Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
1. QMS & Process Governance
Internal Audit Management: Develop, schedule, and execute the annual Internal QMS Audit Plan across all departments (Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, HR, and Sales) to verify process effectiveness and ISO 9001:2015 compliance.
Process Approach Auditing: Audit organizational workflows from end to end, ensuring that process inputs, outputs, and performance metrics (KPIs) are clearly defined and controlled.
External Audit Liaison: Serve as the key point of contact and facilitator for third-party registrar audits, customer quality audits, and regulatory body inspections.
2. CAPA & Continuous Improvement
Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA): Issue and track Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) resulting from system audits. Partner with process owners to ensure thorough Root Cause Analysis (using 5-Why, 8D, or Fishbone diagrams).
Effectiveness Verifications: Perform follow-up audits to rigorously verify that implemented corrective actions have permanently resolved the systemic issues and prevent recurrence.
Risk-Based Thinking: Evaluate company processes for operational risks and opportunities, ensuring risk mitigation steps are integrated directly into the QMS.
3. Documentation & Document Control
Controlled Document Review: Audit the document control system to ensure all standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and quality manuals are up-to-date, approved, and accessible.
Management Review Support: Gather, analyze, and present audit trend data, non-conformance metrics, and customer satisfaction indicators to senior leadership during scheduled Management Review meetings.
4. Training & Quality Culture
ISO Awareness: Conduct training sessions for plant personnel and management regarding ISO 9001 requirements, internal audit processes, and the importance of compliance.
Auditor Mentorship: Train and mentor a team of cross-functional internal auditor volunteers to assist with departmental reviews.