Quality Manager - RTS OPS QLD

Downer Group; Maryborough; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer Group in Maryborough is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead all quality functions at the Maryborough Service Delivery Centre. You will ensure projects meet safety, performance, and compliance requirements, and champion continuous improvement.

You will manage QA/QC processes, drive the Quality Management System and collaborate with engineering, procurement and production to sustain a high-performance quality culture across the site.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a quality management role.
• Six Sigma or lean manufacturing qualification is advantageous.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment (rail/automotive or similar).
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, processes and controls.
• Ability to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams and functions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all Quality Assurance & Quality Control processes
• Manage the Quality Management System
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement and production to drive holistic quality management
• Advise, support and influence delivery planning, risk mitigation and decision-making
• Develop and implement assurance systems and process controls
• Provide high-level reporting and insights to leadership

Skills

Quality management

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Manufacturing experience

Quality systems

Collaboration

Job description

At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.

About the Team

Downer has more than 100 years’ rail experience providing end-to-end, innovative transport solutions. We are a leading provider of rollingstock asset management services, with expertise in delivering whole-of-life asset management support to our customers. Our capability allows us to offer turnkey solutions for complex projects and spans every project phase, from design and manufacture to through-life-support, condition monitoring and data analytics, fleet maintenance, operations and comprehensive overhaul of assets, and decommissioning.

Job Description

We have a rare opportunity available for an experienced Quality Manager to join the team at our Maryborough Service Delivery Centre on the Fraser Coast. Reporting directly to the GM of Projects & Delivery, you will be responsible for ensuring all projects are completed to a high standard.

You will lead all Quality functions within the facility, ensuring that products meet the requirements across safety, performance and compliance. You will champion continuous improvement and lead the Site Audit Program, complimenting and driving our high-performance culture.

Some accountabilities will include:

• Oversee all Quality Assurance & Quality Control processes
• Manage the Quality Management System
• Collaborate with internal functions such as engineering, procurement and production to drive holistic quality management
• Advise, support and influence delivery planning, risk mitigation and decision-making
• Develop and implement assurance systems and process controls
• Provide high-level reporting and insights to leadership

This is a fulltime, permanent role, based onsite at our Maryborough Service Delivery Centre.

About You:

• 5+ years demonstrated experience in a Quality management role
• Six Sigma or lean manufacturing qualification advantageous
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment (Ideally rail, automotive or similar)
• Sound knowledge of quality management systems, processes and controls
• Ability to collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams and across functions

Our Culture: Downer is dedicated to nurturing our people personally and professionally through skills development, competitive benefits, career pathways and fostering a proudly diverse and supportive workplace culture.

We cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace that facilitates opportunity and respect. Our focus on gender and cultural inclusiveness is active and ongoing, and through various initiatives we aim to help close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous communities.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.