Quality Assurance Advisor

Why Austal

Austal is Australia’s global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice, designing, constructing, and supporting defence and commercial vessels for the world’s leading operators. The company operates in Australia, the USA, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Austal is delivering multiple naval shipbuilding and sustainment programs for the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Border Force, and the Department of Defence, employing approximately 1,000 people in facilities in located Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

Austal has entered into a landmark Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) with the Commonwealth of Australia, launching a new era of continuous naval shipbuilding within the Henderson Defence Precinct and across Western Australia. As Australia’s Strategic Shipbuilder, Austal will start by delivering eighteen Landing Craft Medium and eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels for the Australian Army.

The SSA will drive significant growth across our industry and workforce, as we deliver existing and future programs under a long-term partnership. Through effective collaboration with our supply chain partners, Austal is driving innovation, developing sovereign capability, and creating lasting opportunities for Australian industry and workers.

To support this growth, we are building a highly skilled team to engage with local industry and supply chains, and contribute to complex, large-scale projects that reflect Austal’s proven capabilities and trusted performance.

About the Opportunity

As a Quality Assurance Advisor for Austal Defence Australia (ADA), you will be responsible conducting Quality Assurance activities and where necessary report, investigate and resolve identified non-conformance. The role primarily supports the effective delivery of the of the ADA Quality Management System requirements. The role also supports the Project Delivery Quality Assurance teams in delivering Projects.

This is your opportunity to contribute to projects of national significance. The maritime is now.

What’s Involved

• Ensuring ongoing Quality Assurance activities are conducted to a high standard in line with business requirements and are reported in a timely manner.
• Conduct Audits and Inspections in accordance with the ADA Audit procedure and schedule.
• Conduct root cause analysis of Quality issues. Recommend and implement Corrective Actions to address Quality issues.
• To validate and verify Quality Assurance activities identified in Project Delivery Plans.
• Work together with Stakeholders to implement Austal’s Quality Assurance system requirements.
• Conduct Quality Assurance review of business process documentation prior to its release.
• Undertake analysis of Quality Assurance compliance data.
• Develop and issue Quality Assurance documentation to a high standard.
• Build and maintain productive professional relationships with the teams delivering Quality products or services to clients
• Maintain and continually improve business best practice for Quality Assurance.
• Implement integrated and cost-effective team solutions for Quality non-conformance issues; including where required leading Corrective and Preventative action management.

You Will Need

Essential

• An auditing qualification – Lead Auditor preferably.
• Demonstrated experience of monitoring and progressing Inspection Test Plans.
• Possess a proficient level of IT literacy, including the MS Office Suite (SharePoint & Excel etc).
• Solutions orientated, as well as results and goals driven, with an excellent attention to detail.
• Be strategic, analytical, and innovative, with solid problem-solving skills.
• Ability to quickly understand business processes across the business.
• A passion to work to improve Quality across the business.

Desirable

• A Diploma or equivalent certification in Quality Assurance, Lean Management, Engineering or Project Management.
• Previous or related experience working within a Project focussed manufacturing environment with a demonstrated and strong desire to work within Quality Assurance.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ISO 9001, and of working within Quality Management Systems as they apply to shipbuilding, defence, oil & gas and/or manufacturing.

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.