Quality Engineer, Supply Chain

Supply Chain Full Time Mississauga, ON $80,000 - $100,000 CAD per year

Polar Racking Inc. is a trusted leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of innovative solar mounting solutions, proudly serving customers across North America. At Polar Racking, we are committed to delivering high-performance, site-specific solar mounting systems that empower our clients to harness clean energy with confidence. Our collaborative approach combines cutting-edge technology, expert engineering, and a customer-first mindset to provide tailored racking products that meet the unique demands of each project.

With a passion for sustainability and excellence, we work hand-in-hand with construction and engineering professionals to bring solar visions to life. Learn more at  .

We do not manufacture in-house. Every part we ship is produced by a manufacturing partner, and our supply base spans steel mills, roll formers, structural fabricators, galvanize rs, and fastener producers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Our products are then installed on construction sites that run to fixed schedules. Quality Engineer will own the Quality measures, from the drawing through to the installed structure and into the warranty period.

This role exists to establish Polar's Quality function and lead it. You will Work to define and own quality across four areas — Engineering, Manufacturing, Execution, and QA/QC — building the standards, control plans, procedures, and documentation from the ground up. This is a hands-on build, not the administration of an existing program.

You will work in a fast-moving environment with many projects running in parallel, in close partnership with Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Management, Field Operations, and our suppliers. We are looking for someone who takes ownership of a problem and drives it to closure.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Quality Management System (QA/QC)

Build and own Polar's quality management system — standards, procedures, work instructions, forms, and records — and keep it current as the business grows.

Own the nonconformance, deviation, and concession process end to end, through to closure, verification, and trend reporting.

Run internal audits across departments, and prepare the organization for external audit and certification where required.

Define, track, and report quality metrics, cost of quality, and performance trends to management.

Lead continuous improvement activity using structured problem-solving and quality tools.

Control Plans, SOPs & Technical Documentation

Own the control plans for every product category and part family — create, approve, maintain, and revise them, and verify that suppliers are producing to the plan in force.

Own dimensional reporting — define the requirements and report formats, review and approve supplier submissions, and maintain the records against each part and revision.

Collaborate in Writing and maintain standard operating procedures and other documents for manufacturing processes, inspection, packaging, bundling, loading, and shipping, and roll them out to suppliers and internal teams.

Develop and maintain process FMEAs for critical parts and processes, with Engineering and with suppliers, and keep each one linked to the control plan and inspection requirements it drives.

Use PFMEA risk ratings to set inspection frequency, process controls, and audit focus, and re-rate following nonconformances, field failures, and warranty claims.

Establish acceptance criteria, inspection methods, and measurement equipment requirements, and keep them aligned to current drawings and specifications.

Document Control

Define and control the quality document package issued with each purchase order — drawings at the correct revision, control plan, inspection…