Manufacturing Quality Manager

Manufacturing Quality Manager MSCP Heat Management Solutions Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta Employment Type: Full-Time Position Summary MSCP Heat Management Solutions is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Quality Manager to build, lead and continuously improve the quality function within our manufacturing operations. This position owns the manufacturing quality framework and is responsible for translating engineering, customer, regulatory and certification requirements into practical shop-floor controls. The Manufacturing Quality Manager will ensure materials, work in process and finished products meet applicable requirements before release. Working independently from production while collaborating closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Operations, this role will serve as MSCP’s primary manufacturing quality representative with clients, suppliers, auditors and certification bodies. This is a hands-on leadership position. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable developing quality systems and procedures, working directly on the manufacturing floor, conducting inspections and testing, investigating non-conformances and representing MSCP during client inspections and audits. Key Responsibilities Quality Management & Systems Build, implement, maintain and continuously improve MSCP’s manufacturing quality framework. Develop quality plans, inspection and test plans, procedures, checklists, acceptance criteria, hold points and product-release controls. Translate approved drawings, specifications, bills of material, purchase orders, customer requirements and certification requirements into practical inspection and testing requirements. Establish appropriate quality controls throughout receiving, fabrication, assembly, testing and final product release. Maintain complete, accurate and audit-ready quality documentation and records. Monitor quality performance and identify opportunities to reduce defects, rework, variation and recurring failures. Inspection, Testing & Product Release Perform and oversee receiving, first-piece, in-process, final and pre-shipment inspections. Read and interpret engineered drawings, shop drawings, electrical schematics, bills of material, specifications and manufacturing tolerances. Verify materials, dimensions, fabrication, welding, wiring, labelling, workmanship, traceability and finished-product requirements. Perform or oversee dimensional, electrical and functional testing using appropriate inspection and test equipment. Establish and maintain documented acceptance limits and testing requirements. Manage calibration and verification requirements for inspection and test equipment, including accuracy, resolution, range and detection limits. Maintain independent authority to place materials, work in process or finished products on hold and prevent release where requirements have not been satisfied. Ensure objective evidence exists to support final product acceptance and release. Non-Conformance & Corrective Action Own MSCP’s manufacturing non-conformance, containment, root-cause and corrective-action processes. Investigate quality failures and recurring issues using structured problem-solving and root-cause methodologies. Coordinate corrective actions with Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement and suppliers. Verify the effectiveness of corrective actions before closure. Identify systemic causes of defects and implement controls that prevent recurrence. Escalate design changes, engineering dispositions and technical deviations to the responsible engineering authority. Supplier Quality Establish supplier quality expectations and inspection requirements. Conduct supplier and incoming-material inspections and audits as required. Monitor supplier quality performance, recurring deficiencies and corrective actions. Work with Procurement and suppliers to resolve material and component quality issues. Ensure required material certifications, traceability documentati…

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