Quality Specialist

Valiant TMS, a global industry leader, is hiring a Quality Specialist to join our team in Windsor, Ontario. In this role, you will provide quality support for our Body-in-White (BIW) division, helping ensure the successful delivery of innovative manufacturing, tooling, and automation solutions. You’ll play a critical part in maintaining and improving quality systems, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.

As a Quality Specialist, you will collaborate closely with project management, engineering, manufacturing, and customers to uphold our high standards for performance, safety, and innovation.

Support project quality planning in alignment with customer Statements of Work, specifications, and applicable standards.

Collaborate with Project Managers and Engineering during all project phases to ensure lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives are captured and implemented.

Lead or participate in cross-functional teams to investigate non-conformances, conduct root cause analysis, and drive corrective/preventive actions using tools such as 8D methodology.

Promote and apply best practices in Design for Manufacture, Assembly, Repair, Maintenance, and Service during Design Reviews.

Participate in internal buy-offs, customer buy-offs, and supplier buy-offs, ensuring all quality requirements are met.

Utilize quality and continuous improvement tools such as Pareto Charts, Fishbone Diagrams, SIPOC, Process Mapping, and PDCA to drive performance and process improvements.

Lead and manage critical quality improvement projects, including scope definition, risk assessment, benefit analysis, and implementation timelines.

Collect and analyze project quality performance data, reporting on cost of quality (CoQ), non-conformance trends, and 8D effectiveness.