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Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDAu) is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Officer to join our dynamic team.

You will play a crucial role in supporting the implementation and monitoring of quality control processes- assuring suppliers and their products meet the standards for inclusion in our supply chain. 
  
About the Role
As the Quality Assurance Officer, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting supplier assessment activities to ensure compliance with KDAu Supplier Quality Assurance Requirements (SQAR) Framework.
• Conducting onsite verification of product conformity with requirements.
• Assisting KDAu production team and suppliers through Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs), First Article Inspections (FAI) and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
• Conducting supplier and production quality control audits.
• Developing and maintaining production and supplier database. 
• Assisting with maintaining Non Conformance Reports (NCR) and Quarantine process, signing off of Certificates of Conformance (COC's), and assisting with escalation of quality issues to KDA when required. 

  What You’ll Bring

• Qualification in Electrical, Mechanical, Fabrication or a related discipline.
• Experience with  manufacturing and production processes and engineering principles.
• Experience working with Suppliers on technical quality assurance. 
• ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems experience 
• Experience in workmanship Quality standards and production processes applicable to Defence article manufacture.
• Previous experience in a similar role in the Defence Industry (Desirable).

  
Why Join us? 

• Be part of a global defence organisation with a reputation for innovation.
• Work from a state-of-the-art facility in Mawson Lakes.
• Contribute to critical Australian Defence projects with a collaborative team.

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