NWI Precision specializes in high-precision machining of helicopter masts, turbine shafts, engine thrust links, and nuclear pressure vessel components used in the aerospace and nuclear industries worldwide. NWI Precision’s 120,000 sq. ft. facility is located at 9 Fenmar Drive in Toronto. Our dedicated team prides themselves on delivering the highest quality products, to specifications and on time. NWI Precision is currently seeking an experienced

Quality Management System (QMS) Lead .

The QMS Lead drives measurable and sustained improvements across Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, theQuality Management System, and supporting functions. The role identifies improvement opportunities, prioritizes projects, and leads cross-functional teams to reduce waste, nonconformances, and the cost of poor quality while improving productivity, process efficiency, safety, and delivery performance.

Using Lean, Six Sigma, data analysis, and structured problem-solving, the QMS Lead turns business priorities into practical process improvements. The role advances digital transformation, develops employee capability, and embeds improved practices into daily operations and QMS documentation while maintaining applicable aerospace, nuclear, customer, and regulatory requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Improvement Planning and Execution

Develop and maintain a site-wide continuous improvement roadmap, prioritizing projects

against business objectives, performance gaps, risks, and available resources.

Lead Lean and Six Sigma projects from opportunity identification through implementation and benefit verification, with clear ownership and measurable outcomes.

Define project charters covering the problem, scope, baseline performance, objectives,



responsibilities, schedule, resources, risks, and success criteria.

Conduct regular Gemba walks and engage employees and process owners to identify waste, bottlenecks, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities.

Facilitate value stream mapping, Kaizen events, 5S, standard work, visual management, line balancing, and setup-time reduction to improve process flow and efficiency.

Apply A3, DMAIC, 5-Why, fishbone analysis, Pareto analysis, and 8D methods to address systemic causes of nonconformances, scrap, rework, downtime, and process variation.

Work with Engineering and Operations to improve manufacturing methods, tooling, layouts, material flow, equipment utilization, and workplace organization.

Lead improvement initiatives supporting new-product introduction, capacity planning, process transfers, and production ramp-up.

Support supplier performance improvements with Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Engineering, and Operations.

Identify and implement workflow automation and digital improvements that reduce manual effort and improve the use of ERP, QMS, and manufacturing data.

Performance measurement and sustainment

Develop and maintain a continuous improvement dashboard covering productivity, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), first-pass yield, cycle time, throughput, downtime, scrap, rework, cost of poor quality, on-time delivery,



Kaizen activities, and verified savings.

Analyze performance trends, process variation, and capacity constraints to select improvement priorities. Validate operational and financial advantages with Finance and process owners using baseline and post-implementation data.

Work with Quality and process owners to strengthen corrective actions and incorporate approved improvements into process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions, inspection methods, and standard work.

Establish sustainment plans, layered process audits, and follow-up reviews to confirm effectiveness and prevent regression.

Train and coach employees, supervisors, engineers, and process owners in Lean, structured problem-solving, and continuous improvement methods; encourage employee participation and support adoption of changes.

Ensure process changes follow applicable change-control, configuration-control, and customer-approval requirements and preserve product safety, quality, traceability, and regulatory compliance.

Report project progress, results, risks, resource needs, and barriers to leadership. Complete other assigned projects and responsibilities.

EXPECTATIONS

Establish measurable annual improvement targets aligned with business priorities and deliver projects within approved scope, schedule, and budget.

Demonstrate sustained reductions in nonconformances, scrap, rework, operating costs, and cost of poor quality, supported by verified results.

Improve productivity, process efficiency, equipment utilization, lead time, and delivery performance against agreed baselines.

Advance digital transformation through practical improvements to workflows, data

📌 Quality Management System (Canada)
🏢 NWI Precision
📍 Canada