Quality Officer

The Opportunity

Commencing from $98,617 plus 15% Superannuation

• Permanent, Full-time
• Canberra Location 

ActewAGL’s Environment, Quality and Systems team are looking for an experienced, and adaptable individual to lead the delivery and improvement of the organisation’s quality management function and framework. This includes maintaining and managing the Integrated Management System (IMS), ensuring the organisation continues to meet and improve on relevant ISO standards, and measuring and reporting on the organisation’s quality performance.

At the heart of it, success in this role would see you engaging and collaborating with stakeholders to drive and build a culture of continuous improvement, providing guidance and assistance to the business to realise greater value from their processes and practices, and in turn maximising the value of quality management practices. 

Why choose us?

With a collaborative, “can-do” attitude, we have a positive team culture that encourages and inspires self-starters who can work autonomously, flexibly and be action oriented. We offer generous salary and employee benefits including competitive pay, leadership and professional development programs, staff rewards, recognition programs and much more.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer which values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and all ages. We also have a strong focus on gender balance within the organisation and encourage women to apply.

About your role:

Working within the Environment, Quality and Systems Branch you will:

• Shape quality framework for the organisation that aligns to the organisational strategy, determining relevant standards and certifications, as well as defining KPIs for measurement.

• Take a leadership role in all aspects of the Integrated Management System (IMS) to meet and improve on ActewAGL’s operating environment. 

• Initiate and drive the delivery of approved quality improvement projects.

• Provide meaningful quality performance reports to senior stakeholders.

• Work collaboratively with business areas on quality planning, control, assurance and improvement of business practices and operations.

• Improving and streamlining management system documents.

• Ensure a quality systems audit program is developed and conducted as per the schedule in conjunction with the internal audit function.

• Provide education, mentoring, advice and support to management system document owners to improve documents and their use.

• Investigate quality incidents, near misses and non-conformance trends

  To succeed in this role, you will possess the following:

• Relevant tertiary degree in business or quality management or   equivalent relevant experience

• Certification in quality management, audit or investigations or relevant work experience

• Demonstrated experience in quality and process improvement 

Our Application Process

If this role sounds appealing, please apply through our e-Recruitment portal and submit a resume, cover letter and brief responses to the selection criteria outlining your key skills and experience you can bring to this role. The closing date for this role is 30 October 2018.

To learn more about the role, we encourage you to contact Chris Dare on (02) 6293 5719. Or, if you need guidance with the application process, please email recruitment@actewagl.com.au

Why choose Canberra?

Canberra, our Nation’s capital, has a population of 400,000 and is a modern city with a cosmopolitan feel. It offers all the city services and lifestyle amenities of an elite capital, as well as being settled beside the alpine mountains and southeast coast which makes it an exceptional location for adventure.

Canberra boasts a great food and wine culture and is very family-friendly with progressive education, health care, clean environment, and is home to some of Australia’s best roads and bike paths. It’s a safe, relaxed place to live.