New to QMS Coordinator Position... Am I in over my head?

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JaimeB

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I'd like to thank everyone who responded...everyone has given me some great info on where to start, and made me feel comfortable as a new member of this community. I can guarantee you will be hearing much more frome me (hopefully not too much that I become annoying).

Thank you all! :D
 
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I'd like to thank everyone who responded...everyone has given me some great info on where to start, and made me feel comfortable as a new member of this community. I can guarantee you will be hearing much more frome me (hopefully not too much that I become annoying).

Thank you all! :D
Bring it on...

As for being Annoying - not likely with this crowd....

Peace
James
 
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samsung

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Re: Help! New to QMS Coordinator Position...am I in over my head?

:applause:Excellent replies from everyone but the maturest of the responses is from the one who is the youngest one, CGarveyX, but 28 years old.:lol::bigwave:
 
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lego55

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jbithell,

First of all, the previous responses here have given you very good advice and help.

I have a similar story. In my 40's, I changed careers and began a stint in IT after going back to computer school. After I had been working at this place for a bit, a very strange and inexperienced man was hired as VP of this large organization. He micro-managed everyone and arbitrarily decided to choose someone to write a warehouse operations manual. He knew of me as someone who asked a lot of questions, challenged the status quo, and was considered mature. Well, I was volunteered.

I had no background in writing instructions, but I did it and then was later offered the position of Quality Services Manager. I accepted, which I still question to this day. In about a year, the organization wanted ISO certification, so I had to learn it all fast.

The first thing I did was to read the standards and anything else that helped me understand them. Then I worked on putting it into a newsletter for employees. I knew that if I could regurgitate it back in a palatable way that they could understand, I would learn it better myself. I used a popular movie theme with characters to explain the various ISO standards. It became a popular, monthly tool to teach others. I published it for 12 months until we were certified. Even if I had never posted that newsletter, it was a great exercise.

I spent 12 years as their Quality manager. I am now in a small manufacturing firm leading them to AS9100 certification in August. Not that I recommend this, but I've never had any formal training in either ISO or AS9100 standard. But, that didn't stop me. Get what you need to be successful. Good luck in your new venture!

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Gidget2787

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Don't get discouraged or overwhelmed….just take one thing at a time!. I knew only a bit myself when I started in Quality. Seven years later, I am still going strong and now I thoroughly enjoy the field and see the value in what I do for the organization.

Main thing I suggest is stay organized.....know what standards you need to be aware of, have copies of those standards, and make sure they are current...

As far as documentation, I would recommend making everything as simple and as uniform as possible. If you don't need a procedure, you don't write one. If you have a form that you don't reference in a procedure or manual, maybe think of ditching it....Also keep in mind which topics can be combined or simplified.

As for training....I recommend going to:

qualitygurus.com

Quality Gurus has free courses for ISO 9001, basic problem solving and auditing materials and processes, and a Six Sigma course....I have taken all of them. I found their information to be extremely informative, easy and free. The more you learn, the easier Quality would be. So, I recommend educating yourself as much as possible.

Hopefully this is somewhat helpful......Good luck and let me know if you have any questions or if you need any more recommendations....

Marie
 
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tamale

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I have a somewhat similar background being that I have had stints in the call center as well as medical fields

A lot of good advice has been given, you will have to choose an approach among what has been said.

If I were you: listen to Jennifer and you cant go wrong.

Tamale
 
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