| 5.5 |
RESPONSIBILITY,
AUTHORITY AND COMMUNICATION |
| 5.5.1 |
Responsibility
and Authority |
| 5.5.2 |
Management
representative |
| 5.5.3 |
Internal
Communication |
5.5 Responsibility, Authority and
communication
Functions and their interrelation
within company are defined and communicated.
Top management appoints a
management representative responsible for establishment and maintenance of the
quality system, and for reporting to the top management on the performance of
the system.
Issues regarding the quality
system are communicated internally though distribution of pertinent documents,
meetings, training and awareness programs, and management reviews.
5.5.1 Responsibility and authority
All departments and functions in the company are responsible
for implementing, maintaining, and improving the quality system.
Responsibilities & authorities and interrelation of
personnel in the organization are defined in organizational charts, policies
and procedures, as well as in job descriptions/ responsibilities. Job
descriptions/ responsibilities define the responsibilities and authorities of
each of the positions on the organizational chart. Job descriptions and the
organizational chart are reviewed and approved by top management for adequacy.
Top Management sets direction and ensures the success of
Organization. Top Management
• Formulates the quality policy
• Provides resources necessary to maintain and improve the
quality system
• Conducts management reviews of the quality system
Departmental heads (Production,
Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Engineering, Marketing and
Sales, Material Management, Logistics/Shipping, Administration, Accounting,
Contracting), while under the direction of the top management, have primary
responsibility for all operations under their control, including the Quality
Management System described herein. Departmental Heads, Managers, In-charges
and supervisors, who manage, perform and verify work affecting quality, at
various levels are responsible, and have authority within their defined areas
of control as follows –
- To
initiate action to prevent the happening of any non-conformity of the product,
process or quality system.
- To
identify and record any problem of the product, process and quality system.
- To
initiate, recommend or provide solutions.
- To
check the effectiveness of solutions.
- To
control further action on the non-conforming product / process till the
deficiency has been corrected.
- The
quality of work carried out by personnel in their department.
All employees are responsible for the quality of their work
and for their part in the overall processes used to provide products,
information and services to our customers. Employees identify and record any
problems related to the product, process, and quality system. Employees are
also the key participants in process improvements and the identification of
measures needed to ensure the success of our continual improvement processes.
In the event of absences, responsibility and authority
passes on to the next higher level of management.
5.5.2 Management Representative
Top Management
assigns the responsibilities & authorities of the MR, during his absence,
to a nominated person. These responsibilities are additional to his normal
responsibility already assigned to him.
The Management Representative has the organizational freedom
and unrestricted access to top management to resolve quality management issues.
Included, but not limited to his/her
responsibilities are:
- Ensure that the quality management system is implemented,
maintained and continually improved (as per ISO 9001:2008);
- Promote awareness of customer requirements throughout the
organization;
- Plan
and conduct Management Review Meetings
- Reports to the Top Management on the performance of the quality
system, including needs for improvement;
- Ensure promotion of awareness of customer requirements throughout
the company
- The Management Representative will coordinate communication with
external parties on matters relating to the quality system.
- Bring out new revisions
whenever a number of changes are made in the manual & documents in
consultation with the Top Management.
In
addition, the Quality Management System Representative is responsible for
reporting to Executive Management Team on the performance of the QMS, ensuring
the promotion of awareness of regulatory and customer requirements throughout
the organization, and ensuring that the performance of the system is reviewed
as a basis for continual improvement.
5.5.3 Internal Communication
Internal communication regarding the quality
system flows two ways:
·
The management communicates to the organization the quality policy
and objectives; customer and regulatory requirements; product and process
specifications; verification and validation requirements; and instructions on
how to implement and use the quality system.
·
The organization communicates to the management information and
data regarding customer needs and expectations, customer satisfaction, quality
performance, the effectiveness of the quality system and opportunities for
improvement.
The information is communicated through:
·
Paper or electronic documents, such as manuals, procedures,
instructions, drawings, specifications, quality records, reports, etc.;
·
E-mails, memos, and meetings;
·
Training and awareness programs; and
·
Employee suggestions, surveys and feedback.
Management review meetings have a special role
in ensuring proper communication between the top management and the
organization. The meeting provides the framework for the organization to report
on the status of quality-related issues and activities, and for the management
to formulate and communicate policies and directives to change and/or improve
the quality system.
QA Manager has the overall responsibility for
ensuring that all pertinent documents, reports and records are distributed to
appropriate departments and functions, and that information and data about
quality performance and the effectiveness of the quality system are reported to
the top management.
