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Quality Lead

Svante

Svante

Quality Assurance
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Posted on Jul 31, 2024

Location: 8800 Glenlyon Pkwy, Burnaby, British Columbia

Career Level: Technical Level 4

Who are we?

Svante is a rapidly growing clean energy technology company making commercial-scale carbon capture and removal a reality and enabling global industries to play offense in the fight against climate change that will accelerate the global transition to a lower-carbon economy.

The growing success of our company is owed to our commitment to our people, our emphasis on our values, and our innovative technology. Passion is put into what we do every day.

Purpose of the Role:

As the Quality Lead, you will focus on providing wide-ranging support to the quality function, promoting and integrating Quality and a Lean culture into every aspect of our business. You will assist in developing, implementing, and managing the company's Quality Program, ensuring it conforms to internal, customer, ISO/other standards, regulatory, and legal requirements. You will also apply the skills and experience to manage a strong quality infrastructure, focusing on building the quality management system from scratch that will support the business vision.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • You have at least 8 years of relevant experience in ISO program implementation and maintenance.
  • You have demonstrated experience with business management systems, conducting QMS-related audits.
  • You have advanced knowledge of ISO standards, building general business processes used in product engineering, manufacturing and construction environments.
  • You have excellent understanding of all aspects of Process Flow Mapping, Quality Tools and Lean principles.
  • You have a undergraduate degree in a related field.

Bonus Skills and Qualifications:

  • You have ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Training accreditation.

What Success looks like in this role:

  • You will work with the Director of Enterprise Quality on the implementation and maintenance of Svante Quality Management System including the quality manuals, quality systems procedures, standard operating procedures, and related documents in accordance with ISO and other regulatory bodies requirements and standards.
  • You will contribute to the development and implementation of best practice Quality strategies, policies, processes, and procedures to support and improve operational performance.
  • You will manage the internal audit program to ensure all nonconformities raised from certification bodies, customers or against suppliers during audits are effectively corrected and independently verified.
  • You will closely monitor the performance of key quality indicators and initiate, deploy and implement plans or measures to meet the goal set.
  • You will identify areas where there is the potential for improvement of quality or risk management to the benefit of stakeholders through the collection and analysis of information.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Svante is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. All Svante employees share in the responsibility for assuring that, by our personal actions, the policies are effective. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Pay Equity Statement

Svante believes in pay equity, fairness and transparency, and so we include a salary range within the job posting. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

The actual salary offered to the final candidate is based on the salary range shown, and will vary depending on the candidate's relative experience, qualifications, and anticipated level of performance. We assess all candidates individually and strive to offer competitive and equitable compensation packages.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that recognize employees for their performance and contributions. In addition to Base Pay, Svante provides comprehensive benefits to employees such as Restricted Share Units, Extended Health and Dental Plan, Retirement Saving Plan, free access to a Fitness Centre and more!