A leading air cargo service provider in Hamilton, Ontario is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure compliance with quality standards through internal and external audits. The ideal candidate will possess a valid AME M2 license, have a minimum of 5 years of aircraft maintenance experience, and knowledge of Canadian Aviation Regulations. This role involves monitoring maintenance activities, preparing performance reports, and promoting safety standards. Join the team and contribute to the success of this dynamic company. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Category
:
Engineering & Maintenance
Requisition Number
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SENIO003510
Posted : January 12, 2026
Full-Time
On-site
Locations
Hamilton
9300 Airport Road, Unit 110, Mount Hope
Hamilton, ON L0R1W0, CAN
Accelerate your career with the most awarded Air Cargo Airline in Canada!
Cargojet is Canada's leading provider of time-sensitive overnight air cargo services and carries over 1,300,000 pounds of cargo each business night. Cargojet operates its network across North America each business night, utilizing a fleet of all-cargo aircraft Cargojet has been awarded one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies as well as being awarded the Shipper’s Choice Award for the best Air Cargo Carrier in Canada for the past number of
years. Being part of Cargojet will allow you to become a part of a diverse and vibrant family at the leading edge of the air cargo industry both domestically and internationally. Cargojet team members are dedicated, hardworking, and have a strong sense of leadership and commitment.
The Senior Manager, Minister’s Delegate – Maintenance (MDM) / Fleet Standards is responsible for overseeing all technical acceptance and regulatory compliance activities related to the acquisition (purchase or lease) and transition of aircraft, engines, and landing gear. The position requires holding Transport Canada’s Minister’s Delegate – Maintenance (MD-M). Accountable for aircraft and major component deliveries, coordinating with manufacturers and regulatory bodies, as well as lessors. Lead the management of technical records audits and physical inspections for fleet transition projects, including engines and landing gear.
This position will support maintenance conformity determinations and the issuance and continued validity of the aircraft Certificate of Airworthiness and related specific flight permits. In parallel, the role ensures fleet standards, configuration consistency in accordance with regulatory and approved requirements.
Job Duties
Exercise delegated authority from Transport Canada to perform maintenance-related airworthiness functions on behalf of the Minister.
Make maintenance conformity and airworthiness determinations in support of Certificates of Airworthiness, Special Certificates of Airworthiness, and Specific Flight Permits, as applicable.
Review maintenance activities, maintenance releases, and technical records to confirm compliance with Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) and approved maintenance data.
Oversee conformity inspections and approval of aircraft modifications.
Lead technical acceptance and delivery of acquired aircraft, engines, and landing gear.
Manage technical records audits and physical inspections for fleet transition projects.
Coordinate with manufacturers, regulatory bodies, and lessors/lessee during acquisition and delivery processes.
Support the integrity and validity of the aircraft Certificate of Airworthiness through effective oversight of maintenance-related decisions.
Ensure compliance with applicable CARs related to aircraft maintenance and continued airworthiness.
Act as the focal point for Transport Canada interactions related to MDM responsibilities, audits, findings, and corrective actions.
Support the development, implementation, and enforcement of fleet standards across aircraft systems, components, and maintenance practices.
Work closely with internal departments such as Quality, Safety, Finance, Legal, and Executive team to align technical and regulatory requirements with contractual, financial, and strategic objectives.
Provide technical input for lease agreements, purchase contracts, and compliance documentation.
Coordinate with Hub Maintenance, Maintenance Operations, and Supply Chain to align fleet standards with approved data and operational requirements.
Participate in reviews of Service Bulletins, modifications, and maintenance program changes from an airworthiness and fleet standards perspective.
Provide airworthiness and regulatory guidance to Hub Maintenance and Maintenance Operations teams.
Support the review and maintenance of policies, procedures, and documentation impacting airworthiness and fleet standards.
Ensure MDM- and fleet standard–related processes are documented, controlled, and aligned with Transport Canada expectations.
Handle sensitive regulatory and airworthiness information with a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
Support special projects, regulatory initiatives, and operational priorities as required.
Responsible for your training and the training of the direct reports, ensuring employees remain current with all technical and regulatory training requirements to function in their assigned role.
Ensure compliance with Safety Management System (SMS) and safety / security policies, procedures and standards.
Ensure a clean and safe workplace for all team members.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Job Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Extensive knowledge of Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) related to aircraft maintenance and continued airworthiness.
Strong understanding of the Minister’s Delegate – Maintenance (MDM) framework and delegated authority requirements.
Solid understanding of fleet standardization, aircraft configuration control, and maintenance program governance.
