MEM234033 — Lead engineering-related quality operations in an organisation

1 Set strategy for integration of quality operations

• 1.1Prepare or review organisation formal policy documents and establish implications for quality operations
• 1.2Establish and communicate senior management expectations and objectives for quality department
• 1.3Identify role of quality department in relation to capability reporting, budgeting, and contribution to marketing and sales strategy, and communicate relevant information to organisation and/or team

2 Set key performance output variables

• 2.1Liaise with sales and marketing staff to identify external customer profiles and requirements
• 2.2Review internal customer specifications
• 2.3Set and manage required key performance output variables
• 2.4Recommend any required changes to key performance output variables

3 Set key performance input variables

• 3.1Analyse drawings, specifications, procedures and regulatory requirements for project, product or process
• 3.2Set parameters for any required capability studies of process or procedures
• 3.3Analyse data from capability studies of process or procedures and take appropriate action
• 3.4Identify key equipment, technologies procedures used and set performance input variables
• 3.5Identify current maintenance strategies that impact performance
• 3.6Identify risks, vulnerabilities and critical control points
• 3.7Recommend any required changes to maintenance strategies in order to maintain quality performance

4 Implement quality operations

• 4.1Communicate key performance input and output variables to team
• 4.2Ensure key performance input and output variables are communicated to appropriate departments, including purchasing, logistics and dealer liaison, or directly along the value stream
• 4.3Allocate quality-related responsibilities to quality team
• 4.4Identify or set budget and other resources required for quality operation
• 4.5Establish reporting processes for quality team operations
• 4.6Establish and monitor data collection procedures including integration with process control
• 4.7Identify and eliminate root causes of defective processes or procedures in participation with the processing departments and quality team
• 4.8Provide advice on work environments to enable employees to be responsible for quality of their own work
• 4.9Establish regular employee feedback on quality operations

5 Evaluate present and past performance and undertake risk assessment

• 5.1Ensure timely and effective communication from customer liaison about service and quality issues
• 5.2Analyse data for non-conformances to key performance input and output variables, establish root causes and recommend actions to be taken in conjunction with quality team
• 5.3Analyse risks to quality from supplier or distributor failure
• 5.4Identify performance levels required to maintain regulatory and commercial contractual compliance
• 5.5Communicate data throughout the organisation to assist in future improvements

6 Establish procedures for engineering-related quality non-conformances

• 6.1Establish reporting procedures for quality non-conformances
• 6.2Establish short-term contingency procedures to cover non-conformances
• 6.3Allocate responsibilities to determine root cause and recommendations for corrective action based on nature of the issue identified

What does an assessment tool for MEM234033 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM234033 needs to address all 52 unit components: 6 elements with 31 performance criteria, 8 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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