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At Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDAu), we are proud to be building sovereign capability right here in Australia. Join us to be part of part of a something meaningful, playing an essential role in delivering mission-critical projects and advanced defence systems in close collaboration with our global colleagues and local industry partners.
 
Our Mawson Lakes Facility (MLF) in Adelaide is the center of excellence for integration, facilities management, and sustainment of advanced defence systems. At MLF, you’ll be working alongside highly skilled engineers, operations, and project professionals in a collaborative and fast-paced environment that drives the success of Australia’s missile launch capability.
  
What makes MLF unique: 

• Hub for integration, sustainment and facilities management.
• Work across multi-isciplinary teams support national defence 
• Opportunity to shape a strong local defence industry presence in South Australia. 

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Lead  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.

You will be responsible for providing leadership, coordination, and oversight of project, supplier and production quality assurance activities across KDAu. 

  
About the role:
As a Quality Assurance Lead, you will:

• Lead and manage the Quality Assurance team, including workload prioritisation and delivery across project, supplier and production quality activities.
• Oversee supplier quality and compliance, including assessments, audits, PRRs, FAIs, FATs and alignment with KONGSBERG SQAR, contractual and Australian defence standards.
• Drive project and production quality assurance, ensuring quality requirements are embedded in planning and delivery, and that risks are identified, managed and escalated where required.
• Manage non-conformance, investigations and continuous improvement, including root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and performance monitoring.
• Provide governance, reporting and system oversight, ensuring compliance with KDA Management System requirements and delivering clear quality performance insights to stakeholders.

 What you'll Bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Quality Management, Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience with manufacturing and production processes and engineering principles.
• Experience working with Suppliers on technical quality
  assurance/control.
• Applied knowledge of auditing processes and principles.
• Applied knowledge of and experience working with and within
  Quality management system ISO 9001:2015.

  
 Mandatory Requirements:  

• Must be able to access information controlled under the US International Traffic of Arms Regulations (ITAR). 
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an Australian security clearance.  

  
Why Join Us:
We are committed to being an employer of choice. Our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) offers industry-leading benefits including:

• Generous paid parental leave (26 weeks primary carer / 4 weeks secondary carer)
• 5 weeks annual leave and additional leave options.
• Above-superannuation guarantee employer contribution.
• Access to the WhereFit program, providing exclusive discounts on health, fitness, wellbeing, and lifestyle services.
• Ongoing professional development, training, and career pathways.

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