Hands-on Quality & Continuous Improvement Leader

Sawyer Sourcing; Albury City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sawyer Sourcing is partnering with a respected manufacturer in Albury to hire a hands-on Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager. The role focuses on owning quality management systems and driving a culture of continuous improvement on the factory floor.

You will work cross-functionally with production, engineering and maintenance to identify opportunities, implement solutions and deliver measurable improvements across the operation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading quality, manufacturing or continuous improvement initiatives in an industrial/engineering environment.
• Sound understanding of ISO 9001, quality management systems, and audit processes.
• Practical experience with Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma or similar CI methodologies.
• Experience investigating defects, identifying root causes, and implementing lasting corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality management systems, ISO certification activities and compliance.
• Champion Lean manufacturing, Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Go onto the factory floor to identify opportunities and drive improvements with teams.
• Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for manufacturing challenges.
• Strengthen quality controls, product validation and inspection processes.
• Improve supplier quality, customer satisfaction and overall manufacturing performance.
• Embed quality into everyday operations across departments.
• Turn complex quality requirements into practical, easy-to-follow processes.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Six Sigma

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Quality/Manufacturing degree

Job description

Sawyer Sourcing is partnering with a respected manufacturer in Albury to hire a hands-on Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager. The role focuses on owning quality management systems and driving a culture of continuous improvement on the factory floor.

You will work cross-functionally with production, engineering and maintenance to identify opportunities, implement solutions and deliver measurable improvements across the operation.