Quality Specialist

About Svante

Svante is a purpose-driven, rapidly growing clean technology company based in Burnaby, BC, Canada, and we’re on a mission to help the world reach net zero with filters and machines that capture and remove CO2 from industrial emissions and the air.

We’re a collaborative, diverse group of people who care about the planet and, through our collective experience and expertise, are working to make an impact on climate change. If you value a culture that welcomes and includes everyone, and you want to be a part of a growing technology company that’s going to change the world, you’ve come to the right place.

The Role: Quality Specialist

To support us in achieving our ambitious growth objectives, we are seeking a highly motivated Quality Specialist, who can support us on our journey to operational excellence. While Svante is early in its growth stage, this is an excellent opportunity for the right person to come in on the ground floor to provide support for the maintenance of the quality system processes.

In this role, you will also ensure that the company quality system documentation (e.g., policies, procedures, work instructions, forms, records etc.) are adequately approved, controlled, and maintained. You will have to be highly analytical and organized, someone who can thrive in a fast-paced environment, as well as someone who works well in a collaborative and team-oriented workplace.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations, or equivalent practical experience in the industry.
• You have at least two years previous quality assurance experience or any related role will be preferred.
• You have knowledge of ISO or other standards
• You have exceptional interpersonal communication skills (verbal, presentation, written) and ability to work cooperatively with different business groups.
• You are customer service oriented with demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• You have the ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, for schedule form.
• You have advanced business analysis, excel and Microsoft Office Applications skills.

What Success looks like in this role

• You will administer the enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow the organization to capture, store, retrieve and share.

• You will support in maintaining the Quality Management System to ensure conformity to standards while ensuring accuracy and integrity.

• You will create and/or revise procedures, work instructions, forms, technical and project reports and datasheets

• You will serve as subject matter expert providing oversight and continual improvement of the document and records management system.

• You will perform inspections and quality tests as and when required.

• You will provide creative solutions for data collection, review and analysis for quality reporting.

• You will create training materials and operational guidebooks.

• You will coordinate training to operating procedure changes or new system implementation.

• You will guide cross functional teams in good documentation practices.

• You will participate in enterprise corrective action discussions as necessary.

• You will perform a wide variety of activities to support the Quality department and to ensure compliance with applicable quality objectives and regulatory requirements.

• You will comply with policies and procedures as specified in the Svante Employee Policy Manual and Quality Management System.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Svante is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. All Svante employees share in the responsibility for assuring that, by our personal actions, the policies are effective. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.