Quality Assurance Technician

Terry R. McBride

**B McCaul St, Port Hope, ON L*A 1K9

***************@*****.*** 905-***-****

PROFILE

High energy, accountable, and uniquely qualified professional with extensive experience in quality assurance, mechanical technology, staff training and development, performance management, health & safety, and injection and extrusion processes. Collaborative team approach and high level decision making with demonstrated ability to consistently impact overall outcomes.

RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

15 years of complex experience as a Quality Assurance Supervisor/Coordinator

3 years as Mechanical Technician (Nuclear Reactor/Pickering Hydro)

Participated and signed off on PPAP submissions

Prepared and controlled SPC equipment and documentation for all products required

Set-up and launched new products with trials

Relied upon by engineering department, customers and production at all times

Experienced with PFMEA’s, PPAP’s, SPC, capability studies, attacking waste, gathering data, chart preparation, X bar and R charts, and MSA

Set-up of shipping and receiving area, including creation of barcodes Cadillac and Impala

Developed inspection guidelines for Camaro and Impala assembly at Johnson Controls

Complex experience in a unionized manufacturing/production environment

Able to assign system/facilities installation in accordance with design specifications, drawings and procedures to the requirements of the applicable Q.A. programs

Participation in pressure testing of piping, tubing and vessels, cleanliness checks, drawing interpretation, code interpretation and report writing.

Superior knowledge of injection and extrusion processes

Experience in calibrating various forms of instruments

EXPERIENCE

Quality Assurance Technician, Savage Arms (Canada), Kawartha, ON, 2015 - Present

Crane Operator, Salit Steel, Bomanville (Contract), 2014

Lead Hand, Process Development Corporation, Whitby (Contract), 2012 - 2013

Signage & Barcoding, Ceva Logistics, Oshawa (Contract), 2012

Quality Assurance Supervisor/Quality Co-ordinator, Horizon Plastics Int’l, Cobourg, 1993 - 2011

Mechanical Technician/Assistant Construction Technician, Ontario Hydro, Pickering, 1988 - 1993

Terry R. McBride

13B McCaul St, Port Hope, ON L1A 1K9 Page 2

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QUALITY ASSURANCE LEADERSHIP

Oversaw all Quality Technicians providing supervision, training and ongoing mentoring

Incoming inspections, Defective Material Reports, Supplier Corrective Action Reports, Gauge Calibrations and Adjustments

Demonstrated leadership through 24 hour on call decision making as requested by management

Co-wrote company quality 300 page manual

Expertly guided machine operators on the critical part characteristics for new products

Trained quality technicians and operators to process and package over 300 products

Communicated with customers and over 300 employees to ensure client loyalty

Developed quality specifications and operator instructions

Visual and variable inspections of product and managed calibration system for department’s gages

Maintenance/calibration of company’s weigh scales using contracted services

Performed production audits and represented the quality department in production meetings

Coordinated compliance audits with regulatory bodies

Maintained and stored documentation as required by regulatory and company standards

CERTIFICATES/TRAINING

Advanced SPC, PPAPS Rifle Trouble Shooting

Certified Quality Technician/Industrial Maintenance Mechanic Certificate

Mechanical Drafting Certificate

OBT 3 Certified, 636 Piping, Fluorocarbon Emissions ticket, G3 Certification, Fleming College

APQP/Project Management Certificate, GR Technologies

Welding, Brazing, Fleming College & Durham College

Internal Quality Audit ISO 9000:2000 Certificate/5S & Six Sigma Improvement Planning

Root Cause Problem Solving 8D Certificate, GR Technologies

Leadership Development (Due Diligence and Bill C-45 training)

Extensive WHMIS training

Hoisting and Rigging Certification/Confined Space Certification, Fleming College

Design of Experiments, G.R. Technologies

Internal Quality Audit, G.R. Technologies

Confined Space Training, Ontario Power Generation

Hoisting and Rigging/Construction Safety, Ontario Power Generation & Fleming College

Fire and Rescue Member, Ontario Power Generation

EDUCATION

HVAC/Gas Technician, Fleming College, Peterborough, ON, In Progress

(Courses Completed: OBT3, G3, 636 Piping, Fluorocarbon Emissions, Rigging & Hoisting, Construction Safety, Computers in Trades, and Print Reading)

Certified Quality Technician, Durham College, Oshawa, ON

Mechanical Drafting, Durham College, Oshawa, ON

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, Durham College, Oshawa, ON

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