Quality Assurance Manager

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OUR BENEFITS

• Family Friendly Workplace Certified company with Competitive Remuneration + Bonus + Medical Insurance.

• Relocation Assistance on offer if you fancy a move to the region.

• ThalesFlex – Hybrid work environment.

• Fitness Passport Discount + Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance).

• Modernised Paid Parental Leave.

• Veterans Leave.

• Personal & professional training development opportunities.

OUR TEAM

As part of the Australia Munition business (AM) at our cutting-edge facilities in Benalla and Mulwala, we produce world-class propellants, explosives, and munitions for both defence and commercial applications. With ongoing investment in research and development, we remain at the forefront of the industry, providing an exciting environment for technical growth and innovation.

YOUR ROLE:

Reporting to the Head of Quality – Australian Munitions the Quality Assurance Manager role is responsible for providing specialist Quality Assurance services to the business for priority bids and projects  and ensuring quality requirements for the bid and projects are managed to mitigate risk to business and customer and proactively avoid Cost of Non Quality (CNQ).

Working at our Benalla site, on Pangerang and Yorta Yorta Land, your exciting new career opportunity will see you:

• Assure quality throughout the life cycle of bids, projects and product and correct process tailoring is applied to Bids and Projects.

• Defining quality requirements and objectives for Bids and Projects and working to ensure they are embedded.

• Proactively work with bid, project, production and support functions to improve product quality through problem solving and improvement initiatives.

• Assure risk and lessons learnt for bids and projects are captured and managed.

• Complete Quality Advices and PPE assessments as required.

• Engage with the Customer representatives on quality matters.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives including Gemba, SIM meetings, Kaizen and CNQ avoidance.

• Assist in preparing the management reports including data collation and analysis.

• Conduct Quality Officer role activities when required.

YOUR EXPERIENCE:

• Proven experience working in Quality Assurance or Quality Control role in a senior capacity.

• Qualified ISO 9001 internal auditor preferred.

• Product Industrialisation and/or Bid and Project Management qualifications or experience.

• Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 9001 Quality Management System(s).

• Ability in Microsoft Office tools: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We’ll then provide a personalised experience for suitable applicants as we progress the selection and assessment process. Prior to being offered employment, you will need to complete pre-employment police and depending on the role type, medical checks as well.

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance. To learn more about clearances please visit http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA/

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