Role Overview

Our client is seeking a QA/QC Regulatory Officer to establish and maintain strong quality-management and regulatory-compliance systems across its North American manufacturing operations.

The role has an important cross-border component, ensuring products manufactured in Canada meet applicable technical, safety, traceability and certification requirements for both the Canadian and United States markets.

Key Responsibilities

- Maintain QA/QC systems for manufactured explosive products and detonators.

- Ensure products are appropriately tested, certified and traceable.

- Develop sampling procedures and quality-control documentation.

- Monitor testing and inspection of raw materials and finished products.

- Conduct and document internal quality audits.

- Manage regulatory alignment between Canadian and U.S. requirements.

- Support approvals and certification of new products.

- Maintain regulatory documentation required for cross-border market access.

- Support compliance relating to NRCan/ERD, ATF, DOT and MSHA requirements.

- Conduct root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement initiatives.

- Support supplier quality management.

- Develop QA procedures and control sheets.

- Analyse quality statistics and identify improvement opportunities.

- Reduce rework,



scrap and production downtime through stronger quality controls.

- Prepare technical and management reports.

- Support product equivalency and U.S. market-entry approvals.

- Assist in transferring technical and quality expertise into North American operations.

Minimum Requirements

- Degree or BTech in one of the following or a related discipline:
- Industrial Engineering

- Chemistry

- Mathematics

- Statistics

- Minimum 3 years' QA/QC or relevant quality experience.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Ability to interpret and implement quality procedures.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to operate independently.

- Strong analytical capability and computer literacy.

Advantageous

- Six Sigma certification or practical Six Sigma exposure.

- Project-management experience.

- Experience within explosives, chemicals, mining or regulated manufacturing.

- Previous exposure to Canadian or U.S. product certification/regulatory processes.

Ideal Candidate

This position would suit a quality qualified who is comfortable operating between manufacturing quality, regulatory compliance and technical product certification, rather than someone whose experience is limited to routine inspection.

📌 QA/QC Regulatory Officer (New Sudbury)
🏢 Copper Quail
📍 New Sudbury