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We have an career opportunity for a Quality Specialist who will work as part of our clients team to develop, maintain and improve the Quality Management System in line with ISO 9001 and other business processes and requirements.
Our Client's produce high quality automation solutions that impacts on the execution of real-world machinery and processes. Our automation enables autonomous aqua drones to navigate the seas, robots to assemble complex products, pharmaceuticals to produce life-changing medicines and so much more. Our Client offers a complete solution from the Factory Floor to the Cloud utilizing our internal departments for Automation, Electrical & Mechanical Design and Build, Robotics and Software Development. Our highly experienced team of Engineers have a wealth of knowledge spanning decades in various fields. This experience means we possess cross discipline capabilities when integrating systems from the Factory Floor to the Cloud.
As we are a fast-growing company with great career opportunities, an ideal candidate would want to grow with us and has the vision of building the automation machines and solutions of the future. Our Client re developing the panel building business of the future utilising 3D panel design to facilitate semi-automated caontrol panel manufacturing.
Duties:

  • Responsible for management of documented information in compliance with the ISO 9001 standard requirements
  • Prepare and update company documents and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in line with ISO 9001 and business requirements
  • Ensure compliance with all our business process documentation such as FL (Functional Logic), QPP (Quality and Project Plan), Bills of Materials (BOMs), Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), Change Request (CR) etc
  • Provide reports on business process documentation compliance to Senior Management
  • Provide support to internal audits and regulatory inspections
  • Management of company Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Communicating QMS document changes to relevant departments promptly and efficiently
  • Support other departments and functions in the compliance with their QMS responsibilities
  • Assist with induction training with new hires on Quality topics as required
  • Preparation of quality reports for quality meetings, management and customer reviews as required and analyse key metrics
  • Lead person for implementing new standards such as ISO 27001 and ISO 17025 etc
    Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree, in a scientific or engineering field
  • Technical writing skills
  • Strong communication skills; both verbal and written
  • Proficient Microsoft office user (including SharePoint and Teams)
  • Detailed orientated
  • Demonstrable self-motivation with the ability to multitask
  • Full Driver’s License is required
    By applying to this job post you agree that Sterling Engineering may process your personal data for recruitment purposes.
    For more information and a confidential chat please contact Gerard Cunniffe on (+(phone number removed))

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