Supplier Quality Specialist

What Vista Does

Vista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a “single source of truth” model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.

Why We Do It

We believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.

Where We Work

The benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

What You Would Do in This Role

The Supplier Quality Specialist (SQS) implements Supplier Quality Control (SQC) activities for Vista-purchased equipment and materials. The SQS serves as the focal point for supplier quality activities during procurement and fabrication and provides supplier quality guidance to project teams. Duties Include:

• Review and markup project documents (MRs, RFPs, Purchase Orders) and supplier quality submittals to ensure technical requirements are adequately addressed
• Coordinate and monitor third-party inspection activities in accordance with approved project documentation
• Prepare and issue inspection assignment instructions
• Liaise with inspection agencies to ensure qualified inspectors are assigned in a timely manner
• Ensure inspectors are working from approved documentation
• Review qualifications and resumes of proposed inspectors
• Attend project procurement meetings, kick-off meetings, and supplier meetings
• Coordinate and chair prefabrication meetings
• Support timely closure of supplier NCRs and corrective actions
• Review and verify completion of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
• Follow up on quality concerns and action items with responsible parties
• Review, approve, and distribute inspection reports submitted by TPIs
• Report supplier quality KPIs resulting from shop surveillance activities
• Manage supplier quality records, inspection assignment packages, and related documentation from project execution through project closeout
• Maintain supplier quality databases and inspection tracking systems
• Enter supplier performance data into approved databases
• Perform supplier audits and shop surveillance activities as required
• Performing other duties as requested

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or Engineering Technologist certification with a professional quality or auditing designation
• 5+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Inspection, Fabrication, Manufacturing, Construction, or Quality Assurance
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend supplier facilities and site visits
• Manufacturing and shop fabrication experience
• Effective communication skills (oral and written)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Outstanding attention to detail with a strong work ethic
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and design code requirements including ASME Section VIII, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, ABSA, CSA B51, API, and CWB requirements
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and quality documentation
• Knowledge of Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Piping, Welding, Gas and Fluid Service, NDE, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Rotating Equipment disciplines
• Solid time-management and organizational skills
• Dependability and reliability

Preferred

• CWB, AWS, or CSWIP Level 1 or 2 certification
• API 510 and/or API 570 certification
• NACE/AMPP certification
• Electrical Certificate or Red Seal Trade Certificate

Why People Like Working with Us

Working with Vista is a chance to contribute to the type of challenging municipal and industrial projects that the world requires. If that doesn’t excite you, this role likely won’t be a fit.

Challenging projects require focus, and we enable our people to do their best work with modernized project systems that are based on our leading use of intelligent data-centric execution architecture. Our staff and clients like that it gives them real-time access to validated data shared across all project departments. This fosters project design and business decisions based on a single, authoritative source of truth and provides increased transparency and collaboration with team members and clients, leading to improved engineering quality and a product we can all take pride in.

What We Offer

An opportunity with Vista is not just a job; it is a chance to tackle challenging projects with colleagues who are among the most recognized and accomplished in their disciplines.

Vista offers all employees

• A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
• A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
• An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity

How to Apply

Please complete the application form below and include a cover letter concisely demonstrating how your skills and experience align with our job posting. By submitting this application, you consent to our Privacy Policy , and you consent to receive transactional electronic messages from Vista and third parties acting on our behalf.

Note: As part of the interview process there will be a technical testing component that will take up to two hours and can be completed at home on your own timeline. Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.