Interim Quality Manager Recruitment:
If your organisation has a recruitment need for an Interim Quality Manager qualified/experienced in ISO 9001:2000, PRINCE2™, MSP, M_o_R then an Interim Quality Manager from KPS Consultant Ltd would be delighted to engage. We have published some information below which may help you decide whether you wish to place your Interim Quality Manager recruitment requirements with KPS. What ever your decision we hope that you find the information of use and would welcome requests for other specific information you would like to have guidance or assistance on and we will look towards getting this information published on your behalf.
Placing your quality management recruitment needs with KPS is very easy and does not involve a lengthy process as our consultants are permanent employees and established preferred associates not temporary contractors. Simply contact KPS by email or telephone and leave the rest to us.
The Purpose and Role of an Interim Quality Manager
The purpose of an Interim Quality Manager is to implement, coordinate, manage and control activities required to deliver the organisations' quality policy and to ensure compliance to the requirements of the Quality Management System (QMS).
In particular the Interim Quality Manager will ensure the following areas are part of the organisations' day-to-day activities via the management of its programmes and projects.
Quality Policy:
Overall intentions and direction of an organisation related to quality.
Quality Management System (QMS):
Defines a set of standards such as policies and procedures that provide a formal management framework describing the way an organisation conducts its core business. The performance of each quality management procedure generates evidence by which to measure the performance of the organisation and its management.
Quality Assurance:
Creates and maintains the Quality Management System (QMS) and monitors its application to ensure that the Quality Management System (QMS) operates and is effective in achieving an end product/service that meets quality and customer requirements. Quality Assurance also provides confidence that the programme and/or project will satisfy the relevant quality standards.
Quality Planning:
Establishes the objectives and requirements for quality and lays out the activities for the application of the Quality Management System (QMS).
Quality Control:
Ensures that products and/or services meet the quality criteria specified. Quality Control is about examining products/services to determine that they meet requirements and adherence to quality standards whilst identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance. This quality checking technique is known as a Quality Review which has a specific structure, defined roles and procedure designed to ensure completeness of a product/service.
It is important to note that Programme and Project team members, Process Owners and people undertaking any business role are key participants in Quality Management. Therefore they are the principle users of the Quality Management System (QMS) in undertaking their roles and producing the required deliverables.
General responsibilities of an Interim Quality Manager
The Interim Quality Manager's responsibilities invariably involve the following activities, although this depends on the specific assignment:
- Formulating and implementing the Quality Management System in conjunction with the organisation departments.
- Co-ordinating the efforts of all departments and/or disciplines to ensure compliance with the organisations QMS requirements.
- Improving the organisation's operations and quality of products and services.
- Promoting awareness of a pro-active quality first approach throughout the organisation.
- Providing guidance, support and training for employees with regards to Quality matters.
- Managing and controlling quality documents.
- Providing a pro-active and responsive service, by anticipating quality issues, responding quickly to non-conformities and resolving these quickly to the satisfaction.
- Identifying, recording, and reporting any problems relating to the quality of products, services, processes and QMS.
- Regular communication with Programme and Project team members, Process Owners and people participating in Quality Management activities.
- Quality reporting and posting of quality data to provide organisation wide information about quality performance.
- Setting up and monitoring Quality Audits to ensure products, services and operations are compliant with the organisations Quality Assurance procedures.
How can a KPS Consultant help you with Quality Management?
Quality is more than a collaborative effort. It is a collective effort. Ultimately everyone and everything in the organisation becomes involved.
As an ISO 9001:2000 compliant organisation KPS embraces and conforms to the international recognised standard ISO 9001:2000. This achievement has focussed KPS on passionately helping other organisations improve the level of quality within their own organisations.
Our consultants are qualified and experienced to provide independent advice on how best to implement you're Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring you avoid costly mistakes. We will also take care to keep quality processes simple and straightforward by making sure everyone knows the purpose and methods for what your organisation is trying to achieve.
In summary our consultants will serve as Interim Quality Manager by:
- Understanding/fully engaging ourselves within the nature your organisation and it programmes and projects. This ensures that we can provide a service best suited to your needs.
- Providing knowledge and experience of implementing and improving quality management systems, procedures and processes.
- Helping you to get quality right the first time by conducting activities designed to improve performance and productivity through training and effective coordination.
- Demonstrating excellent human relations and communication skills.
- Pro-actively enhancing and promoting quality throughout your organisation.
- Having a positive and co-operative attitude towards resolving problems.
- Making recommendations regarding policies, methodology, processes, procedures, and standards based on best practice standards such as ISO 9001:2000, PRINCE2™, MSP, M_o_R.
- Developing supplemental quality management procedures and standards i.e. preventive/corrective actions, as needed.
- Providing management with the visibility of the processes used in programme and project performance.
- Preparing quality improvement plans, and set quality performance metrics/targets for all divisions/departments.
- Ensuring Lessons Learned is made aware to the organisation, thus avoiding similar mistakes occurring.
- Helping with continual improvement.
If you wish to discuss your Quality Management recruitment needs further or have a requirement for an Interim Quality Manager, please contact us by email or telephone.
