Automotive Quality Engineer - Stamping & Process Improvement

University of Fort Hare; East London; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Fort Hare in East London is seeking a Quality Engineer for a permanent vacancy based in East London, Western Cape. The role focuses on maintaining the Quality Management System, process control updates, scrap reduction, and customer quality liaison within a stamping environment in manufacturing.

The successful candidate will have 3+ years in quality/manufacturing, PFMEA/Control plan/MSA/SPC training, and ISO/TS 16949 knowledge, with leadership and problem-solving skills to drive

Qualifications

• NQF Level 5 or ND/B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering; N4 in tool jig and die making is advantageous.
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Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Quality Management System

Manufacturing Processes

Measuring Equipment knowledge

Measuring report analysis

Leadership

Problem solving techniques

Communication & decision-making

Report writing and presentation

Education

ND/B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

NQF Level 5

N4 Tool Jig and Die Making (advantageous)

Tools

PFMEA

Control plan

MSA

SPC

ISO/TS 16949 Standards & internal auditing

Job description

University of Fort Hare in East London is seeking a Quality Engineer for a permanent vacancy based in East London, Western Cape. The role focuses on maintaining the Quality Management System, process control updates, scrap reduction, and customer quality liaison within a stamping environment in manufacturing.

The successful candidate will have 3+ years in quality/manufacturing, PFMEA/Control plan/MSA/SPC training, and ISO/TS 16949 knowledge, with leadership and problem-solving skills to drive