Quality and Environmental Co-ordinator to progress into a Quality Manager role

Seeking:

Quality and Environmental Co-ordinator to progress into a Quality Manager role

Industry:

Defence / Project Manufacturing

Location:

SE Suburbs

Purpose of the role:

• Coordinate the Internal Audit program.
• Coordinate the Corrective and Preventive Action System.
• Assist in coordinating the Supplier development program.
• Coordinate the Calibration System.
• Drive continuous improvement through the company’s Internal Auditing and Corrective Action Systems.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant degree with postgraduate studies in the field of Quality or a minimum of 2 years experience in a related field.
• Solid understanding of International Standards ie. ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015.
• Industry recognised Auditor qualifications ideally as a Lead Auditor.

Skills & Attributes:

• Ability to read, analyse and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, suppliers and the general workforce.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and the fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardisation exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatical or charted form.

Day to day Responsibiltities:

• Authorised to communicate with Suppliers/Customers in relation to Quality/Service.
• Authorised to update the Quality and Environmental Manuals in line with Company practices and Standards requirements.
• Coordinate the Company’s Internal Audit program.
• Prepare annual and bimonthly audit schedules.
• Perform system audits consistent with and confirming compliance to the Company’s Quality certification obligations.
• Assist in auditing the Company’s processes with a view to highlighting and addressing high risk areas to achieve continuous improvement.
• Monitor progress of audits and offer assistance and guidance to auditors where necessary.
• Review audits performed by Internal Auditors for consistency and effectiveness.
• Recommend changes to existing procedures and systems to ensure compliance with TS16949/ISO9001 Quality and ISO14001 Environmental standards.
• Update the Quality & Environmental Manuals to reflect approved changes to existing practices and procedures.

Coordinate the Company’s Corrective and Preventive Action system.

• Monitor customer returns and ensure responses to problems are documented and communicated to the customer.
• Verify implementation of preventive action prior to closing out of concerns.
• Analyse the Company’s warranty data, highlight and report on trends and provide recommendations for improvement.

Assist in coordinating the Company’s Supplier development program.

• Review the Company’s Supplier Manual and carry out system reviews for new and problem suppliers.
• Assess supplier quality issues and update their rating as per the Supplier Manual .
• Produce and communicate the supplier annual performance reports in conjunction with the Purchasing department.

Coordinating the Company’s Calibration system.

• Monitor internal gauge calibration on a monthly basis and report progress.
• Monitor external gauge calibration and liase with service suppliers.
• Modify and improve database systems to assist in streamlining data entry and monthly performance reporting.

Must have:

• Australian Citizenship
• Car & Licence

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Thank you for your interest!

Good luck!

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