Specialist Iii, Maintenance Qaqc

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.
At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.
Purpose
The scope includes review of required standards, auditing to verify performance to the standards, and implementation of corrective actions for any issues found. Performs a range of qualified and complex Quality tasks to ensure that agreed quality standards (for products, services, solution, or projects) comply with agreed requirements.
Accountabilities

• Initiates actions according to guidelines when Quality does not match the standards.
• Review and recommend actions for non-conformance issues and ensure effective resolution by coordinating root cause analysis, corrective actions and change management processes.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as may be developed, including conducting inspections on construction projects, and other such tasks.
• Documentation Verification - Review service records and other documents for accuracy and compliance to OEM specifications. Ensure that quality assurance standards and regulatory requirements are met. Reads and interprets work orders, inspection manuals, meters, and engineering diagrams, drawings, and schematics to determine inspection and test procedures.
• Lead, conduct or participate in end of warranty inspection processes.
• Proceeds with qualified, routine, and non-routine Quality tasks.
• Non-Conformance Record – Record, document, and follow up non-conformance occurrences. Follow up on the effectiveness of containment and corrective actions. Provides support to the investigation of the nonconformance. (Pictures, measurements, documents, etc.). Verify the effectiveness of the implemented solution
• The Quality Inspector will conduct audits / checks of Renewable assets, covering both Contracted and Self Perform services and operations. The Quality Inspector will produce reports documenting findings and will communicate such findings with site personnel, Operations and Engineering teams and Renewables Leadership.
• Lead or assist in the development and completion of Lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts.
• Responds to quality related inquiries and may act as the first point of contact in subject matters.
• Responsible for scheduling meetings with the site manager and operations management to discuss the findings at project sites. Report and assist in any meetings with main office personnel and management. Interpret and implement quality assurance processes with relevant site personnel.
• Applies specialized Quality systems, equipment, tools, and methods.
• The Quality inspector will develop/audit service work methods and documentation to verify they meet standards. This will include product quality inspections (PQI) and maintenance quality inspections (MQI).

Education and Experience

• Ability to prepare reports and present findings to Liberty Operations Management.
• Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as assigned.
• Qualified applicants must have legal status for employment in Canada or USA, and are able to travel to our operating facilities across Canada and USA.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365.
• Driving is an essential function of the job and applicants must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a Quality Inspector or similar role with a Bachelor’s Degree or 5-8 years experience with Associate or College Diploma.
• Occasional work on holidays / extended hours.
• Formal training or certificate in Quality from ASQ or Equivalent is a strong asset.
• Experience in the Wind/Solar Energy Industry preferred.
• Working in outdoor environments in occasionally inclement weather conditions.
• Working at heights training and/or certification is an asset.
• Up to 40% travel.
• Self-starter and able to work independently when required.

Years of Experience
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.
For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.
Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.
With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.
What We Offer
Company funded Pension program
401k with Company match
Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)
Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
Share purchase/match plan
Defined Contribution savings plan
Top Talent Program
Volunteer paid days off
Employee Assistance Program
Achievement fund
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.