Re: Quality Management Representative Qualifications
The standard says that "Top management shall appoint a member of management..." It doesn't say anything about "staff" positions, for which there is no normative definition anyway. We all know that the original intent of the standard was that an incumbent manager would be appointed as MR, but the way things have evolved, the prerequisite is self-defining. In other words, by merit of having been appointed MR, the person is a "member of management." In most manufacturing companies, the MR is the quality manager, whether that's considered a "staff" position or not.
Top Management means the highest ranking individual in the organization plus his/her Staff. So, an individual belonging to this group can be a Management Representative (MR). So, if a Department Manager belongs to that group, yes, this person can be an MR!
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The standard says that "Top management shall appoint a member of management..." It doesn't say anything about "staff" positions, for which there is no normative definition anyway. We all know that the original intent of the standard was that an incumbent manager would be appointed as MR, but the way things have evolved, the prerequisite is self-defining. In other words, by merit of having been appointed MR, the person is a "member of management." In most manufacturing companies, the MR is the quality manager, whether that's considered a "staff" position or not.