Vendor Quality Surveillance Inspector (Smpp)

Hatch Ltd.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

Hatch Ltd. is seeking a Vendor Quality Surveillance Inspector in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The role involves monitoring vendor quality plans, ensuring compliance with specifications, and managing project quality documentation. Candidates should possess technical qualifications, a minimum of five years of relevant experience, and strong communication skills. Join a company committed to positive change and excellence in engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of relevant experience.
• High technical aptitude in manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency with computers and mobile devices.

Responsibilities

• Attend VQS assignment activities and meetings.
• Review technical specifications and standards.
• Ensure data accuracy in reports.

Skills

Technical capability

Planning skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Technical qualifications

Licenses for vendor compliance assessment

Job description

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Date: May 13, Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Company: Hatch Requisition ID: Job Category: Engineering

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change.

With more than 65 years of expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10, colleagues in countries work towards improving these industries.

We focus on practical, safe, innovative, and sustainable solutions, thinking globally and acting locally. Join our Project Delivery Group (PDG), a dynamic team dedicated to world-class project delivery globally.

Our expertise spans sustainable studies, asset building, operations, and industry-leading efficiencies, leveraging methodologies, governance, and systems that are unmatched in the engineering space.

We are looking for professionals committed to excellence and diversity. We are currently recruiting for 2 VQS Inspectors: Structural, Mechanical, Piping & Platework (SMPP); Electrical and Instrumentation (E, C & I).

Vendor Quality Surveillance (VQS) is a discipline within Procurement that provides qualified personnel, systems, processes, and tools to monitor and surveil vendors/suppliers implementing their quality management plans.

The QS Inspector role begins at the start of manufacture and continues through to the issuance of the final Inspection Release Certificate.

A QS Inspector must be qualified and competent, with:

• Technical capability to interpret specifications, drawings, codes, standards, and statutory requirements.
• Ability to apply these interpretations to vendor inspection and test plans for conformity.
• Skills to monitor and surveil vendor/supplier quality plan implementation during manufacture.
• Strong planning and interpersonal skills for effective vendor management.

Key Responsibilities

As defined in the Quality Surveillance Assignment Letter (QSAL), responsibilities include:

• Attending VQS assignment activities.
• Participating in meetings with QS Coordinator, Package Engineer, Purchasing Agent, vendors/suppliers, and Client representatives.
• Reviewing technical specifications, standards, codes, and statutory requirements to understand inspection and test acceptance criteria.
• Utilizing the Supply Quality Management system and tools.
• Ensuring data accuracy and completeness in reports.
• Preparing, issuing, managing, and closing out MOMs, SIRs, OBRs, NCRs, IRCs, and data reports.
• Responding promptly to vendor notifications for scheduled inspections.
• Supporting technical issue resolution and non-conformance management.
• Maintaining project quality documentation accurately and timely.

Qualifications and Experience

• Technical qualifications aligned with the goods and inspections involved.
• Appropriate licenses for assessment and verification of vendor compliance.
• High technical aptitude in manufacturing processes and material types.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency with computers and mobile devices.

Preferred

• Knowledge of ISO, Six Sigma, or similar standards.
• Experience dealing directly with vendors/suppliers and clients.
• Openness to working on innovative projects.

We encourage applicants who meet most requirements to apply, emphasizing diversity and inclusion.

Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Processing your application involves handling your personal data in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of (POPIA).

Details are available in the Hatch HR Processing Notice at this link.

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