Senior Quality Operations Specialist

As a Senior Quality Operations Specialist (internally known as Quality Assurance Specialist III), you are the strategic owner of the company’s quality frameworks.

This role is about Systems & Process Architecture; operating with a high degree of independence, you determine the methods, procedures, and workflows for new assignments and strategic initiatives.

Our expectation is that this position will bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and ground-level operational execution , ensuring that our quality systems scale with our global growth.

When hired, you will be the " Central Nervous System " that ensures data integrity, process velocity, and systemic accountability .

• Strategic Process Ownership & Governance Process Governance & System Ownership: Design, implement, and continuously improve the quality workflows that ensure data integrity, audit readiness, and scalable operational performance.

Workflow Design: Design, implement, and audit the foundational workflows that allow technical teams to work efficiently.

You own the "Health" of these systems (e.g., Non-Conformance, MRB, RMAs, etc.).

You are expected to identify strategic opportunities for systemic change and anticipate future challenges before they impact the business.

Process Velocity: Beyond just managing records, you own the speed of the system.

You facilitate cross-functional review meetings, such as MRB, acting as a project manager to break bottlenecks between Engineering, Supply Chain, and Production.

You act as a lead in navigating difficult conversations with diplomacy, building alignment across diverse stakeholders during high-pressure events.

Data Intelligence & The "Digital Thread" Predictive Quality Intelligence: Transform field and production data into forward-looking insights, linking downstream failures to upstream processes (NPI/Design) and enabling proactive risk mitigation.

Predictive Risk Mitigation: Serve as the lead custodian of the product’s digital history.

You transform raw ERP/PLM data into high-visibility intelligence, moving the department from reactive reporting to predictive risk mitigation.

Business Case Development: You are responsible for translating complex quality data into actionable business cases that guide strategic leadership decisions and justify resource allocation.

This includes performing deep-dive interpretations of field performance (RMAs) and linking them back to upstream processes (NPI/Design) to drive systemic root-cause fixes before they reach mass production.

Continuous Improvement & Scalability Controlled Excellence & Innovation: Lead the continuous evolution of our quality operational standards.

You are responsible for identifying gaps in our current administrative and logistical workflows and implementing scalable best practices through lean methodology and automation.

The Strategic Pivot: Once a process reaches a state of "controlled excellence," you pivot your focus to the next high-priority organizational gap or business challenge.

In this capacity, you drive significant innovations that challenge conventional thinking and apply industry best practices (such as new advances in digital twins or AI) to the LMI context.

Systems Mastery & Audit Readiness Super-User Status: Act as the primary internal consultant and "Super User" for Quality modules within Netsuite (ERP) and Autodesk Fusion (PLM).

Physical & Digital Traceability: Ensure an unbroken "Digital Thread" by performing regular systematic audits of quality inventory (MRB) to ensure physical reality perfectly matches digital documentation.

Compliance Standards: Ensure all quality frameworks remain perpetually audit-ready and compliant with internal and external standards (ISO, IPC) without compromising process value.

Cross-Functional Influence & NPI Partnership Cross-Functional Accountability & Process Discipline: Build organizational alignment by serving as the primary liaison between Quality, Engineering, and Production, ensuring that technical standards are upheld and systemic bottlenecks are resolved during high-pressure events.

Negotiation & Leadership: Act as the primary liaison between Quality, R&D, and Operations.

You navigate resource constraints and coordinate stakeholders to ensure quality standards are upheld during high-criticality events.

NPI Lessons Learned: Serve as a core contributor to New Product Introduction (NPI) project groups.

You leverage historical data (Field failures/Internal rejections) to provide "Lessons Learned" during the design and prototype phases to prevent legacy issues in new designs.

Influencing without Authority: Use data-driven insights to convince technical teams to prioritize specific root-cause investigations, fostering a culture of accountability.

Leadership & Coordination Functional Guidance: You coordinate the activities of cross-functional team members on quality projects.

While you may not be a direct people manager, you provide technical guidance to others and contribute feedback for employee performance reviews.

Education and Qualifications Experience: 8+ years in a role requiring data interpretation and operational influence (e.g., Quality Systems, Industrial Engineering, or Operational Excellence).

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.

Certification: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is highly preferred ( Green Belt required ).

ASQ Certified Quality Process Analyst (CQPA) or Auditor (CQA) is an asset.

Technical Toolkit: Expert-level mastery of Enterprise ERP/PLM systems (specifically Netsuite and Autodesk Fusion) as tools for process enforcement, not just data entry.

Mindset: A "Continuous Improvement" obsession.

You possess the professional persistence to follow through until an action plan is fully executed.

• Salary Range CDN $78,000 to $111,150 Base Salary + Eligibility for Profit Sharing Program Participation (pending business performance).

Perks and Benefits Health Benefits: Full health care coverage (with 100% paid premiums) including dental, vision, and drugs for you and your family.

Work-Life Balance: We support a healthy balance with hybrid work arrangements, flextime, and generous paid time off.

Growth & Development: An annual Education Support Program for training and professional growth, plus annual performance reviews and Lunch & Learns.

Enjoy free healthy snacks and drinks, team-building budgets, tenure awards, and our official "May the 4th" (Star Wars Day) company holiday!

Access to an on-site fitness facility, tennis/basketball court, and company-wide wellness challenges.

This is a hybrid position based out of our Burnaby, BC headquarters.

To support our collaborative model, preference will be given to local candidates that are able to work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Please note that financial relocation assistance and immigration sponsorship are not available for this position.

We are recognized as a “Great Place to Work” for 10 consecutive years, spanning the 2016 through 2025 annual designations.

Recruitment Process While we appreciate your interest in LMI very much, we are only able to respond to candidates selected for further consideration.

We believe in a transparent and collaborative hiring journey.

Our goal is to ensure you are as excited about us as we are about you.

Below is the typical path (can vary by position): Talent Discovery (Human Resources): An initial screening call focused on your professional background, language and communication proficiency, and cultural alignment with the team as well as overview of role and company.

Role Fit (Hiring Manager): A deep dive into your experience, knowledge and skills as well as sharing of role expectations and team initiatives.

Team Fit (Peers and Colleagues): An opportunity to meet with potential team members and/or cross-functional peers to discuss your experience/background and their experience and work at LMI.

Assessment: Some roles may entail a technical assessment to further discover your technical capabilities and skills. ​​​​​​​ About LMI Technologies We are recognized as one of Canada's Great Workplaces and a global leader in industrial vision.

LMI is a medium-sized technology company built on a culture of openness, respect and engineering excellence.

At LMI, our teams work collaboratively toward the shared goal of designing and delivering innovative 3D and 2D machine vision solutions to OEMs and System Integrators operating in industrial factory automation worldwide.

The result of this collaboration is high-performance, easy-to-deploy, and cost-effective vision technologies that deliver consistent results in even the most demanding inline inspection applications today worldwide reliably.

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