Quality Engineer

Primary purpose of the job:

Develop, implement and maintain Quality Assurance Systems to ensure Quality parts to internal and external customers.

Key Performance Areas:

Maintenance of Quality Management System

Ensure all process control documents are updated

Establish and maintain scrap reduction ideas

Incoming components Quality

Overall Plant Quality

Customer Quality contact

Facilitate problem solving in the plant

Manage performance of sub-ordinates.

Respond promptly to customer complaints

Knowledge and Skills required:

Quality Management System

Manufacturing Processes (Stamping, Welding, Measuring Equipment, Customer Processes)

Measuring Equipment knowledge

Measuring report analysis

Quality Core Tool (PFMEA, Control plan, MSA, SPC)

ISO/TS 16949 Standards and internal auditing

Leadership and facilitation

Problem solving techniques

Communication skills

Decision making skills

Report writing and Presentation.

Minimum Requirements

NQF Level 5

Education:

ND/B:tech Mechanical Engineering (Qualified tool jig and die maker N4) – advantageous.

Training in Core tool: PFMEA, Control plan, MSA, SPC computer literate.

Minimum 3-years’ experience in quality within the manufacturing environment

Minimum 3 years’ experience in a stamping environment in the automotive industry

Minimum 3 years’ experience within a Process engineering or Quality discipline