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Company Overview

Channel Industrial, a family run business with over 30 years of experience, is honored to have received the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury 2024 Economic Development Award for our contributions to industry innovation and community growth. We are a Canadian based leader in design and fabrication of custom metal products located in the heart of Bradford, Ontario. Our continuous growth has led to the recent upgrade of our state-of-the-art facility with late model and large capacity machining centers. We serve a wide range of business sectors, offering our employees the opportunity to work on a diverse and exciting array of projects. If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative environment where personal growth is encouraged and development is supported, we invite you to join our team.
Summary

The Quality Manager will be responsible for managing inspection processes, quality documentation, non-conformance control, corrective actions, calibration, and continuous improvement. This role works closely with Production, Engineering/Planning, Purchasing, Shipping, suppliers, and customers to ensure fabricated, welded, and machined products meet drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and applicable quality standards.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with fabrication inspection, weld quality, dimensional verification, NCR/CAPA processes, and quality management systems in a shop-floor manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities

• Lead QA/QC activities for fabricated, welded, machined, and assembled components in a custom steel fabrication environment.
• Oversee incoming, in-process, fit-up, weld, dimensional, final, and pre-shipment inspections to ensure products meet drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and applicable standards.
• Review fabrication drawings, weld symbols, tolerances, job travelers, customer specifications, inspection requirements, and quality documentation requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and complete inspection records, including inspection reports, checklists, photos, ITPs, hold points, MTRs, CoCs, NCRs, calibration records, and final data packages.
• Manage non-conforming material and product, including identification, tagging, segregation, NCR documentation, disposition follow-up, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and rework verification.
• Maintain calibration control for measuring and inspection equipment, including calibration status, due dates, records, and required follow-up.
• Support ISO 9001 quality management system activities, including procedure compliance, document control, record control, internal audits, management review, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor quality trends, rework, scraps, customer concerns, supplier issues, and recurring defects, and recommend practical improvements to reduce quality costs and production delays.
• Train and support shop employees on quality procedures, drawing interpretation, weld quality expectations, inspection requirements, and proper documentation practices.
• Support compliance with applicable TSSA, CWB, CSA, customer, company quality, and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of QA/QC experience in steel fabrication, welding, machining, heavy equipment, or a similar industrial manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience in a Quality Manager, QA/QC Lead, Quality Supervisor, or Senior Inspector role is strongly preferred.
• Strong ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings, weld symbols, tolerances, job travelers, customer specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Hands-on experience with dimensional inspection, fit-up inspection, visual weld inspection, final inspection, and workmanship acceptance.
• Practical knowledge of fabrication and welding processes, including fitting, cutting, drilling, machining, assembly, FCAW, GMAW, and MCAW.
• Experience with NCRs, CAPA, root-cause analysis, rework verification, calibration control, MTRs, CoCs, inspection records, and final documentation packages.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems is preferred.
• TSSA / ASME for Section II Material Spec, Section V Nondestructive Testing, Section VIII Boiler and Pressure Vessels, and Section IX Welding, Brazing and Fusing Qualifications is an asset.
• Familiarity with CWB requirements, CSA W47.1, W47.2, W186, CSA W59, and welding inspection practices is a strong asset.
• CWB Welding Inspector Level 1 or Level 2 is an asset.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in a shop-floor production environment.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodation

Channel Industrial Group is committed to providing a fair and respectful hiring process. Applicants will be considered based on skills, qualifications, and relevant experience. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates participating in the recruitment process.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to apply through Indeed or submit their resume directly to HR@channelind.com. Candidates applying by email are asked to include “Quality Manager – Fabrication & Welding” in the subject line.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for the next stage of the recruitment process will be contacted.

For more information about Channel Industrial Group, please visit our website at https://www.channelind.com/.

Pay: $90,000.00-$120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Work Location: In person