Metrology Supervisor (Onsite) - #188591

Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.

We have now completed our pivotal clinical study, and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.

As a member of the Quality Control team, the Metrology Supervisor will have direct responsibility for Kardium’s Metrology laboratories and incoming inspections of purchased products.

Please note that this opportunity is an on-site work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Planning incoming inspections to align with production schedules for the Globe system.
• Overseeing Metrology lab resources to ensure appropriate staffing and measurement tools are available.
• Developing and maintaining KPIs to drive efficiency and effectiveness within the Metrology department.
• Providing Metrology Technicians and other stakeholders with technical training and guidance on Metrology tools.
• Performing incoming inspections in accordance with established specifications, as required.
• Promoting best practices in Metrology with the goal of establishing state-of-the-art inspection laboratories at Kardium.
  
  

What You Bring To The Team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

• Minimum of ten years of hands-on quality control experience, preferably in regulated manufacturing industries such as medical devices or automotive.
• Previous people management experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical drawings, including the ability to interpret specified dimensional and functional characteristics and apply GD&T principles.
• Proficiency with measurement tools and systems such as calipers, micrometers, vision systems, and coordinate measuring machines (CMM).
• Associate degree or diploma in a technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, technical training, and related experience.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage across all levels of the organization.
• Willingness and ability to take on additional responsibilities as needed.
  
  

Compensation

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

• $82,000 - $92,000 (CAD Annually)
  
  

Your Benefits & Well-being

The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.

Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

• Our Purpose
• Our People
• Our Culture
  
  

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Brazilian ERG and Irish ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.

And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!

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