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This role involves leading site compliance, maintaining and extending NATA accreditation, managing audits, developing and monitoring quality, safety, and environmental systems, overseeing LIMS development and rollout, and coordinating new projects as directed by the GM.
Who are we?
Analytical Laboratories and Technical Services Australia (ALTSA) is a NATA accredited multi-laboratory facility servicing regional Australia.
Based in the picturesque and family-friendly region of Mildura, this position offers fantastic facilities, a great team, and the quality lifestyle of a well-serviced city in the country on the banks of the majestic Murray River. Agriculture is booming, and ALTSA is at the heart of it all.
ALTSA: Quality Manager
Due to growing demand, we have a vacancy for a Quality Manager.
About the role
Reporting to the General Manager, your duties would include but not be limited to:
NATA
* Become the resident expert on all things NATA, TGA, and Safety
* Maintaining existing accreditations for the site and specific tests
* Drive compliance and achieve NATA accreditation for additional tests targeted by the GM
* Coordinate NATA/TGA/safety training
Quality & Safety Systems
* Collaborate with Lab Managers to ensure a consistent approach across all labs (e.g., CofA's, staff training, calibration verifications, validations)
* Plan, train, and coordinate internal audits, management reviews, incident reports, and continual improvement across all labs
* Stay up-to-date with the latest developments and best practices in laboratory quality management & legal compliance for quality/safety/TGA/NATA
* Investigate and address any issues or complaints related to the quality of laboratory services
LIMS system
* Develop & overview the entire system in coordination with the IT & Business Systems Officer
* Coordinate rollout of the system for every lab in collaboration with Lab Managers
* Monitor training and actively address problems
* Drive improvement & achieve full implementation of Online Sample Request System in all labs and train customers in its use
* Contribute to and investigate potential new tests
* Develop and implement new tests
* Continuously improve processes, efficiency, and seek cost savings
Benefits and perks
Remuneration will be negotiated with the successful candidate based on experience and qualifications.
Skills and experience
To be successful in this role, you must have:
* Ideally a science degree or similar (not essential)
* NATA training and internal auditor training
* Experience in a similar role ensuring NATA compliance
* Commercial laboratory or NATA lab experience
* LIMS experience or similar
* Internal audits experience
* Project management skills
* Ability to collaborate and influence others to drive system consistency
Well regarded:
* Bachelor of Chemistry
* Experience in a commercial lab environment
* Experience in agriculture or environmental industries
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Salary match, number of applicants, skills match
Your application will include the following questions:
* Years of experience in training & development
* Right to work in Australia
* Years as a Quality Manager
* Years of project management experience
* Years of auditing experience
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