Quality Assurance Controller

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline company in Dubai is seeking a Quality Assurance Controller to enhance the organizational service excellence framework. Responsibilities include conducting audits, maintaining Quality Management Systems, and managing risk assessments. The ideal candidate must have over 5 years of experience in Engineering/Quality Assurance, a relevant degree, and preferably be a certified Quality Lead Auditor. Join us for a tax-free salary and exclusive travel benefits.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Flight discounts

Hotel discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Engineering/Quality Assurance.
• Working knowledge of a TQM-based environment.
• Preferably certified Quality Lead Auditor.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal and external audits to ensure compliance.
• Maintain and implement Quality Management Systems.
• Develop plans for business excellence and risk management.

Skills

Auditing

Quality Management Systems

Risk Assessment

Customer Relationship Management

Education

Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent)

Tools

TQM tools

Job description

Job Purpose

A World leader in air cargo. We possess a geographical advantage that enables us to reach over 140 destinations across 6 continents. We are able to cater to two-thirds of the world’s population in just 8 hours and serve major international trade regions quickly and efficiently. Our SkyCargo group works in partnership to facilitate global trade and connect customers with their destinations. We have a young, efficient, wide-bodied fleet, with ample capacity to transport cargo through our state-of-the‑art, multi‑airport hub in Dubai and adapt to our customers ever‑changing needs.

The Quality Assurance Controller will establish an organizational service excellence framework that will support the department's Quality Management Systems (QMS) in the respective department. In conjunction with the management, set, maintain and continually improve an auditing system that manages and reduces the risk profile of the department and external providers by performing audits, inspections, and risk assessments.

In this role you will:

• Auditing: Conduct internal and external audits and performance reviews to ensure Quality, policies, systems and procedures are implemented and routinely followed. This includes timely planning, executing, and submissions of audit and nonconformities reports, effective implementation of corrective / preventive actions and on‑time completions of the audit cycles. Provide support and guidance to line departments on all matters related to external and internal audits.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance Management System: Maintain a Quality Management System for the department. Implement and maintain an effective document and record management system as per certification requirements.
• Business Excellence: Work under QAM management directives in establishing a service excellence framework. Develop an implementation plan for systematic deployment of approaches in liaison with relevant business units. Analyze the scope, trends and targets of business results achieved and link them with approaches in order to always benchmark with industry best‑in‑class standards. Ensure that the department complies with quality and industry regulatory requirements, by reviewing key performance indicators related to QMS with respective line managers.
• Business Continuity & Accident Response Planning: Work along with QAM and Group Safety, in establishing a service excellence framework that will support the departments Business Continuity Planning (BCP's). Develop an implementation plan for systematic deployment of approaches in liaison with the department. Undertake periodic testing of the department's readiness in managing medium to severe impact operational risks. Prepare and analyse the results of all tests and prepare a report card of the results with recommendations to improve responsiveness.
• Risk Assessment: Implement and manage Risk Management system, advising and guiding line departments to reduce risk and manage operations efficiently and in compliance with workplace QMS issues. Undertake scheduled reviews to assess and review the department's business and safety risks. Ensure that risk reports are completed and that their findings and, as necessary, any proactive / reactive corrective measures are introduced to manage the risk level. Facilitate and lead line departments in assessing risks for the operations. Liaise with internal & external operators to ensure quality standards are proactively managed.
• Customer Relationship Management: Coordinate with business units and external providers in planning and executing second party audits in order to measure conformance to contractual obligations and promote customer satisfaction. Work with line and customer support departments to ensure timely corrective action is taken on audit findings. Facilitate guidance and support to QAM in administrating customer feedback and response system.Continual Improvement: Advise QAM on areas for continual improvement by collating findings of benchmarking, internal/external/spot/mystery shopping audits and customer feedback. Work closely with QASM in executing improvement initiatives identified by QA management. Support line management in implementing these initiatives within agreed timelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Engineering/Quality Assurance.
• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent).
• Experience in aviation services business or other large services sector organization.
• Working knowledge of a TQM based environment.
• An understanding of the Quality Management Systems with hands‑on experience in using relevant tools.
• Preferably certified Quality Lead Auditor.
• Exceptional team management and training skills.
• Understanding in setting/monitoring and assessing operational and individual objectives.

Salary & Benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax‑free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast‑paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers