Posted 5 days ago
Quality Analyst – Escape Management Specialist
@ RTX
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
Pratt & Whitney Canada is hiring a Quality Analyst – Escape Management Specialist for its Halifax (Enfield) plant. The role leads escape management for quality issues reaching customers, trends scrap, repair and QNLI data, and drives root cause and corrective actions. The position is full time (40 hours per week), on-site with flexibility, and requires a criminal background check and controlled goods clearance.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the escape management process and containment activities
- Trend SRR and QNLI data and drive continuous improvement
- Initiate and facilitate RCCAs for internal and external escapes
- Work directly with customers on escapes and quality defects
- Report weekly and monthly on quality defects and KPIs
Requirements summary:
- Engineering diploma or degree, or Red Seal machinist
- Minimum 3 years in a manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and tools
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-04
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Quality assurance |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Wellness, Transit support |
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RTX
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company size | 10001+ |
| Headquarters | Arlington County |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 265 |
Date Posted:
2026-11-04Country:
CanadaLocation:
CA-NS-HALIFAX-PLANT 41 ~ 189 Pratt & Whitney Dr ~ PLANT 41Position Role Type:
UnspecifiedJob title: Quality Analyst – Escape Management Specialist
About Pratt & Whitney Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) 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.
Why join our team?
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.
What will your day-to-day look like?
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.
What do you need to be successful?
- Degree or Diploma in an engineering discipline or related field, Red Seal machinist (CNC machinist), or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- 3 Years (minimum) experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to achieve program and/or company objectives.
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, processes and best practices.
- Solid understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (mainly Excel & PowerPoint).
- Demonstrated soft skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with all levels of leadership and employees as well as external stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written skills for reporting bugs and documenting procedures.
- Ability to work autonomously; self-managed with demonstrated attention to detail and follow-up.
- Strong ability to analyze complex systems and identify potential issues.
- Dependable, reliable, and flexible with a proven ability to effectively manage priorities & daily workload.
What do we offer?
- Pension and savings plan with employer contributions
- Group insurance program
- Opportunities for advancement (career progression)
- Merit or recognition program
- Health and wellness program, including virtual health care
- Recreational and sports club
- Public transit accessibility and/or free parking
Working at Pratt & Whitney Canada
The masculine pronoun is used without discrimination and solely for the purpose of making the text easier to read. We will consider applications from all qualified candidates.
At Pratt & Whitney Canada, we combine passion, boldness, and precision to design, manufacture, and maintain the most advanced and reliable aircraft engines in the world. Our work and the quality of our products contribute to the success of our customers, who in turn save lives, support commerce, connect communities, and protect freedoms.
At Pratt & Whitney Canada, you have the opportunity to make a difference every day—just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?
The selected candidate will be required to complete a criminal background check and any applicable clearances with respect to the handling and transfer of controlled goods. Employment is conditional upon the successful completion of these checks and obtaining the required clearances. Failure to do so will result in the withdrawal of the employment offer.
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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