Quality Controller

Profile Personnel; East London; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable manufacturing business seeks a Quality Controller to support their quality assurance function. Responsibilities include managing production documentation, overseeing gauge control, and ensuring compliance with ISO standards. Candidates should have at least 4 years in Quality Assurance, strong problem-solving skills, and experience in conducting audits. Proficiency in MS Office is also required.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in a production or quality environment.
• At least 4 years’ experience in Quality Assurance.
• Experience in conducting internal audits (system, process, and product).
• Sound knowledge of the IATF Quality System.

Responsibilities

• Manage and control production related documentation.
• Perform daily checks/verifications on all parts being produced.
• Support audits of all manufacturing processes and supporting processes.
• Assist Quality Team with PPAP, FMEA, and Control Plans.

Skills

Intermediate computer literacy: MS Word, Excel, Outlook

Well organized with strong planning capabilities

Team player with the ability to lead and motivate staff

Thrive in a high pressure environment

Good written and oral communication skills

Education

Diploma in Quality Management or equivalent

Job description

Overview

A reputable manufacturing business is seeking to appoint an experienced Quality Controller to support their quality assurance function. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing production documentation, overseeing gauge control, and ensuring compliance with internal quality systems in line with ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949 standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and control all production related documentation, including issuing and maintaining tooling drawings and authorising component drawings for manufacturing as per supplied customer drawings; maintain a customer drawing register.
• Participate in reviewing feasibility study documents.
• Issue job set up verification and inspection sheets to production, ensuring they are correct and updated when necessary; sign off verification after every set up (Change Over).
• Perform daily checks/verifications on all parts being produced and ensure quality systems are maintained on shop floors.

• Gauge control: issue, maintain and control all gauges (verification and calibration intervals) using Gage Pack; design gauges for production ensuring the best gauge for the application.
• Obtain quotes from suppliers for all tooling and gauges.

• Audits: support audits of all manufacturing processes and supporting processes according to the audit schedules, within the plant as per ISO and IATF requirements.
• Ensure that all audit findings, including root causes and ICA/permanent actions implemented, are distributed to the relevant managers and/or supervisors; create and monitor action plans to close ICA/permanent corrective actions.
• Assist Quality Team with PPAP, FMEA, APQP, MSA, SPC, CSR, and Control Plan.

Qualifications/Experience

• Diploma in Quality Management or equivalent (advantage).
• At least 3 years’ experience in a production or quality environment.
• At least 4 years’ experience in Quality Assurance.
• Experience in conducting internal audits (system, process and product).
• Sound knowledge of the IATF Quality System.
• Problem solving techniques; customer specification requirements.
• Experience in MSA, FMEA and Control Plans, PPAP, Capability Studies, APQP, SPC.
• Technical specifications ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949.

Skills

• Intermediate computer literacy: MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Well organized with the ability to prioritise tasks, strong planning capabilities.
• Team player with the ability to lead, mentor and motivate staff.
• Thrives in a high pressure environment and able to work under pressure.
• High energy level with the ability to multitask and provide input and support to relevant staff members.
• Accuracy in recording information; good written and oral communication skills.

Should you wish to apply, please email your CV to Kirsten Smith at [e-mail].

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive a response within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.