QMS Specialist - Contract Based

Job Summary: (This is a one-year contract-based role)Implements the range of professional Quality Management System standards and concepts according to defined targets and processes.Creates / implements the documented processes, procedures and SOPs that govern business operations, and controls them through their full lifecycle. Formulates / improves quality standards, policies, programs, plans, procedures, and practices for continual improvement of the IMS.Acts as custodian of the IMS documentation and as focal point for internal, external and customer audits, ensuring the system remains compliant and audit-ready at all times.Key Responsibilities:• Plans and completes unit-related QMS projects. Implements actions and monitors effectiveness and sustainability of solutions through the documented management system.• Owns the controlled document library manuals, procedures, SOPs, work instructions, forms and registers, and manages the full lifecycle: reviewal and approval routing, numbering, revision control, distribution, obsolescence, archiving and retention.• Maintains the master document register; ensures only current revisions are available at point of use and withdrawn revisions are removed from circulation. Controls external documents such as codes, standards and specifications.• Writes, restructures and standardises procedures and SOPs with process owners across all functions, and maps processes as flow charts and swimlane diagrams in Visio.• Plans, schedules, conducts and reports internal audits against the IMS and applicable international standards.• Administers the corrective and preventive action process for audit findings, including root cause analysis, action tracking, verification and effectiveness review.• Creates real-time transparency for ad-hoc analysis, instant decision making and preventive action; compiles system KPIs and audit status as inputs to management review.• Drives innovative digital solutions to improve documentation and workflow performance by automating review, approval, notification and reporting routines using Power Automate and SharePoint.• Executes continuous improvement projects aimed at identifying and implementing process improvements through the application of CI tools, e.g. as a Lean Expert or Practitioner, or Six Sigma Certified.Qualifications and Skills:• Engineering degree or equivalent in Mechanical or equivalent with relevant experience as above• Has knowledge and experience as mid-level expert in the area of Quality Management Systems and document control.• 4 – 7 years of successful experience in area of responsibility and successful demonstration of key responsibilities and knowledge as presented above.• Certified ISO 9001 Lead Auditor is a must.• Working knowledge of International Standards like ISO 9001, ASME, API, ASTM, EN, DIN etc.• Must have hands-on command of MS Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint and Teams - including Power Automate for automated document and approval workflows, and Visio for process mapping and flow charts. Power BI and SAP shall be an added advantage.• Strong technical writing ability, team player, effective communication skill, problem solving and report writing.