Quality Engineer

Abantu Staffing Solutions; East London; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing solution provider is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer in East London, South Africa. The role emphasizes ensuring continuous improvement in quality deliverables, resolving quality issues, and compliance with various standards like ISO 9001 and IATF 16949. Candidates should have over 5 years of automotive industry experience, specific education in Quality disciplines, and strong problem-solving skills. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with management and various departments to uphold product and service quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years in the Automotive Industry.
• Minimum of 3+ years in Quality area.
• Specific education in Quality disciplines required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous improvement in Production MEQ Quality Deliverables.
• Resolve customer and internal quality issues using problem-solving methods.
• Liaise daily with QA Manager on quality concerns.
• Assure compliance with quality standards and requirements.
• Review production methods for quality compliance.

Skills

IATF

Continuous Improvement

Total Quality Management

FMEA

SPC

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview:

• Our client in the automotive sector is looking to employ a Senior Quality Engineer

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor´s degree is required (or equivalent qualification)
• Specific education and training in Quality disciplines including as a minimum, IATF, QS9000, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management, PPAP, FMEA, Control plans, DOE and SPC
• 5+ years in the Automotive Industry
• 3 + years in Quality area

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that continuous improvement is made in all Production MEQ Quality Deliverables (e.g.: RPPM, CPPM, IPPM, SPPM, Quality Costs, Customer Product Audits and Warranty / JD Power)
• Ensure that customer and internally identified quality issues are resolved using the company problem solving methods (8D Report, Problem Solving Document “PSD”, PCAD, Kepner-Tregoe, etc.)
• Liaise with QA Manager, and Lead engineer daily on concerns feeding back through the correct systems to satisfy customer demands
• Assure that all Quality activities are performed according IOS-, ISO 9001, IATF 16949 standards and specific customer requirements e.g. VDA6.3.
• Represent plant in Program SDT Team, assures execution of plant related PRP tasks
• Responsibilities may change based on QMS/IOS Documentation updates in line with automotive std.
• Review all production methods for compliance to quality standards and for improvement of product and quality standards
• Ensure Quality Registers are maintained
• Monitor maintain quality department documentation as required: Inspection reports, ODS, Roving. Run charts etc
• Review the Control Plan in line with Product, Manufacturing Process and Change Management Process Initiate deviation process to AME and plant if product and process deviate from the released intent referenced the Control Plan
• Ensure Product audits: schedule of all commodities carried out as per schedule
• Participate in workgroups to ensure the quality input
• Review with risk management related documentation (FMEA, Control plan etc.)
• Deviation Authorization (if needed), Training Records
• Communication with all relevant departments (e.g. Engineering, etc.) and therefore the responsibility to coordinate corrective actions in case of product/process deviations and non-conformances
• Communicate with Internal and external departments for quality related issues and transfer the customer requirements/information’s to plant
• Perform duties based on reasonable instruction given by Quality Manager
• Attend the company and customer meetings when required
• Manage execution of Customer Part Submission, assures customer acceptation
• Maintain and controls Customer Part Submission documentation
• Maintain customer approved Customer Part Submission Samples