Head of Quality

Head of Quality

Weir Minerals

Artarmon, NSW

Onsite

We are excited to engage with an experienced quality professional to assist us in elevating our quality practices across Australia within our broader supply chain team.

This role is responsible for the ownership of the Quality Management Systems nationally and will be responsible for and lead the national quality team and be instrumental in leading improvements in business culture and communication, ensuring that the business is aware of critical quality issues and improvements. As well as this, this person will engage thoughtfully with key stakeholders across the business to determine root causes for complicated customer issues in a timely manner.

On a broader scale, this role is a key stakeholder and contributor to the divisional quality team and is responsible for ensuring our national business adheres with Weir divisional policies and processes for quality management. This is a role with a large degree of variety - various challenges, engaging with all functions across the business, and the opportunity to support the business through the ISO re-certification process in 2026.

Why choose Weir: Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

• Develop and implement the organization’s quality vision, strategy, and objectives.

• Lead and mentor the quality team, fostering a culture of quality and compliance across the manufacturing, distribution and service centres in Australia.

• Drive high standards of quality management, including collaborating on supplier quality management to ensure consistent quality in delivered goods and services to requirements.

• Develop and implement the organization’s quality vision, strategy, and objectives.

• Maintain product quality by enforcing quality assurance policies and procedures and legal and regulatory requirements and ensure adherence and governance to industry standards.

• Drive process optimization to reduce defects and improve efficiency, overseeing quality assurance and quality control activities and managing product quality documentation system.

• Report quality trends and compliance status to senior leadership.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's qualification in relevant field (Science, Quality Management, Engineering).

• Extensive experience (typically 10+ years) in quality management within Manufacturing.

• Proven track record in developing and implementing Quality Management Systems (QMS).

• Strong background in regulatory compliance and audit management, including experience in the ISO re-certification process.

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing quality teams and driving cultural change.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across multiple geographies.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Formal lean certification is desirable, but not essential.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable.

Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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