Quality Assurance Specialist - Whiteshell, MB, Canada - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Description

Our Whiteshell Laboratories (WL) site located near Pinawa, Manitoba is looking for a Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist / Laboratory Quality Control Representative (LQCR) for the WL Performance and Quality department.

The QA Specialist/LQCR reports to the QA/Quality Control (QC) Section Head, and is accountable to the Director of Business Operations Performance Assurance (PA) & QA.

The QA Specialist provides support to ensure accurate and efficient implementation of the Quality Management System, and that WL remains in compliance with annual QA Program Review, creating/updating QA documents (e.g., QA plan, procedures), self-assessments, effectiveness reviews, etc.).

The QA Specialist also carries out Quality Control services for the WL Environmental Management (EM) Laboratories and analytical measurements accurately and efficiently, in support of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) site operations, regulatory compliance, decommissioning efforts, and other programs as necessary.

WL Site QA Support

• Providing decommissioning compliance support to WL Projects to ensure successful planning & execution of work scope.
• Providing review & comment/consultation for WL Projects documents.
• Conducting Management Reviews, Surveillance, Self-Assessments and special assignments as required.

Laboratory Quality Assurance Officer

• Working closely with the Environmental Management (EM) Laboratory to ensure compliance with the EM QA Plan which aligns with the ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
• QA of Analysts data related to Quality Verification (QV) and verifying for accuracy.
• Recording all QV test data in the appropriate electronic and paper files for required retention times.
• QA Support for Purchase Requisitions
• Providing procurement QA Oversight by reviewing QPS (Quality Program Selection) and SIF (Supplementary Information Form) forms.
• Providing procurement QA oversight support for WL Site staff purchase orders.
• Initiating/Reviewing/approving purchase orders for quality requirements including laboratory equipment, calibration and proficiency testing when required.

Understand QA principles and procedures applicable to design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations and decommissioning.

• Interpret quality assurance data arising from a number of different analytical measurement techniques, applied to very different specimen types, and for different end purposes.
• Produce clear reports summarizing the performance of the Quality System.
• Write concisely to summarize the success of Quality Verification measurements.
• Demonstrate good technical and organizational skills.
• Motivate, coach, and use supervisory skills to encourage staff to implement the quality programs and assess their effectiveness.
• Review QA documentation for errors or inconsistencies and suggest corrective actions to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Work independently to solve organizational and technical problems
• Manage important data files carefully to avoid loss or corruption.
• Accommodate the needs of several Quality programs simultaneously.
• Minimum 2 year's specific experience with Quality Assurance principles and applications.
• Sound understanding of Quality Assurance principles and procedures applicable to design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations and decommissioning.
• 5, standards and specifications, or the ability to learn these.
• Experience in QA verification, self-assessment and audit activities.
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Experience in training and presentation skills would be considered an asset.

Degree or Technology Diploma in a relevant Physical Science, graduate from a recognized institute of advanced technology and related working experience in a relevant field (e.g., nuclear operations or chemical engineering, construction and manufacturing, etc.), Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC) which has a minimum requirement of three (3) years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States and/or the United Kingdom.

CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat "Standard on Security Screening" and the "Policy on Government Security".

Ability to work in an office environment, in laboratories and in-field.

• Ability to work overtime.

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pace setters, so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

• o and a pension

Pinawa is an excellent choice for people looking for peace and tranquility and those who love the outdoors.

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion in achieving our mission.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and a corporate culture that is built on our

Core Values:

Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity and Excellence which encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees.

If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying.

CNL respectfully recognizes and acknowledges that the Whiteshell Site is located within the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations, including those within Treaty 1, 3, and 5, and the homeland of the Red River Métis.