Programme Quality Manager

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EDGE Group PJSC
Abu Dhabi
AED 120,000 - 200,000
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Job description

Role Purpose:
• The Program Quality Manager (PQM) spearheads the development of a quality-focused environment and maintains quality standards within the business.
• The job incumbent acts as a catalyst for increasing efficiency and reducing cost by establishing internal and external quality regulations and certifications, establishing health and safety protocols and increasing quality awareness throughout the company.
• The PQM shall lead a team in the strategic development and implementation of quality standards, plans and assurance systems to ensure designed and developed products and processes adhere to company and industry standards.
• The incumbent is accountable for overseeing programme lifecycle activities from cradle to grave including, reviewing and in cases, approving programme and project deliverables.
• The PQM will ensure design and development is undertaken as per approved plans and procedures, and that all test, verification and qualification activities are undertaken at planned phases and will ensure feedback from appropriate functions and customer communities is fed back and considered during design.
• The PQM will empower the team to develop process improvement, preventive and corrective action plans ensuring the continual improvement of processes that enable conforming product.

Responsibilities:
• Contribute to the development and implementation of best practice quality vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures in compliance with the federal, local and organizational regulations, guidelines and protocols.
• Plan and forecast department budget and ensure its appropriately managed in line with the financial goals.
• Set up and direct quality procedures, standards and specifications and oversee continued compliance and embedding across the organization.
• Ensure that all in-house systems and procedures are updated, revised and modified to meet the needs of external certification bodies.
• Enforce and maintain quality controls and documentation procedures to assure high quality of operations.
• Manage the audit program ensuring all procedures are thoroughly implemented and documented.
• Undertake regular training to train concerned employees in all aspects of quality procedures and application; provide tools and techniques to enable others achieve quality standards.
• Lead and motivate quality team to achieve quality targets, monitor and evaluate their performance, train and develop their capabilities to improve engagement and productivity within the team.
• Manage Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and ensure the team co-ordinate activities out in accordance with stated requirements, and associated deliverables (e.g. PPAP, PSW, MSA, Cpk, FMEA etc) meet said requirements and delivery commitments.
• Work closely, and communicate effectively with key stakeholders on matters affecting business commitments to design and develop Customer-destined product/services, including regular collaboration with Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering and Programmes to name a few.
• Support in the verification, validation, and testing activities during industrialisation for product destined for qualification.
• Ensure that workflows and processes comply with safety regulations and that all documentation is thoroughly completed as per quality guidelines.

Main Requirements:
• Minimum: 8+ years of extensive experience in Quality Management environment, within PMO/Design Engineering.
• Preferred: 3+ years of experience as Programme Quality Manager in Defence Industry with regional exposure.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Quality assurance or relevant manufacturing/engineering qualification.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in related Engineering discipline / American Society for Quality (ASQ) certified or similar, Chartered Member of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI).

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