Quality Director

Job offer: Quality Director

Location: Drummondville (QC)
Company: AAA Canada
Schedule: Day shift
Expected start date: April 2026
Type: Full-time

Duration: Indeterminate

About the project

Reporting to the Vice-President, the Quality Director develops, implements, and ensures the maintenance of a quality vision and strategies for the organization to maintain its manufacturing performance and its excellent reputation in the North American market. In this regard, they develop, structure, implement, and maintain a high-performance quality system for all company activities.

Advantages and benefits

• Permanent employment offering stability and security.
• Access to the AAA Academy for continuous professional development.
• Use of high-performance and quality equipment.
• Sick days to ensure your well-being.
• Comprehensive group insurance program.
• Career development and professional growth opportunities.
• Stimulating work environment with major projects in the aeronautics, land transport, and defense sectors.
• Health and wellness program.

Responsibilities

• Builds and develops a competent and high-performing quality team. Ensures supervision of the quality team;
• Develops a strategy for implementing a culture focused on prevention and continuous improvement;
• Defines a quality roadmap with the implementation of quality management processes and tools aimed at achieving company objectives;
• Collaborates in the implementation of training programs, and ensures that these programs integrate quality requirements;
• Ensures compliance and improvement of the quality management system to meet standards and industry requirements;
• Collaborates with other members of the management team for company management and the achievement of objectives and targets;
• Collaborates closely with after-sales service teams for customer support;
• Implements key performance indicators;
• Implements processes aimed at preventing and effectively resolving quality problems;
• In partnership with the procurement group, develops strategies, audits, and follow-ups with suppliers to promote the input of parts compliant with our requirements; In case of discrepancies, takes necessary measures to implement suitable corrective actions from our suppliers;
• Ensures adequate visibility at all levels and fluid communication of deviations and key indicators of the organization's quality system; Ensures that adequate actions are taken by the various sectors concerned to continuously improve quality;
• Drafts and updates our quality policy; Coordinates efforts to continuously maintain ISO certification;
• Participates in continuous process improvement;
• Performs all other related tasks.

Desired profile

Education: Hold a university degree, ideally in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, operations management, or manufacturing engineering.
Experience: Ten (10) years of experience in quality management within a manufacturing company, including a minimum of 5 years as a team manager.

Other requirements

• Responsible and strongly oriented towards action and results;
• Proven ability to provide leadership and direction in the development and implementation of operational processes;
• Strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, and persuasive ability;
• Highly developed sense of organization and strong analytical mind;
• Skilled communicator and popularizer, with influencing ability and an excellent team player;
• Availability to travel outside the province (±10%);
• Proficiency in the Office suite;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English, as over 80% of our suppliers communicate in English;
• Membership in a quality assurance association is an asset.

Want to contribute to the future of aeronautics?

At AAA Canada, we believe in human potential above all else. We look beyond CVs: what interests us is your background, your know-how, and your vision.

AAA subscribes to the principle of employment equity and encourages women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and members of visible minorities to apply.

To apply, send your application to Valerie.bujold@aaa-canada.ca

ABOUT AAA CANADA

AAA Canada is an on-site and off-site manufacturing company that offers specialized subcontracting and technical assistance services related to industrial engineering, production, and maintenance processes in the Aeronautics, Land Transport, and Defense sectors.