About Kennametal With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader,Kennametal Inc.delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear:resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn toKennametalto help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive.Kennametalgenerated2.1 billionin revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more atkennametal. Follow Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Job Title: Senior Quality Analyst Location: Victoria, British Columbia : Canada Job Summary: Reporting to the plant Quality Manager, the Quality Engineering Technologies supports compliance and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System including customer satisfaction, financial performance of Quality, product and process auditing, and support for production operations. stylemargin:top:0.0in;margin:bottom:0.0in: : Design, implement, and perform roving product and process audits. Coach closure of identified non conformances : Collaborate with Kennametal's Quality and Engineering personnel to determine critical part features and review manufacturability as it relates to product quality : Confirm measurements / results on floor in audit and MRB processes. Assist with data entry to track data long term. Communicate regularly with cross functions for execution on the floor day to day. : Create sorting instructions for containment of scrap event efforts : Support the regular control of documentation, gage calibrations, golden samples (creation, storage, calibration) : Support programming of automated measurement equipment : Quality Management System : Work with management to maintain policies, procedures, control plans, failure catalogs, audits, metrology, etc., in a way that fosters an atmosphere of compliance in the area and continually improves customer satisfaction and quality financial performance : Financial Performance of Quality (COPQ) : Disposition suspect material and drive problem solving to prevent recurrence on major issues. Assist to identify systemic opportunities for continuous improvement : Collaborate with other departments to ensure that orders are completed on time : Assist with training maintenance of records of competency : General assistance as needed for the quality engineering and management groups. Key Job Responsibilities: stylemargin:top:0.0in;margin:bottom:0.0in: : Provides technical support to the quality and engineering functions. May assist with general data entry for financial and QC management process. Some activities require partnership with cross functions (Production, Op Ex, Engineering, etc.) : Supports programming of automated measurement equipment and works with team to design / redesign / order and track inspection tooling and fixturing : Schedules and oversees MSA study execution. Assists with diagnosis of failed studies and recommend improvements to close gaps : Creates golden samples for detection systems (vision and automated measurements). Manage the storage and calibration of golden samples for the entire manufacturing process : Performs layered process audits (LPA) and works with cross functional team on root cause / corrective actions activities from findings : Analyzes statistical data from processes to either confirm compliance with established standards or identify deviations from standards. : Confirms out of spec conditions of product at MRB and makes disposition recommendations. Tracks MRB entry over time and results to develop and support COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) analytics : Writes sort instructions prior to sorting activities from MRB and customer complaints. : Assists with reviewing and updating procedures, work instructions and control plans as well as docume