Principal Supplier Quality Specialist (Peterborough)

About the Role

As a Principal Supplier Quality Specialist, you will lead others in multiple quality assurance tasks to ensure externally sourced products meet the quality and technical requirements defined by Westinghouse. You will manage teams in the development of complex supplier development program plans, report to the Director of Supplier Quality, and be located at any Ontario, Canada location including Peterborough, Burlington, or Kitchener. This is a hybrid role; employees are expected to work onsite two days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor junior oversight personnel with the execution of verification activities, supplier oversight, and resolution of supplier quality issues.
• Manage multiple teams in the execution of supplier oversight activities to verify the implementation of a Quality Assurance Program determined by the items/services being provided.
• Develop and implement supplier surveillance and oversight plans for complex and first‑of‑a‑kind procurements to ensure compliance with quality and technical standards.
• Perform verification and acceptance activities to confirm items and services being provided by suppliers conform to Westinghouse purchase order requirements.
• Produce certification documents that identify the procurement requirements met by the purchased material or equipment, such as codes, standards, and other specifications imposed by Westinghouse customers for major equipment and components.
• Lead assessments of the global supply base to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, codes and standards.
• Evaluate supplier quality plans and procedures to verify compliance with quality and technical requirements defined by Westinghouse Engineering Review procurement documents, ensuring technical and quality requirements are correctly translated from Westinghouse design documents and customer contracts.
• Lead supplier corrective action, evaluate responses, and ensure objective evidence substantiates closure.
• Identify failure causes and trends, rate performance, and measure the effectiveness of supplier QA programs and internal processes.
• Write segments of QA plans, programs and policies according to current NRC, Westinghouse and customer QA standards for nuclear and non‑nuclear facilities.
• Serve as the primary Supplier Quality interface to review documents, including bid specifications, licensing write‑ups, proposals, purchase order requisitions, supplier submittals and other documentation.
• Investigate and report on compliance with technical specifications and verify the accuracy of procedures, tests and records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline or related technical area.
• Five or more years of supplier oversight experience.
• ANSI lead auditor qualification and ANSI inspector qualification (current qualifications preferred).
• Working knowledge of U.S. NRC Regulations and European Standards, including 10CFR50 AppendixB and 10CFR21.
• Familiarity with national consensus standards of quality assurance such as ASMEB&PV Code, ISO, ANSI ASMENQA‑1 ESPN, RCC‑M, RCC‑E, ISO9001, ISO9712 and related appendices.
• Knowledge of NDE techniques and applicable practices such as SNT‑TC‑1A, ESPN/RCC.

Benefits

Salary range: $93,200 – $116,500 per year (dependent on experience, qualifications and skills).

• Great compensation package.
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members.
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
• Paid vacations, flextime, sick/personal leave and holidays.
• Flexible schedules and the potential to work from anywhere in Canada.
• Company pays 100% of medical, dental and vision insurance premiums for you and your family.
• Educational reimbursement program.
• Employee referral and recognition program.