First Line Manager, Quality Control in Kincardine

Are you looking for a meaningful career that makes a difference in your community? Would you enjoy an opportunity to contribute to our innovation and growth by bringing personal perspectives and experiences to your everyday work? Working at Bruce Power, you can enjoy the benefits of small-town living with outdoor adventures and a rewarding career. As part of our progressive, diverse, and inclusive workplace, you will work in a Safety-First environment, supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like our Life Extension Program and medical isotope production. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, offering constant growth and skill-building potential.

In support of achieving excellence and business results through safe, reliable operations, our Quality Division is currently hiring for a First Line Manager, Quality Control in the following areas:

• FLM Quality Control, Mechanical
• FLM Quality Control, Electrical & Control

On shift, the FLM Quality Control is instrumental in ensuring a world-class service for managing the supervision of Quality Technicians and coordinating execution of assigned on-line, outage and project work associated with the operation, maintenance and projects on the nuclear generating units. These positions are considered TERM roles which may be for a period of up to 60 months, they offer a competitive compensation package and will be located on-site in Tiverton, Ontario.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the Section Manager, Projects QC in managing the functional area in accordance with applicable legislation, policies, programs, procedures, and agreements.
• Maintain up to date documentation, which lays down procedures for ensuring that correct and safe practices are followed, and plant reliability and availability are maintained at a high standard.
• Ensure that all personnel in the functional area are appropriately trained for the tasks delegated to them and have appropriate qualifications and authorization.
• Provide day-to-day coordination.
• Ensure value for money and achievement of the business plan.
• Monitor performance and initiate any actions necessary to correct any adverse trends.
• Hold qualifications for the work being supervised or rely on a qualified peer to conduct the technical briefing for the work.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation and presentation of detailed inspection reports, including the use of visual aids when required to transfer information easily to various work groups, departments or outside parties.
• Verify the completion of weekly/monthly/quarterly performance calibrations and operational checks.
• Establish a surveillance plan and assign qualified technician resources to monitor field activities, including mechanical (including pressure boundary), civil/structural and electrical, and the associated documentation to confirm that correct procedures and techniques were employed using qualified resources.
• Ensure proper care and control of all equipment being used and stored.
• As qualified, carry out and/or oversee the care and routine maintenance, functional testing and calibration, of new or current equipment.
• Plan and participate in training programs for Technicians and peer FLMs.
• Establish contact and working relationships with Projects, engineering, maintenance, operations and work management staff.
• Assist Section Manager in the preparation of detailed work plans identifying manpower and equipment requirements for performance of specific Quality programs.
• Maintain a working knowledge of station systems, work practices, procedures, applicable codes, and regulations.
• Provide interpretations of codes, standards & regulations as they apply to the leadership team in the context of work in a nuclear generation station & associated facility.
• As qualified, provide review and comments on the development of procedures, job aids, or techniques related to Projects Quality Control and supplier surveillance work.
• Quality Inspection and Verification tasks will include various mechanical (including pressure boundary), civil/structural and electrical, designated using optical/visual or other inspection methods.
• Perform other duties as required.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Manage the team as well as coordinate the efforts of other work groups, i.e., projects, engineering, maintenance, operations, suppliers, etc.
• Maintain a team of reports who are capable of producing the outputs required.
• Providing leadership to team so that they collaborate competently, and with full commitment, with the unit manager and with each other in pursuing the goals set.
• Providing periodic and frequent updates on progress of online and outage work.
• Providing a safe and healthy work environment for all staff.
• Demonstrate stewardship of the assets and resources.

Education and Experience:

• This knowledge is normally considered to be gained by completion of Grade XII + 2 years of further concentrated study in a related field such as Welding Engineering Technician, Manufacturing Engineering Technician, Electrical Engineering Technician.
• Requires knowledge of material science, industrial metallurgy, industrial methodology, electrical, instrumentation & control, chemistry, to supervise the performance of Quality Control and Surveillance function.
• Requires knowledge of technical writing skills to prepare clear, concise reports and knowledge of the English language to communicate effectively.
• Requires familiarity with large-scale nuclear generating station layouts, station systems and equipment, and plant operating processes.
• 6 years up to and including 8 years are considered necessary to gain this experience.

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