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Quality Management Systems

Congratulations for your decision to learn more about quality management


systems for making your career!

The career field you are entering is high in


demand and hence your chances of getting job are more than excellent in
various industries such as manufacturing, IT (Information Technology),
Automobiles, medical devices, process & service industries and even
institutions who want to offer more quality products or services to their clients
by adopting quality management systems.
Quality Management Systems requirements vary from industry specific
standards published by International Organizations for Standardization aka
ISO.
Types of Quality Management Systems
To strengthen and communization of quality requirements ISO released its
quality management systems standard series ISO 9001 in 1987 with revisions
in 1994, 2000 and 2008. In 2015 the whole standard again going to revise
(draft standard already been released)

But with the increasing demands of automotive products and stringent quality
requirements by automobile users compelled US automotive industry to
develop more specific and enhanced quality standard QS 9000 which also
encouraged various other countries to develop their own standards for their
automotive industries such as:
For German automobile industry VDA
For Italian automobile industry AVSQ
For French automobile industry EAQF and were again superseded by ISO/TS
16949 globally.
Another quality management system for medical devices is developed by ISO
as ISO:13485 harmonized for directives such as 93/42/EEC, AIMD and IVD
directives as well.
Quality Management Systems Manager Job Description

The role of the quality management systems


manager starts with the initiatives to lead the quality management system
within organization or institution. The key function of this position is to
ensure that the organization / institution maintain its accreditation status and
to lead key strategic quality initiatives across the organization. Managers role

mostly engaged with the compliance to whole group of companies if


applicable.
Quality Management System Auditor

A well-qualified or certified quality


management system auditor can only ensure the effectiveness of a quality
management system (QMS) established within organization. A well-defined
and effective quality management system (QMS) requires sustenance through
its various process monitoring and measurements, which needs to assess
periodically for effectiveness.
Moreover, a certified quality management system auditor can help to improve
the QMS to its apex. The international standard, ISO/IEC 17024:2003
General requirements for bodies operating the certification of persons
accredited by JAS-ANZ has schemized QMS auditor scheme and qualification
guidelines defined in ISO: 19011-2002
Quality Management System Auditor Job Description
Driving and monitoring the quality audits of the organization lies under the
umbrella of a quality management system auditor job descriptions, which not
limited to planning and execution of the audit but also raising non-

conformance reports, follow up of the recommended actions and ensure all


actions implemented effectively.
Quality management System Auditor Course
The guidelines for a certified quality management system auditor are defined
in ISO: 19001 standard and there are many accredited certification and
training bodies across the world which conduct certified lead auditor and
internal auditor training programs. A quality management system lead auditor
course is designed for 5 days program by IRCA (Internal Register for Certified
Auditors) through classroom trainings, role playing with case studies,
individual presentation on case studies, group forum workshops followed by a
final written test on last day of training program.
Quality management System Auditor Jobs
As mentioned earlier, a quality management system auditor job is high in
demand. As long as you are a qualified and certified auditor and practicing the
auditing skills, you have great chance of being hired by new employers. Recent
changes in ISO: 9001-2015, you can download from right hand sidebar to
prepare for your upcoming interviews and surely have to look on our popular
quality management system auditor job board, which is creating new careers
for many people like you.

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