Compliance Officer: Quality Management at SAAB Grintek

Your role

Audits Management

• Manage the implementing of audit programmes in compliance with all quality requirements.
• Ensure audit programme is reviewed at regular intervals in relation to risk-based assessment.
• Conduct the audits and generate the audit reports as required as per ISO 19011:2018.
• Coordinate external audits and inspections.
• Plan and conduct internal audits to evaluate the effectiveness of the QMS.
• Manage and Monitor the amendments of the organisation's procedures, processes, standard practices and compliance matrix.
• Manage the compliance with the current revision standards and any other applicable regulatory requirement and guidance material issued by the regulatory authority & certification bodies.
• Generating and communicating Corrective Action Plans to the Regulatory/Certification bodies as well as to all internal auditees.
• Manage the Validation of Corrective Actions after audit completion.
• Ensure that any observed non-compliances or poor standards are brought to the attention of management.
• Provide inputs to the budget related compliance and certification activities.

Occurrences and Non-conformances

• Manage and Co-ordinate action on non-conformances occurrences and initiate any necessary further investigation and follow-up activity.
• Conduct or oversee the investigation of work-related non-conformances, ensures complete reporting and recommendations for remedial action.
• Responsible to follow up and close non-conformances. 
• Analyse trends, identify and build action plans to improve quality compliance initiatives, and present recommendations to Management.
• Identify non-compliance issues and proactively work with relevant teams to recommend/implement corrective actions on potential quality & compliance issues.
• Monitor and manage quality-related risks

Training and Development

• Manage the Compliance Monitoring Company Competency Matrix. 
• Provide Quality Awareness training to the organisation. 
• Manage and report on incidents/issues and feeding these back into the training programme. 
• Ensure staff are adequately trained in QMS.

Communication

• Shall have direct access to the Management Representative on matters concerning the Quality System.
• Shall establish regular meeting forums in order to review compliance and appraise the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Communicate and manage all reported discrepancies not being adequately addressed.

Compliance

Customers:

• Shall assist with customer quality related requirements compliance in terms of customer requirements analyses, implementation and auditing.  

Suppliers:

• Shall assist the Procurement Manager on matters concerning supplier requirements and supplier conformance.
• Shall assist to develop and manage supplier requirements. 
• Shall assist to ensure supplier compliance in the form of supplier audits and supplier communication.

Your profile

• The Compliance Officer: Quality Management will plan, develop, manage and administer quality management system and quality control/assurance programs. 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• A sound knowledge of quality management principles and practices.
• A demonstrated ability to work independently without the requirement for close supervision.  
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate confidently and positively with a wide range of people/cultural diversity.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated excellent written communications skill.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• The ability to relate to all levels, both inside and outside the organization.
• Innovative and Self-Driven.
• Leadership skills and an authoritative approach.
• The demonstrated ability to be firm in conviction, promote a “just and fair culture” and advance an open and non-punitive atmosphere for reporting.
• At least 7 years of work relevant experience.
• Experience in ISO 9001:2015, AS 9100, AS 9110, ISO 19011:2018, SMS, ISO etc.
• A broad operational knowledge and experience in the functions of the organization (e.g. training management, aircraft operations, air traffic management, aerodrome operations, and maintenance organization management).  
• Able to handle tight time lines and severe pressure at times.  
• Reasonable level of business acumen, understanding of basic financial principles in budgeting, costing and forecasting. 

Competences Required:

• Lean manufacturing principles
• Industrial manufacturing
• Six sigma
• Analytical thinking
• Root cause failure analysis, value stream mapping and measurement system analysis
• Total quality management (Quality Tools)

Qualification:

• Minimum Advanced Diploma in Quality/Operations Management
• + National Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering as an advantage
• Defence, Engineering or Aviation background will be an advantage