Quality Lead Jobs

At BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC) we are committed to excellence in every business initiative. BWXT NEC has achieved an enviable international reputation for excellence in the supply of nuclear fuel and fuel handling systems and service for CANDU reactors in both domestic and international markets. Our success is the result of our commitment to our employees, customers, quality & EHS initiatives.
Quality Lead
We are looking for a Quality Lead for our Peterborough, Ontario site. BWXT NEC's Fuel Handling and Engineered Solutions group is involved in the design, manufacture, development, testing, parts supply, and service of on-power refueling, reactor maintenance, and nuclear medicine delivery tooling sold around the world. We are the original designer of the automated systems that allow 24/7 on power refueling of CANDU reactors and aim to solve some of the Nuclear Industry’s most challenging problems. Today, BWXT’s equipment is being used in most of the nuclear power plants in Canada and is critical to delivering carbon free energy production and lifesaving medical isotopes.
Check out the YouTube video of an innovative product we recently designed and manufactured in partnership with Bruce Power, called the Bruce Reactor Inspection and Maintenance System Channel Access Device. Go to YouTube and search for video: “Bruce Unveils new BRIMS Tool”. There are exceptional opportunities to learn and grow with a career in the nuclear industry in Ontario.
The Peterborough community invites you to take a deep breath, relax and enjoy life. We have an abundance of recreational opportunities, festivals, and entertainment that is fueled by culture, nature and homegrown culinary experiences. Friendly people, inspiring landscapes and incredible lakes are waiting for you in the heart of cottage country. The region is home to 140,000 people (approx. 83,000 in the City of Peterborough) in addition to the charming towns, townships and villages that make up the County. We offer the best of all worlds here and we’d like you to get to know us a bit better. http://peterboroughed.ca/why-peterborough/live/
Job Summary
The Quality Leads (QL) report to the Quality and Training Manager. The QL take on the more complex jobs or provide support and coaching when challenges occur in any job. They often work in “rule-based” activities where they rely on how previous jobs were executed, QA procedures and codes/standards to determine how to complete the work. They sometimes work in “knowledge-based” activities where they rely on their experience, knowledge, ability to reason; to determine how to proceed. The QL help identify and resolve problems with Engineering, customers representatives, vendors, and our manufacturing team.
Responsibilities
Technical Resource for QA and Manufacturing teams
Support development of QA programs

• Support activities outside of BWXT (CSA committees, CANIAC auditor, COG support, ASME interpretations, etc), as required.
• Read and interpret new codes and standards up-dates, determine/identify gaps, and provide feedback, opinion, strategy, support.
• Lead Nuclear auditor – meet all requirement of NQA-1 to be a Lead Nuclear audit, which includes training, testing, on the job training and on-going maintenance. Supporting QS in the development of audit plans, completion of audits and creation of audit reports.
• Support QAEAs and QS by acting as a resource for highly complex decisions, analysis and problem solving. Support others in the interpretation of drawings, technical documents, procedures, codes and standards.
• Trainer for SAT-based training packages. Update and improve existing training packages.
• Lead and/or act as Technical Resource for QA on large projects with many manufacturing requirements, extended supply chains, and/or new designs/build projects.
• Use continuous improvement strategies to determine how to improve on standardized QA processes.
• Interact with Engineering, Customers, Suppliers and Manufacturing to resolve issues.
• Analyze, investigate and research complex problems and provide technical direction to QA and manufacturing project teams.
• Interface with TSSA for nonstandard non-conformance reviews and disposition/agreement on how to proceed for non-standard jobs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Well-developed knowledge/understanding and experience reviewing Product/Process/Equipment qualifications.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Nuclear.
• University or college degree in engineering, science, or technology.
• Well-developed knowledge/understanding and experience interpreting drawings and technical documents.
• Well developed knowledge/understanding and experience evaluating the results of non-destructive examination reports (RT, UT, LP, MP, etc.), dimensional inspection techniques and weld inspection.
• Well-developed knowledge/understanding, and experience determining the correct level of QA planning and testing required for jobs being built to any code and/or standard including pressure boundary, electrical, software, etc (ASME NCA 3800 and 4000, NQA-1, CSA N285, N286 -12, N286.7, Z/N299, ISO 9001, Q396).
• Lead Auditor for vendor audits.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Engineering design and/or quality.

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

• Licensed Ontario professional engineer.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS:

• Well developed technical background.
• Well developed quantitative and analytical skills.

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. embraces diversity of thought, values individuality, encourages new perspectives and provides equal opportunity in employment for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, a conviction for which a pardon has been granted or a record suspended or any other category protected by federal law.