Quality Manager

Purpose

Manage all Quality-related activities, including the use of Quality-related knowledge, tools and techniques across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise to maintain, regularly review and update as required the quality management system.
• Manage the daily activities of Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) team(s) in support of manufacturing and/or procurement activities.
• Ensure that Nonconformance Report (NCRs) are reported, investigated, and closed as per the prevailing procedure.
• Leads regular analysis of available Quality data using applicable quality tools, to enable procurement and manufacturing teams to take informed decision based on available data.
• Promote and lead the usage of applicable quality tools within the organization – such as the 7 basic quality tool, statistical quality tools etc.
• Ensures the prevailing quality business systems and ERP (such as Oracle Fusion and GEARS) are utilized as per their intended purposes and lead the effort to improve them.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.
• Promote the implementation and adherence to Quality policies, processes and operating procedures to others within APC.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant HSE policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
• Leads by example – in term of reporting, conducting audit etc. Accountable for the compliance of the team to all applicable HSE policies, standards, and procedures.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 10 years of experience in relevant area is required.
• Bachelor (or higher) Degree in any Science/Engineering discipline.
• Good written and spoken English, with the ability to read and understand technical instructions, produce routine reports and correspondence, write/update procedures and interact effectively with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to lead the team in audits conducted by third party, such as customers and certification bodies (such as ISO and API).
• Practical experience in an organization carrying API Q1/Q2 and/or ISO9001 certification.
• Practical experience in leading the use across organizations of statistical quality tools.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer/Manager (or equivalent) highly preferable.
• Certified auditor certification.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification - Preferred.