quality information systems, including development of key metrics for Supplier performance monitoring/trend reporting, health indexes, and risk assessment tools.
Collecting and analyzing Supplier’s quality performance data to determine trends, recommending corrective and preventative actions, and initiating required actions in a timely manner to drive improvement. This includes interfacing with Supplier’s quality, technical, and management personnel to identify quality problems and collaboratively developing and implementing solutions and ensuring that effective corrective action is effectively implemented.
Evaluating the business activities of the Business Unit against quality management criteria approved by the Senior Leadership, report findings, observations, and provide improvement recommendations. This includes performing departmental and divisional self-assessments.
QUALIFICATIONS
Requires a 4-year university education in an appropriate engineering or science discipline.
Requires a minimum of over 6 years and up to and including 8 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.
Requires fundamental knowledge and working experience with Quality Management Systems and quality management principles to procedural governance pertaining to procurement of Services and Materials.
Requires engineering knowledge to provide a complete technical service for the procurement of electrical, electronic, mechanical, civil or structural products including the application of complex technical specifications and manufacturing processes and developing…
Title: Quality Specialist
Company: Ontario Power Generation
Location: Bowmanville, Canada
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