Quality Assurance / Quality Control Manager

Location: Sarnia, Ontario

Position: Full time, permanent, on site

Salary: $65,000 to $135,000 per year, based on experience

About ProMart

ProMart Industrial is a third generation, family built fabrication and industrial contracting company that has been operating in Sarnia since 1985.

Our facilities include an 80,000 square foot fabrication shop, a 25,000 square foot climate controlled coating facility, and an 11 acre laydown yard. We provide in house detailing, fabrication, industrial coatings, modular assembly, field installation, millwrighting, and construction services to clients across North America.

ProMart is continuing to grow across the nuclear, mining, defence, data centre, petrochemical, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. We are looking for an experienced Quality Assurance / Quality Control Manager to lead our quality department and help prepare the company for the increasingly complex work ahead.

The Role The QA/QC Manager will be responsible for the leadership, performance, and continual improvement of ProMart’s quality assurance and quality control programs.

This includes responsibility for our ISO 9001 quality management system, CSA N299.3 nuclear quality assurance program, CWB certified welding program, fabrication inspection activities, client requirements, and project turnover documentation.

This is a hands on leadership role. We need someone who can manage systems and documentation while remaining connected to what is happening in the shop and field. The right person will be comfortable working with clients and auditors, supporting project teams, mentoring inspectors, and speaking directly with production when something needs to be addressed.

Quality at ProMart cannot be something checked at the end of a project. It must be understood and built into the work from the beginning.

Responsibilities

- Lead ProMart’s quality assurance and quality control department
- Manage, support, and develop quality inspectors and other personnel involved in quality activities
- Maintain and continually improve ProMart’s ISO 9001 and CSA N299.3 quality programs
- Maintain quality manuals, procedures, forms, inspection plans, records, and supporting documentation
- Ensure compliance with CSA W47.1, CSA W59, CWB requirements, client specifications, and applicable codes and standards
- Interpret contracts, drawings, specifications, welding requirements, quality clauses, and client expectations
- Participate in bid reviews, contract reviews, project kickoff meetings, and production planning
- Develop and review project quality plans, inspection and test plans, procedures, checklists, and turnover requirements




- Establish inspection requirements, hold points, witness points, acceptance criteria, and documentation expectations before work begins
- Oversee receiving, in process, welding, dimensional, coating, final, and release inspections
- Ensure material identification, certification, traceability, preservation, and control requirements are maintained
- Maintain control of welding procedures, welder qualifications, consumables, inspection equipment, and calibration records
- Coordinate nondestructive examination and third party inspection activities when required
- Lead the identification, documentation, disposition, correction, and reinspection of nonconforming work
- Manage corrective actions, root cause investigations, effectiveness reviews, and continuous improvement activities
- Lead internal audits and support client, certification, third party, and nuclear supplier qualification audits
- Manage audit findings, responses, corrective actions, and follow up activities
- Lead supplier qualification, monitoring, surveillance, and performance evaluation activities
- Review supplier and subcontractor quality documentation before materials or services are accepted
- Maintain document control, quality records, project data books, and final turnover packages
- Ensure nuclear project records are complete, accurate, traceable, and retained in accordance with contractual requirements
- Act as a primary quality contact for clients, engineers, auditors, inspectors, and approved supplier qualification activities
- Work closely with project management, engineering, detailing, procurement, fabrication, coatings, shipping, and field operations
- Provide quality training and help employees understand how requirements apply to the work they perform
- Promote a strong nuclear safety culture and ensure concerns can be raised and addressed without hesitation
- Monitor quality performance, identify trends, and provide clear reporting to senior management
- Lead management reviews and make practical recommendations for improvement
- Support ProMart’s continued growth in nuclear and other highly regulated industries

What We Are Looking For

- Significant quality assurance and quality control experience in a fabrication, welding, construction, or industrial environment




- Previous experience leading a quality department or managing quality personnel
- Solid knowledge of structural steel fabrication, welding, dimensional inspection, material control, and project documentation
- Experience developing, maintaining, or auditing an ISO 9001 quality management system
- Experience with CSA N299.3 or another nuclear quality assurance program is strongly preferred
- A current CWB Welding Inspector Level 2 certification is a strong asset
- Strong working knowledge of CSA W47.1, CSA W59, CWB requirements, welding procedures, and welder qualifications
- Experience preparing for and leading client, certification, supplier, or regulatory audits
- Experience with inspection and test plans, hold points, material traceability, nonconformance reporting, corrective action, and turnover documentation
- The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, shop drawings, welding symbols, specifications, contracts, and applicable standards
- Experience coordinating nondestructive examination and third party inspection activities
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to hold people accountable while supporting their development
- Excellent written communication, organization, documentation, and problem solving skills
- The confidence to raise concerns, challenge decisions when necessary, and protect the integrity of the quality program
- Experience working with nuclear clients or within the Canadian nuclear supply chain is an asset
- Auditor or lead auditor training is an asset
- A diploma or degree in quality management, welding engineering technology, engineering technology, construction, or a related discipline is an asset

Why Join ProMart

ProMart is growing quickly and moving into industries where quality is not negotiable.

This position will have a real influence on how we work, how our people develop, and how our clients experience ProMart. You will have the opportunity to strengthen an established quality program, build a great team, and help position the company for major nuclear and industrial opportunities across Canada.

We are looking for someone who understands the responsibility that comes with leading quality and wants to build something they can be proud of.

ProMart Industrial is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process upon request.

If you are an experienced quality leader who understands fabrication, welding, and regulated project work, we want to hear from you.

Apply today.

Pay: $64,477.98-$134,598.79 per year

Benefits

- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- RRSP match

Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 QA/QC Manager (Sarnia)
🏢 Promart Industrial Products
📍 Sarnia