Job Description

The Ballard Quality Team has an opportunity for a Quality Technician in our Burnaby facility. The successful candidate's primary responsibilities will be to support quality control, perform and document incoming inspection of material and components and facilitate material review disposition.

Responsibilities

• Use approved equipment and procedures to perform incoming inspection on materials and parts against established specifications and control plans
• Enter inspection data into an integrated plant system database to generate internal lot numbers and inspection reports
• Organize and maintain quality control records and files
• Identify, segregate and report on non-conforming parts and materials to the appropriate design authority and the Supply Chain team, including creating Non-Conformance Report
• Use calibrated measuring and test equipment and provide notification when equipment is out of calibration or damaged
• Complete in-process quality verification of raw materials as specified in control plans
• Complete quarterly verification of inventory in the inspection location and liaise with the Materials Management team
• Work with engineers and Quality Technologists to conduct first article inspections for new products and help to develop IQC Control Plans
• Liaise with other members in the organization on issues related to the quality of parts and materials
• Update shared master spreadsheet on parts status
• Contribute to a high-performance work team environment

Requirements

• Directly related 2 years of experience working in quality control within a manufacturing environment an asset
• High School Diploma or post-secondary technical education
• Quality Management training an asset
• Ability to read control plans and engineering drawings
• Demonstrated ability to use basic metrology instruments and measure tolerances
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Experience with statistical data analysis
• Experience using Word and Excel and a document control system such as Agile

If you possess a solid understanding of quality standards, excellent communication and technical skills coupled with the demonstrated ability to be flexible, task oriented and customer focused this position may be for you. The Quality Assurance Team places a strong emphasis on working as a team and delivering tasks rapidly.

Our Values

Listen & Deliver | Quality. Always. | Inspire Excellence | Row Together | Own It

Ballard values diversity in the workplace and is committed to Employment Equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.