QA / QC Coordinator

The Company  

An exciting opportunity has become available for a QA QC Coordinator to join our national structural steel contractor based in Brisbane CBD. As a result of continued growth, the company has secured a strong pipeline of industrial/commercial warehousing projects for 2024 and 2025. Our dedication to repeat client satisfaction and delivery has meant we've built a reputation based on trust, efficiency and an established leadership network right across Australia.  

The Role - What will you do?  

This integral role of QA/QC Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and managing quality assurance and quality control processes within our projects. This role will ensure our products and services meet or exceed specified quality standards and regulatory requirements across all aspects of the project operations.  

You will be responsible for:  

Actively providing guidance, and support to the overseas fabrication workshops  

Driving deliverables through the fabrication process and project execution phase in compliance with quality management systems, customer specification and contractual obligations    

Accessing the customer requirements and ensuring that these are met  

Documenting quality assurance activities with internal reporting and audits  

Setting up customer standards  

Specifying customer requirements of raw materials with the suppliers 

Investigating and setting standards for quality, health and safety 

Analysing and investigating product complaints or reported quality issues to ensure closure in accordance with company guidelines and external regulatory requirements  

Developing or updating company complaint and inspection procedures to ensure capture and investigation, as well as proper documentation of complaints  

Carefully maintaining complaint and non-conformance processing through records and tracking systems, including root cause and corrective actions  

Monitoring risk-management procedures, and maintaining and analysing problem logs to identify and report recurring issues to management and product development  

Providing training and support to the staff on systems, policies, procedures, and core processes  

Ensuring Mill certificates are all compliant 
Ensuring all Technical queries are respected and submitted to clients 

Implementing the QA/QC management systems  

Coordinating with the customer’s representative on all quality matters  

Distributing relevant QA/QC documentation to site subcontractors  

Verifying that the quality related site activities are in accordance with the applicable codes and standards  

Participating in the site internal and external site audits  

Coordinating all the quality site inspections through the site QC inspectors  

Ensuring all quality control documentation is compiled and competed for as-built hand over   

Controlling all non-conformance reports and undertaking remedial action  

Completing site quality control instructions and action remedial responses  

Reviewing the customer’s specification and undertake relevant training to the site QC inspector  

Monitoring the implementation of the approved site QC Plan  

Completing and coordinating the approval of the sites QC technical submittals to the customer  

Coordinating, with the site construction manager, on all quality issues Coordinating and chairing the QA/QC site weekly meetings with the project's subcontractors QC personnel  

Elaborating inspection and test programs  

Ensuring the safety is adhered to at site  

Assuring all technical documents relative to site quality control are current status  

Skills & Experience - What do you need?  

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:   

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management or a related discipline  

Relevant certification in quality management or quality assurance is preferred  

Demonstrated experience, minimum 3 years, in a similar role in the Structural Steel Fabrication industry  

Strong knowledge of quality management principles and practices  

Proficiency in quality management software and tools  

Experience working on large scale construction projects or other suitable projects works  

Sound knowledge of construction materials and related specifications 

Sound working knowledge of Australian and international standards and codes 

Experience in Microsoft office suite and any EMDS  

Proven track record in building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external clients   

Excellent communication both written and verbal   

Proficient in both English and Vietnamese languages will be highly regarded  

Advanced MS office skill  

Ability to work as a team  

If you are interested in this role and meet the above requirements, please apply today.