Quality Analyst – Management Specialist

Date Posted:  Country:
Canada

Location:

CA-NS-HALIFAX-PLANT 41 ~ 189 Pratt & Whitney Dr ~ PLANT 41 Position Role Type:
Onsite

Job title:

Quality Analyst
- Escape Management Specialist

About Pratt & Whitney Canada Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&W

C) is a global leader in aerospace innovation, proudly headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, since 1928. We design and manufacture next-generation aircraft engines that power the world’s largest fleet of business, general aviation, and regional aircraft and helicopters. For nearly 100 years, our teams have been at the forefront of propulsion technology, pushing boundaries to make flight more efficient and reliable. Our engines support missions that truly matter, from transporting people and essential goods, to enabling emergency medical services, humanitarian operations, and wildfire suppression around the world.

An Employer of Choice Pratt & Whitney Canada was named one of Canada’s Best Employers for 2026 by Forbes, marking the 11th consecutive year the company has earned this recognition. Pratt & Whitney Canada also ranked #1 employer in the aerospace and defense industry in the country. In addition, our headquarters continues to be recognized among the top employers in the Montreal region.

Together, these distinctions reinforce our reputation as an employer of choice in Montreal, across Canada, and around the world.

We’re looking for a detail-oriented individual to join our team to support and ensure our products meet the highest standards of functionality, reliability and performance. The role reports to the Quality Manager, who is responsible to maintain Quality and Conformity in a complex manufacturing facility. The Quality Analyst
- Escape Management Lead is the main point of contact for Quality issues that result in escapes to our customers, which include Assembly & Test, Spares Customers, Overhaul and OEMs. The Quality Analyst will trend SRR (Scrap, Repair and Rework) & QNLI (Quality Notification Line Item) data and work closely with the Continuous Improvement team & Process Planning to identify opportunities for improvement & to solve problems affecting KPIs related to quality & flow within Halifax Operations.

The position is based at our Halifax (Enfield) location, full time (40h per week) and on-site with flexibility.

Collaborating with the Halifax Manufacturing lines, the Quality Analyst is responsible for the following:

• Leading the full scope of the Escape Management process.
• Initiating, facilitating, and leading containment activities, pre-escape meetings and official escape meetings with Quality Performance, Engineering, Supply Management, Customer Support, and other key stakeholders.
• Initiating and facilitating all RCCAs related to internal and external escapes.
• Leading Quality meetings with manufacturing and Leadership teams.
• Working directly with customers to address escapes (Engine Center, Spares, overhaul).
• Working with and following up directly with Supply Management Quality Specialists to address quality defects.
• Prioritizing emerging Quality situations in manufacturing and ensuring corrective actions are in place.
• Working closely with the Continuous Improvement Team to trend data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Working collaboratively with multidiscipline team to achieve Managing KPI data related to Quality Metrics and analyzing trends.
• Providing weekly/monthly updates related to Quality Defects and Escapes to different stakeholders at contact, team, and quality meetings.
• Takes ownership of and is accountable for multiple other tasks such as dealing with return parts on Inspection Lots, and requests from other departments.
• Provide training as required on quality-related topics.