Senior Quality Assurance and Quality Control Engineer

Our client is seeking a QA/QC Regulatory Officer to establish and maintain strong quality-management and regulatory-compliance systems across its North American manufacturing operations. The role has an important cross-border component, ensuring products manufactured in Canada meet applicable technical, safety, traceability and certification requirements for both the Canadian and United States markets. Key Responsibilities • Maintain QA/QC systems for manufactured explosive products and detonators. • Ensure products are appropriately tested, certified and traceable. • Develop sampling procedures and quality-control documentation. • Monitor testing and inspection of raw materials and finished products. • Conduct and document internal quality audits. • Manage regulatory alignment between Canadian and U.S. requirements. • Support approvals and certification of new products. • Maintain regulatory documentation required for cross-border market access. • Support compliance relating to NRCan/ERD, ATF, DOT and MSHA requirements. • Conduct root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement initiatives. • Support supplier quality management. • Develop QA procedures and control sheets. • Analyse quality statistics and identify improvement opportunities. • Reduce rework, scrap and production downtime through stronger quality controls. • Prepare technical and management reports. • Support product equivalency and U.S. market-entry approvals. • Assist in transferring technical and quality expertise into North American operations. Minimum Requirements • Degree or BTech in one of the following or a related discipline: o Industrial Engineering o Chemistry o Mathematics o Statistics • Minimum 3 years' QA/QC or relevant quality experience. • Strong attention to detail. • Ability to interpret and implement quality procedures. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to operate independently. • Strong analytical capability and computer literacy. Advantageous • Six Sigma certification or practical Six Sigma exposure. • Project-management experience. • Experience within explosives, chemicals, mining or regulated manufacturing. • Previous exposure to Canadian or U.S. product certification/regulatory processes. Ideal Candidate This position would suit a quality professional who is comfortable operating between manufacturing quality, regulatory compliance and technical product certification, rather than someone whose experience is limited to routine inspection.