Intermediate Quality Assurance Specialist

**Intermediate Quality Assurance Specialist**:

- Country/Region: CA- City: Victoria**Intermediate Marine Quality Assurance Specialist** (Permanent)**

**Victoria, BC**

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services. As well, we have expanded into the Canadian Nuclear Energy Industry. Cavendish Nuclear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Babcock International Group, is a leading nuclear services company with a growing national and global presence. Drawing on over 60 years of nuclear experience, Cavendish Nuclear provides specialized service solutions in Canada, with global capabilities across the entire nuclear life cycle.

Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.

Our business relies on our people delivering their best day in and day out. As individuals, we all make a difference to our colleagues, our customers and others who we interact with on a daily basis. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the ‘Being Babcock’ principles that help make us great at what we do:

- Always strive to **deliver**:

- Build great **relationships** based on trust
- Safeguard customers’ **reputations**:

- Never compromise on **health and safety**:

- **Challenge** ourselves and each other
- **Respect** people and value their diversity
- Thrive on **complexity**:

- **Trust **our people to deliver
- In this role, you will:_
- Engage in Quality Assurance (QA) activities within Babcock Canada’s Marine Sector.
- Support the development and continual improvement of our Quality Management System (QMS).
- Support both the Marine and Corporate QA Internal Audit programs.
- Assume an Internal Lead Auditor role, and perform process audits on Marine-related QMS documents to help ensure their suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness.
- Create and release Audit Reports, then assist in managing the identified Nonconformities and Opportunities for Improvement.
- Support revision and release efforts for Marine’s existing process documents (e.g. Plans, Procedures, Templates, and Forms), as well as the creation of new ones.
- Support Marine QA’s reporting efforts, including progress on audit and finding management efforts, Objectives and Targets, Key Performance Indicators, and from other _ad hoc_ initiatives.
- Help prepare for and contribute to the Marine QA departmental meetings, as well as other required meetings.
- Assist with the planning and execution of external audits.
- Assist with worksite QA activities if/ as required.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- An ISO 9001:2015 _Quality Management Systems_ certificate.
- A minimum of two years experience either as a Team or Lead auditor.
- Experience with ISO 45001:2018 _Health and Safety Management Systems_, and/or 14001:2015 _Environmental Management Systems_ is considered an asset.
- Experience in the marine industry is also considered an asset.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to produce quality results within specified timeframes.
- Proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (meaning that you must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Government of Canada with the final dose at least 14 days prior to your start date).
- Eligibility for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance.

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs:

- Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
- Wellness days
- Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
- Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
- Employee recognition and bonus programs
- Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
- Relocation assistance for individuals and families

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce