MacLean Engineering is looking for skilled and experienced Quality Systems Specialist to join our team in Barrie, Ontario This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing team. If you are looking to be challenged, valued, and rewarded with a competitive compensation package in a dynamic work environment, this position is for you!
About the Position: The Quality System Specialist is responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives that reflect our quality objectives, mission, vision, values of the company, and uphold compliance to ISO standards.. This position requires the following proficiencies:
- Support managers and supervisors in the development and monitoring of quality management system (QMS) objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and continual improvement activities.
- Analyze metrics from all processes to implement QMS initiatives across all levels of the company and at multiple sites as required.
- Determine with management, the risks and opportunities that affect the business and work with them to address top risks with corrective actions and seize opportunities.
- Schedule and facilitate regular management reviews to monitor above areas.
- Assist Procurement with vendor relationships and vendor audits to ensure alignment relating to quality and the supplier manual to prevent non-conformances and increase quality.
- Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering on nonconformity and corrective action processes, with the goal of identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Evaluate the content within the PPR database reviewing completeness, map trends and report on opportunities for improvement.
- Monitor high-severity PPRs and KPIs and assist with communication within the operational environment.
- Monitor and report on quarantine area to resolve stagnant parts or urgent demand for quarantined parts.
- Plan and manage the internal and external audit schedule, providing focus, direction, and leadership. Drive resolution and response to audit actions.
- Maintain process flow mapping needs to track the continual improvement of the QMS; Maintain an overall process integration flow between departments and sites.
- Provide guidance on the development, auditing, editing, and approvals of high-level process workflows, standard operating procedures, quality standards, work instructions, and other supporting documentation.
- Conduct gap analysis of processes and subsequent controls, providing training to process owners to support all sites and branches.
- Coordinate, and at times deliver, training to employees to improve QMS awareness and competence.
- Responsible for internal and external communication relating to the QMS.
- Travel between Ontario sites as required
- Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor or designate.
About You: The successful candidate(s) must be willing to learn, open-minded and flexible, organized and detail oriented, team oriented, disciplined, and must have a positive attitude, along with the following qualifications:
- Diploma or Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality or a related discipline
- Lean/Six Sigma/Auditor Certificate is an asset.
- Five (5) + years’ experience working in a Quality and/or Manufacturing Engineering role ideal
- Demonstrated understanding of fundamental quality principles, systems, methods, organizational dynamics, customer expectations and satisfaction, supplier relations, training, root-cause analysis and improvement systems
- Proficient with MS Office Suite; SharePoint, Visio,
- CAD, and SolidWorks is an asset
- Experience implementing or managing ISO 9001:2015 in a manufacturing environment.
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA, PFMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) principles, and Production Part Approval Process, (PPAP) an asset
About Us: Founded in 1973 in Ontario, Canada, MacLean Engineering is the world’s largest Canadian-based manufacturer of underground mining equipment. While continuing to expand both our product range and global footprint, we remain privately owned and committed to the founder’s original design principles: safety, productivity, and enduring quality. Our company delivers mobile equipment solutions for both underground and surface mining, supported by unit-of-one manufacturing expertise and a global service network.
Driven by a strong commitment to safety, productivity, and customer support, MacLean serves mining operations worldwide through branches in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, and Australia. We operate five manufacturing facilities located in Collingwood, Owen Sound, Barrie, North Bay, and Mexico, and employ over 1,000 people across six countries and four continents. The next chapters of MacLean’s mining innovation story are being written within the broad themes of electrification, automation, and digitalization of the global mining industry.
Our skilled tradespeople work in a safety‑first environment to build high‑quality components and equipment for the underground mining, municipal, environmental, and industrial sectors. Join MacLean and contribute to a legacy defined by innovation, craftsmanship, and meaningful impact.
We offer competitive wages and benefits including:
- 3 weeks’ vacation annually.
- Comprehensive Group benefits Package (Once probationary period is completed)
- Annual Employee Bonus
- Voluntary DPSP (Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan) and GRRSP (Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan) (Once probationary period is completed)
- Paid sick and family emergency time
- $250 Annual Safety Shoe allowance
- $200 Prescription Safety Glasses allowance every 24 months
- Employee appreciation days, raffles/draws, BBQ’s and much more
If you are interested in being a part of an established and growing Canadian Company, we want to hear from you!
This is an onsite position 5 days per week in our Barrie, Ontario facility.
Please note that employment with MacLean Engineering is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check conducted by our third-party provider, Sterling Backcheck. This process may include verification of employment history, education, and a criminal record check, depending on the requirements of the position. A clear and satisfactory result is required for all candidates prior to the confirmation of employment.
We thank all applicants in advance for their application and interest in MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co Limited. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005).
MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
To apply for this job email your details to skhan@macleanengineering.com.
