Quality Assurance Lead – Automotive (IATF 16949)

Armstrong Auto Parts Sdn Bhd; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Armstrong Auto Parts Sdn Bhd is seeking a qualified QA professional to lead incoming, in-process and final inspection activities, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949 and customer requirements.

The role requires a degree in engineering or quality management and at least 5 years of experience. You will drive corrective actions, coordinate supplier quality issues with Purchasing, and manage PCNs, audits and CPARs to continually improve quality performance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, Automotive or Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Management, or an equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of working experience.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and IATF 16949 requirements.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA and the seven QC tools.
• Familiarity with 5S and structured problem solving.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead incoming, in process and final inspection activities, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949, internal procedures and customer requirements.
• Ensure the implementation of corrective actions agreed upon by the team and report quality performance to the QA team.
• Handle customer quality requirements and coordinate actions to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Stop production processes when quality requirements are not met and ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken.
• Coordinate follow up actions for blocked materials and oversee finished goods quality.
• Oversee incoming quality control and liaise with Purchasing on supplier quality issues.
• Manage PCN, product audits and layered process audits; evaluate findings and drive corrective actions and continual improvement.
• Review quality and production performance data relating to final inspection.
• Issue CPARs for defects identified during final inspection.
• Follow up and review the implementation and effectiveness of CPAR action plans.
• Coordinate weekly quality meetings with Production to review rejection trends and agree on improvement actions.

Skills

Quality systems

IATF 16949

APQP/PPAP

SPC/MSA/FMEA

5S

Problem solving

English communication

Independent worker

Microsoft Office

Education

Engineering/Quality Management degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Armstrong Auto Parts Sdn Bhd is seeking a qualified QA professional to lead incoming, in-process and final inspection activities, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949 and customer requirements.

The role requires a degree in engineering or quality management and at least 5 years of experience. You will drive corrective actions, coordinate supplier quality issues with Purchasing, and manage PCNs, audits and CPARs to continually improve quality performance.