Quality Manager
Oversee the processes for maintaining quality standards for an organisation or business.
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- What's it like to be a Quality Manager?
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What's it like to be a Quality Manager?
A Quality Manager is often tasked with maintaining the consistency of a company's products or services according to set quality standards. Their work responsibilities include designing quality control systems, maintaining standards by conducting audits, flexibility to address random checks at any point in the production process and exploring and implementing opportunities for improvement. Quality Managers are regularly employed across many industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and many more because these sectors require consistent quality to protect consumers.
Tasks and duties
- Planning, implementing and managing a company's quality control function.
- Developing procedures to ensure product consistency and quality.
- Monitoring performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
- Communicating with employees and management about quality control information.
- Working with an operations teams to establish procedures and quality standards and monitor these against agreed targets.
- Coordinating and conducting audits, both internal and external to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Analysing data to identify areas for improvement in the quality system.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Quality Manager employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Quality Management System
Quality Management
HACCP
Food Safety
Food Science
Good Manufacturing Practices
Food Technology
Auditing
Pharmaceuticals
ISO 9001
Accreditation
Leadership
Food and Beverage Services
Process Improvement
Environmental Management Systems
Quality Improvement
Problem Solving
Microbiology
Sanitation
Complaint Handling
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Latest Quality Manager reviews
Feb 2025
Encouraging everyone to be part of company improvement
Reviewer's QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationEngineering
The good thingsQuality Management requires attention to detail and big picture thinking. I love the idea that everything you are doing is about improvement.
The challengesThe work is very interesting but getting engagement and support from leadership is really frustrating and challenging.
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Nov 2024
It was a bit of a hybrid role so not just QM stuff. Generally a good experience though.
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationConstruction
The good thingsThat it requires attention to detail and is process driven. It’s a good feeling when the products are up to standard but also rewarding when you catch defects early before they are released to market....
The challengesCan get a bit boring and repetitive. It’s also a fairly thankless role.
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