Ability to make independent, defensible airworthiness determinations in a regulated operational environment.
Strong technical judgment, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with Transport Canada, senior leadership, and operational teams.
High level of integrity, accountability, and professionalism.
Education/Specific Training
Post-secondary education in Aircraft Maintenance, Aviation Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline is strongly preferred.
Qualifications
Valid Transport Canada Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licence is required.
Eligibility for appointment, or current appointment, as a Minister’s Delegate – Maintenance (MDM) by Transport Canada.
Minimum 10–15 years of experience in aircraft maintenance, engineering, or airworthiness-related roles within an airline or MRO environment.
Demonstrated experience supporting maintenance conformity, airworthiness determinations, and regulatory compliance.
Experience developing or governing fleet standards and configuration control is strongly preferred.
Previous experience working directly with Transport Canada on regulatory or airworthiness matters is an asset.
Leadership or senior individual contributor experience within Maintenance & Engineering is required.
Important to Know:
Cargojet is an equal opportunity employer. We thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
At Cargojet, we make safety the highest priority. Because of this priority and as we operate in a safety-sensitive environment, we require all employees to abstain from consuming Cannabis, in and outside of the workplace. This is a critical element of our drug and alcohol policy that all employees must comply with at all times.
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Hamilton
9300 Airport Road, Unit 110, Mount Hope
Hamilton, ON L0R1W0, CAN
Accelerate your career with the most awarded Air Cargo Airline in Canada!
Cargojet is Canada's leading provider of time-sensitive overnight air cargo services and carries over 1,300,000 pounds of cargo each business night. Cargojet operates its network across North America each business night, utilizing a fleet of all-cargo aircraft Cargojet has been awarded one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies as well as being awarded the Shipper’s Choice Award for the best Air Cargo Carrier in Canada for the past number of years. Being part of Cargojet will allow you to become a part of a diverse and vibrant family at the leading edge of the air cargo industry both domestically and internationally. Cargojet team members are dedicated, hardworking, and have a strong sense of leadership and commitment.
Job Summary:
The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for performing Internal and External Quality Assurance Audits (repair station and vendors), to ensure compliance with processes, policies, procedures, and quality standards. Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) required.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Ensure that all work is performed to Cargojet’s quality standards, policies & procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Conduct internal and external base audits, vendor audits as required by Cargojet’s Quality Assurance Program.
Monitor maintenance activities and ensure appropriate manuals are adhered to for all maintenance locations.
Participate in the Quality Assurance Program, including accomplishing audits & on-going evaluation of program effectiveness.
Assist/interact with external auditors performing audits at Cargojet (i.e.IATA Certification) and represent Cargojet in a professional manner.
Responsible for administering the calibrated tool and equipment program, ensuring all tools, lifting devices, safety equipment, and measurement instruments are properly controlled, calibrated, certified, and compliant with regulatory, OEM, and company requirements.
Oversees tool inventory, calibration intervals, inspections, audits, and investigations of out of tolerance equipment while maintaining records, coordinating vendors, and reporting program performance to the Director, Quality & Safety.
Promote the SDR (Service Difficulty Reporting), MIR (Maintenance Irregularity Reporting).
Knowledge and understanding of safety issues, including the support of the SMS program.
Work in collaboration with Line Maintenance, provide technical guidance and assistance (i.e., Coaching and Training on aircraft document-related issues).
Attend and participate in a variety of production and team meetings, as assigned.
Prepare monthly reports communicating key performance indicators and initiating investigations for root cause analysis where reliability actions are required.
Maintain quality documents and files, including inspections, rework, and product certifications, per the Quality System.
Provide Quality input for revisions to the standards and procedures contained in Cargojet’s manuals and the implementation of new procedures.
Support the compliance monitoring of Stores and Material Control functions.
Monitor MEL and defect rectifications are entered in logbooks in accordance with Cargojet’s policies and procedures.
Serve as an interim quality liaison for Maintenance quality investigations and corrective actions.
Initiate Non-conformance Reports (NCR), investigate the cause, and take corrective actions as part of a team.
Stay current with all company and regulatory training required to function in the assigned role.
Travel and work outside of regular shift hours required for auditing and other job assignments when required.
Ensure a clean and safe workplace for team members.
Ensure compliance with Safety Management System (SMS) and safety/security policies, procedures and standards.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Director, Quality and Safety
Perform other duties incidental to the work described herein.
Job Requirements & Qualifications:
Valid AME M2 license
Knowledge of Canadian Aviation Regulations and Cargojet Maintenance Policies and Procedures
Must have a minimum combined 5 years of aircraft maintenance experience.
