We're looking for an experienced Quality & Testing Manager to lead our quality assurance and laboratory testing functions, ensuring every product we bring to market meets the highest standards of quality, safety and performance. Based in Prestons, this is a unique opportunity to shape quality outcomes across Australia, New Zealand and our international supply network.
Why this role matters
This is more than a quality role. You'll bring together supplier quality, laboratory testing and continuous improvement under one strategic leadership position. You'll play a key role in protecting our brands, improving customer outcomes and building quality systems that support both traditional and connected products.
What you'll be doing
- Leading GWA's Quality Assurance and Laboratory Testing teams.
- Driving supplier quality performance across our international sourcing network.
- Reducing defects, warranty claims and customer complaints through robust quality systems and preventative measures.
- Overseeing product testing programs supporting new product development, certification and ongoing production verification.
- Using data and root cause analysis to identify issues and drive meaningful improvement.
- Building capability across quality, testing, connected product performance and system-level risk management.
- Leading and developing a geographically dispersed team across Australia, New Zealand and China.
About you
You'll be a commercially minded Quality leader who enjoys solving complex problems and influencing outcomes across multiple stakeholders.
You'll bring:
- Significant leadership experience in quality within manufacturing, building products, consumer durables or a similarly regulated environment.
- Strong expertise in quality management systems, supplier quality, root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Experience managing laboratory or testing operations, including accreditation and calibration requirements.
- The ability to translate technical quality data into clear business recommendations.
- Experience working with international suppliers, ideally across China and Southeast Asia.
- A degree in Engineering, Science or a related technical field, with quality auditing or Six Sigma certifications highly regarded.
Ready to apply?
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Please note: You must be a citizen, permanent resident or hold all the relevant employment visas and other approvals for the location and duration of this position to apply for this role.
Please note that we are not accepting applications from agencies for this position.