Quality Assurance Engineer

Professional Resources Partners Pty Ltd; Kariega; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing firm in South Africa seeks a Quality Manager to oversee and enhance quality management systems in compliance with ISO 9001. The role involves developing standards, conducting audits, and ensuring product quality aligns with customer expectations. Candidates should hold a degree or diploma in a relevant field and possess strong analytical skills, along with experience in welding and related services. The position offers a salary range commensurate with experience and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Meticulous and diligent attributes are required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain & implement quality assurance standards and company processes.
• Act as representative regarding the Quality Management System.
• Execute quality improvement testing and maintain records.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Team player

Education

Degree / Diploma in relevant field

Welding Inspector level II

Job description

• Develop, maintain & implement quality assurance standards and company processes in accordance with the ISO 9001 requirements.
• To act as representative regarding the Quality Management System.
• Maintain Standards for reliability and performance of production.
• Execute quality improvement testing and activities.
• Ensure that records are established and maintained to provide evidence that the QMS is being followed and that there is a system in place for the identification, storage, protection, retrieval, retention time and disposition of such records.
• Ensure that the performance of the QMS is reviewed, at planned intervals, to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.
• Ensure that Quality Objectives are set by top management for the measurement of the performance of the QMS.
• Provide induction training for new employees on QMS requirements related to their own roles and responsibilities and provide updated training as necessary.
• In conjunction with the Procurement Manager, ensure that all suppliers utilised by the organization are selected, evaluated and re-evaluated annually and that records of these assessments are up to date.
• Promote customer expectations and specific requirements throughout the organisation and its sub – contractors / suppliers.
• Maintain internal measuring equipment calibration / verification at defined intervals and ensure records of such are up to date.
• Ensure that top management undertakes periodic but regular assessments of customer satisfaction and those consequent improvements are identified and implemented.
• Implement, verify and maintain records of the QMS internal audit program and follow-up records, of internal audits.
• Analyse data on the effectiveness of the QMS and evaluate where continual improvements of the QMS can be made. This shall include data generated as a result of monitoring and measurement and from other relevant sources.
• Create reports documenting corrective and preventative actions and continual improvement of the QMS.
• Create quality measurements to track improvement in products.

Responsibility and Authorities :

• Adhere to industry quality and safety standards
• Ensure products meet customer expectations and demand
• Work closely with management to improve existing products

Job Specification :

• Degree / Diploma in relevant field / Welding Inspector level II
• Working knowledge of products and services
• In-depth Knowledge of products and serves : i.e. Welding; Machining; Bending; Powder Coating / Painting etc
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Meticulous and diligent attributes
• Great team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision