Quality & Compliance Manager

Braemac Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Braemac Pty is seeking a Quality & Compliance Business Manager to own and drive the quality strategy across local and global teams.

In this standalone role, you will partner with the Australian business, collaborate with our global Quality & Compliance team, and lead ISO certification efforts while ensuring regulatory and supplier compliance. You’ll work to strengthen quality culture and process excellence across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5 years’ distribution/manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of ISO certification frameworks and principles.
• Experience with modern slavery legislation.
• Ability to multitask with limited supervision on long ISO projects.
• Knowledge of OHS regulations and standards.
• Understanding of sales, purchasing, warehousing and vendor relations.
• Ability to analyze processes and propose improvements.
• Excellent report writing and business communication.
• Teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop the Quality Management Strategy and update policies and procedures.
• Educate employees on QMS and promote quality culture across functions.
• Liaise between customers, sales, operations, RMA and product to resolve quality issues.
• Use the QMS to plan and conduct internal audits for policy compliance.
• Lead ISO re-certification for ISO9001, ISO13485, ISO14001.
• Communicate audit findings and track corrective actions in CAR/PAR system.
• Perform internal audits across production, assembly and distribution.
• Support PPAP and ensure documentation is complete and timely.
• Apply 8D methods to address nonconformances and drive root-cause verification.
• Oversee OHS procedures and maintain ongoing compliance.
• Serve as quality issues expert with suppliers, customers and stakeholders.
• Collect and analyze customer feedback via NPS to improve satisfaction.
• Produce quality reporting metrics for stakeholders.
• Handle supplier-related issues to enhance performance.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

ISO knowledge

Multitasking

Quality auditing

Supplier management

OHS regulation

Process improvement

Report writing

Stakeholder liaison

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Opportunity: A unique opportunity for a Quality & Compliance Business Manager to take full ownership and contribute at both local and global levels. As an individual contributor, you’ll partner with the Australian business and collaborate with our global Quality & Compliance team.

The Quality & Compliance Business Partner is responsible for the developing and implementing the Company's quality management strategy, developing policies, processes, procedure, programs, and initiatives to improve operational performance and maintain required ISO certifications (9001, 13485, 14001).

The role also coordinates internal and external compliance requests in areas such as Modern Slavery, Environmental Management, and Occupational Health & Safety. Additionally, the Manager oversees the collection of compliance-related information from suppliers and business partners as needed.

This is a standalone role with no direct reports. It reports to the VP of Global Operations, Quality & Compliance (US based) and collaborates closely with a globally distributed team of peers and local stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain and continuously develop the Company’s Quality Management Strategy and ensure updated policies and procedures at all times.
• Educate employees on the Company’s Quality Management approach and procedures and support all functions/levels to exemplify the quality culture within the company as part of daily routines to achieve company goals and objectives
• Provides effective support regarding internal and external customer quality requirements by acting as liaison between customers, sales, operations, RMA and product to resolve quality issues
• Use the Quality Management System (QMS) for the development of internal audit plans and conducting internal audits to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Spearheads the ISO re-certification process for ISO9001, ISO13485, ISO14001.
• Compile and communicate internal and external audit findings to management and track to completion in the CAR/PAR (Corrective and Preventative Action) system.
• Perform and support internal audits both with production/assembly and distribution
• Support and/or Lead and manage the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), ensuring customer and supplier requirements are met and all required documentation is accurate, complete, and submitted on time.
• Support areas of the company where significant system nonconformance or deficiencies are identified using 8D principles and ensure that root cause is determined, verified, implemented, and validated.
• Manages Occupational, Health and Safety (OHS) procedures and implements required measures to ensure ongoing OHS compliance and helps to build a strong OHS focus throughout the organisation.
• Serves as quality issues expert in an effective manner by interacting as the primary contact with the suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders including XTG and other TTI entities.
• Distribute, collect and analyze customer feedback utilizing Net Promoter Score (NPS) to improve customer satisfaction.
• Produce Quality reporting metrics to stakeholders.
• Receives and coordinates input to customers’ questionnaires relating to overall compliance, including but not limited to modern slavery, environment, employment conditions.
• Manages supplier related issues on behalf of the department to facilitate efficient and effective processes that contribute to improved company performance and enhanced customer satisfaction.
• Distribute, collect and analyze customer feedback utilizing Net Promoter Score (NPS) to improve customer satisfaction.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (e.g. business, engineering, quality) and 5 years’ distribution and/or electronic manufacturing experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred. 5 years of related quality experience is preferred.
• Strong fundamental understanding of the ISO certification framework and principles.
• Ability to multitask and work with limited supervision on long-term ISO projects.
• Experience with modern slavery legislation and requirements.
• Comprehensive understanding of OHS regulation, guidelines and standards.
• Knowledge and understanding of sales, purchasing, product, vendors, warehousing, branch operations and systems.
• Ability to analyse operational processes and develop and recommend improvement strategies.
• Writes reports, business correspondence and presentations.
• Teamwork skills to encourage cooperation within various departments throughout the organisation.
• Strong attention to details.

Applicant must be an Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident to be considered.