Fluid Components International Quality Assurance Manual - Manual (Page 18)

DOCUMENT NUMBER
07QA070003
SUBJECT
Quality Manual
CAGE CODE
64818
DATE
10-8-2012
SECTION
-
PAGE
xviii
CURRENT
REVISION
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 Ensuring the quality management system is maintained through appropriate audits, tests,
inspections, and surveys.
 Leading and initiating actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating
to product, process, and quality management system.
 Reporting quality and nonconformance data and trends.
The Quality Assurance Manager delegates quality responsibilities to persons and
organizations within the company. (References to the Quality Assurance Manager
throughout this manual and the supplementary Quality Assurance Procedures shall mean the
Quality Assurance Manager or the Quality Assurance Manager's Representative.)

To liaise with the notified body responsible for the assessment of the quality system in case
of changes to the quality system, together with the EX representative
Managers and Supervisors
Actively support those responsible for implementing and improving the quality management
system.
Ensure the quality policy is fully supported, understood, implemented, and maintained at
appropriate levels of their organizations.
Ensure appropriate supporting procedures are documented and followed throughout their
respective departments.
Ensure adequate resources and prioritization; assign trained personnel to perform work and
verification activities including internal audits, and work affecting product quality.
When appointing a designee to act on their behalf for the purposes of any element of this
quality system, ensure the person appointed is adequately trained and given sufficient
organizational freedom and authority to execute the responsibility.
Initiate “stop shipment” as appropriate to prevent nonconformance, and then,
Initiate a documented corrective action procedure.
Maintain the “stop” until receipt of authorization and associated data and documentation to
release the “stop”.
Employees
Understand and support the quality policy and the appropriate elements of the quality
management system for their areas of work
Dedicate their efforts to the reduction, elimination, and prevention of quality deficiencies
Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities related to product, process, and
quality system.