Quality Manager | Electrical Manufacturing

The Add Staff Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Add Staff Group is recruiting a Quality Manager to lead the quality function across our national operations in Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney. Reporting to the National Engineering Manager, you will own the Quality Management System and work with engineering, manufacturing and project teams to drive consistent quality outcomes.

Key responsibilities include managing audits, ensuring regulatory compliance, handling CAPA and non-conformances, and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Quality Management
• Strong switchboard experience, gained through manufacturing, building or pre-commissioning
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems and ISO 9001
• Experience leading internal and external audits
• Strong understanding of non-conformances, CAPA and root cause analysis
• Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management skills
• Relevant Engineering, Quality, Operations, trade or related qualification
• Experience within sheet metal or structural manufacturing will be highly regarded, along with Lead Auditor or Lean Six Sigma qualifications

Responsibilities

• Manage and continually improve the company's QMS
• Lead internal and external quality audits
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, customer and regulatory requirements
• Manage non-conformances, CAPA and root cause investigations
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering and manufacturing processes
• Monitor quality performance, trends and improvement opportunities
• Manage customer and supplier quality issues
• Identify quality risks and implement appropriate controls
• Provide quality reporting and recommendations to senior leadership

Skills

Quality Management

Switchboard experience

Audits

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Engineering/Quality/Operations qualification

Tools

ISO 9001

Job description

Job Description

National role | LV & HV Switchboard Manufacturing | Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney
Our client is a well-established National electrical engineering and manufacturing group, with more than 40 years of successful operation across the Industrial, Infrastructure and Construction sectors. Operating across three manufacturing facilities nationally, the business designs and manufactures LV and HV power distribution solutions, supporting major projects across data centres, utilities, infrastructure, government, heavy industry and construction.
Join an industrry leader offering opportunity to be part of a team of industry professionals and to be part of a continually growing organisation. With continued growth and investment in its Australian manufacturing operations, an opportunity is available for an experienced Quality Manager to lead quality, compliance and continuous improvement across the national business.

The Role

Reporting to the National Engineering Manager, you will take ownership of the organisation's Quality Management System, working closely with engineering, manufacturing and project teams to drive consistent quality outcomes across operations.
Key responsibilities include:

• Manage and continually improve the company's QMS
• Lead internal and external quality audits
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, customer and regulatory requirements
• Manage non-conformances, CAPA and root cause investigations
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering and manufacturing processes
• Monitor quality performance, trends and improvement opportunities
• Manage customer and supplier quality issues
• Identify quality risks and implement appropriate controls
• Provide quality reporting and recommendations to senior leadership

About You

This role requires someone with strong quality management experience combined with practical switchboard industry knowledge.
To be considered, you will ideally have:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Quality Management
• Strong switchboard experience, gained through manufacturing, building or pre-commissioning
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems and ISO 9001
• Experience leading internal and external audits
• Strong understanding of non-conformances, CAPA and root cause analysis
• Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management skills
• Relevant Engineering, Quality, Operations, trade or related qualification

Experience within sheet metal or structural manufacturing will be highly regarded, along with Lead Auditor or Lean Six Sigma qualifications.

What's on Offer

This is an opportunity to join a stable and growing national Australian manufacturer in an influential role with genuine scope to improve systems, processes and quality outcomes across the business.
You’ll work closely with experienced engineering and manufacturing teams and play an important role as the organisation continues to grow and standardise its products and processes nationally.