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QAI Job Number: QAI-INSPELE-JOB TITLE: Inspector - ELELOCATION: Burnaby, BCNUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1CATEGORY: Special Inspections SALARY RANGE: $60,000 to $65,000 per year BACKGROUND:Founded in 1995 by a group of experienced certification and testing experts, QAI Laboratories Ltd. (QAI) is a multi-national professional certification body, test laboratory, and inspection agency with offices throughout North America and Asia. Recognition of the QAI name and logo have grown significantly over the past few years resulting in significant expansion of the business. We are looking for a talented, hardworking, dedicated person to join our growing team and support future expansion of the business.We are looking for Inspector and Laboratory Technician to support the Electrical Product Safety Department at our Burnaby, BC location. Our ideal candidate would be someone who is very motivated and likes to be hands on, interested in working in a product testing laboratory as well as have experience in field inspection. The ideal candidate would be someone with electrical product testing and inspection background who would be open to travel in Canada (mostly BC and Alberta). Flexibility in work schedule and working overtime, if needed, is ideal. DUTIES: The successful candidate for this position will perform, but not limited to, the following duties: Performs follow-up factory inspections and other inspections according to CSA and NFPA Standards as required.Maintains a high level of technical competence in the field of inspection & testing.Manages day-to-day activities with respect to scheduling and reporting.Schedules and coordinates directly with clients.Ability to explain technical requirements and findings to the clients.Conduct testing of various electrical products to nationally recognized electrical safety standards (CSA, UL, IEC, etc.).Conducts supervised and/or unsupervised testing, data analysis, and test report preparationBuilding of test fixtures and assembliesExecution of provided work instructionsAssisting Project Managers as assignedClean up and organization of inventoryBecome familiar with CSA and other standards. Implementation of standards towards product certification, testing and inspection programsBecome familiar with QAI quality system and administrative proceduresWork with the QAI sales team to provide technical support, when requestedWritten and verbal reports to clients and managementUnderstands and follows the QAI quality management system requirements and QAI policiesSomeone willing/able/interested in learning and growing from within the organizationOther duties as assigned by the manager or its designee QUALIFICATION: The successful candidate will have:Minimum: Must have a technical diploma in an Engineering discipline or equivalent Be able to work with limited supervision. Must have at least 3 years of experience in the evaluation and testing of electrical products and be familiar with both the CEC Part 1 and Part 2 and NEC requirements. Must have external training or certification, such as courses in the CEC and NEC, UL 508, NFPA 791, CSA SPE-1000, CSA SPE-3000, and other electrical courses such as grounding/bonding, wiring, power supplies and electrical safety. Must be familiar with standard Microsoft Office software and have good written and oral communication skills.Safe working practice with tools associated with electrical labAbility to grasp general concepts in a field of testing and apply it to specific test methods. Fluent with Microsoft Office software and have good written and oral skillsAbility to read, understand, explain and interpret technical standards in EnglishAbility to accept instruction and follow directionsAbility to multi-task multiple test programs with some degree of efficiency and accuracy. Detail orientedAbility to lift at least 50 poundsHave a valid driver's license and able to travelBe able to operate a forklift, or willing and able to be qualified as a forklift operatorMaintains a sense