Principal Quality Officer

Electro Optic Systems; Canberra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Electro Optic Systems is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to maintain and enhance the QMS in alignment with ISO 9001 and customer requirements. The role delivers internal audits, corrective actions, and risk-based improvements, with a focus on supplier and external audit support, training, and process reviews.

You will provide practical quality advice, elevate significant risks, and ensure timely action closures while coordinating with the HSEQ Manager and cross-functional teams in

Qualifications

• Experience with ISO 9001 and internal audit practices.
• Ability to coordinate audits and drive corrective actions.
• Strong reporting, communication and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the QMS and controlled documents in line with ISO 9001, customer, contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Plan and deliver the internal audit program; report findings and verify action closure.
• Coordinate corrective actions, root-cause analysis and improvement activities, including monitoring effectiveness.
• Monitor quality performance, risks and overdue actions, and provide concise reports and management review inputs.
• Support external and supplier audits, project quality, training and process reviews to agreed priorities.
• Provide practical quality advice, identify systemic issues and elevate significant risks to the HSEQ Manager.
• Provide reasonable quality-related support and coverage based on competence, risk, agreed priorities and available capacity.

Skills

QMS

Internal audit

Root cause analysis

Reporting

Regulatory compliance

Job description

We continually strive to help our workforce achieve their professional and personal goals, engaging them in challenging and inspiring projects.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the QMS and controlled documents in line with ISO 9001, customer, contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Plan and deliver the internal audit program; report findings and verify action closure.
• Coordinate corrective actions, root-cause analysis and improvement activities, including monitoring effectiveness.
• Monitor quality performance, risks and overdue actions, and provide concise reports and management review inputs.
• Support external and supplier audits, project quality, training and process reviews to agreed priorities.
• Provide practical quality advice, identify systemic issues and elevate significant risks to the HSEQ Manager.
• Provide reasonable quality-related support and coverage based on competence, risk, agreed priorities and available capacity.