Excellent knowledge of MS Office and Adobe programs.
Knowledge of auditing procedures and excellent working knowledge of airline standards and regulations.
Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills.
Detail-oriented, organized, autonomous and very motivated.
Important to Know:
Cargojet is an equal-opportunity employer. We thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
At Cargojet, we make safety the highest priority. Because of this priority and as we operate in a safety-sensitive environment, we require all employees to abstain from consuming Cannabis, in and outside of the workplace. This is a critical element of our drug and alcohol policy that all employees must comply with at all times.
Team members interested in the position must submit their application through the internal recruitment system by the specified deadline. Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered late and will not be reviewed.
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Overview
Accelerate your career with the most awarded Air Cargo Airline in Canada!
Cargojet is Canada's leading provider of time-sensitive overnight air cargo services and carries over 1,300,000 pounds of cargo each business night. Cargojet operates its network across North America each business night, utilizing a fleet of all-cargo aircraft. Cargojet has been awarded one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies as well as being awarded the Shipper’s Choice Award for the best Air Cargo Carrier in Canada for the past number of years. Being part of Cargojet will allow you to become a part of a diverse and vibrant family at the leading edge of the air cargo industry both domestically and internationally. Cargojet team members are dedicated, hardworking, and have a strong sense of leadership and commitment.
Job Summary
The Director, Supply Chain, is responsible for the overall Maintenance and Engineering supply chain operations, including inventory management, asset control, vendor compliance, repairs shipping and receiving inspections and logistics, in close coordination with the Finance and Procurement team. The role develops and implements strategies to ensure critical processes operate effectively. Utilize data monitoring and analytics to evaluate past performance, trends, forecast inventory, distribution, and pre-draw requirements. Develop strategies to achieve objectives on budget supporting the department’s financial performance.
Support the development, management and administrating annual budget for Maintenance and Engineering materials
Implementation and management for compliance of material control, rotta bleing receiving inspection and system transaction accuracy
Ensure adherence to the applicable Transport Canada regulations pertaining to parts certifications along with compliance to Cargojet Policies / Procedures manuals
Responsible for Tool Calibration, Shelf-Life, Quarantine and Inventory Control policies and procedures
Liaison with Finance Procurement for reporting, transaction analysis and invoice processing
Negotiation of pooling and loan/borrow agreements
Ensure Supply Chain Personnel receive adequate training and remain compliant with company recurrent training programs
To provide input for revisions to the policies and procedures manuals
To establish and maintain a quarantine area, its contents to ensure quarantined components are kept to a minimum
Responsible to assure the proper disposal of scrap material
Recommend to Manager, Quality Assurance vendors to be audited and included in the Approved Vendor List (AVL)
Must be knowledgeable of Canadian, FAA and EASA requirements for aeronautical products.
Support the 24/7 AOG functions to supply company on hand inventory
Manage repair receiving inspection process and service order processes including the validation for compliance to company policies
Support Engine shop visits and Life Limited Parts (LLP) Program.
Participate and ensure representation of the department with the Airworthiness Control Committee and provide data for reporting on component reliability
Manage all storage locations including warehouses, Fly Away Kits, Charter Kits and Company Owned Material at MRO vendors
Responsible for inventory audit and cycle count programs
Develop and maintain a Route Guide including customs and logistic agreements for warehouse-to-warehouse transfers
Support the introduction of new aircraft models and operational opening / closing of bases
Responsible for your training and the training of the direct reports, ensuring employees remain current with all technical and regulatory training requirements to function in their assigned role
Ensure a clean and safe workplace for team members.
Ensure compliance with Safety Management System (SMS) and safety / security policies, procedures and standards.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum 10 years of experience within an aviation or airline maintenance supply chain organization
Excellent knowledge of the airline operational environment
Excellent working knowledge with MS Office and Adobe programs
Good working knowledge of airline standards and regulations
Knowledge of Line / Heavy Maintenance, Engine and Landing Gear MRO procedures
Strong knowledge of SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) and C-SOX (Bill 198) compliance requirements related to supply chain
Previous acting assignments/exposure in above areas an asset
Certificate program or higher education in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or Supply Chain Management an asset
Important to Know:
Cargojet is an equal-opportunity employer. We thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
At Cargojet, we make safety the highest priority. Because of this priority and as we operate in a safety-sensitive environment, we require all employees to abstain from consuming Cannabis, in and outside of the workplace. This is a critical element of our drug and alcohol policy that all employees must comply with at all times.
Team members interested in the position must submit their application through the internal recruitment system by the specified deadline. Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered late and will not be reviewed.
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