Quality Manager

Profile Personnel; East London; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer is seeking a Quality Department Manager to oversee the quality management system and ensure compliance with customer requirements. The ideal candidate will have a B-Tech degree in Quality Management and at least 5 years of experience in a similar role within an automotive manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include managing a team, improving product quality, and handling customer complaints. Strong skills in auditing and familiarity with ISO standards are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Quality Department Manager in a similar complex automotive manufacturing environment.
• Total Quality Management ISO Standards (Standard Internal Auditor).
• Customer Standards and IATF Exposure to Lean Manufacturing Principles.
• Six Sigma Tools, Root Cause analysis, and Problem Solving understanding.
• At least 5 years as Quality Department Manager in automotive.
• 10 years in automotive with tooling/assembly experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage performance of subordinates.
• Ensure customer requirements are met and continuously improve QMS.
• Manage quality performance indicators and train subordinates.
• Handle customer requests/ complaints.
• Establish and maintain Quality Department budget.
• Handle customer requests and complaints.
• Monitor quality performance indicators.
• Train and mentor staff.

Skills

Excellence orientation

Customer orientation

Cooperation

Collaboration

Accountability

Communication

Adaptability

Auditing skills

Computer literacy

Cost control

Education

B-Tech degree in Quality Management or equivalent

ISO Internal Auditor

IATF knowledge

Minimum 5+ years in QA management

Automotive industry exp. 10+ yrs

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

SAPR3

Job description

Key Performance Areas

Manage performance of subordinates.

Maintain quality systems according to ISO & OEM system requirements.

Ensure that all customer requirements are met.

Continuous improvement of product quality and systems by analysing performance and implement corrective action when required.

Establish and maintain Quality Department budget.

Manage customer requests/ complaints.

Manage quality performance indicators.

Train and mentor subordinates.

Continuously improve QMS in-line with customer expectations.

Key Skills and Competencies

Excellence orientation - high quality approach, self-starter, ability to work timeously with great quality and under pressure.

Customer orientation - focus on internal and external needs to deliver best quality.

Cooperation - show initiative and be a team player, proactive create a personal network.

Collaboration - work in a collaborative manner with the other stakeholders within the Company team.

Accountability - take responsibility for activities and decisions and be cognisant of all factors that impact the decision.

Actively driving cost down. Leadership - be self-motivated, communicate effectively, display autonomy, coach and guide others. Inter-cultural sensitivity - ability to use the team diversity in the organisation to achieve goals.

Communication - ability to express one-self and effectively share and communicate information to obtain buy-in.

Adaptability - ability to adapt to technology changes, training gaps and implement solutions.

Auditing skills - continuously develop and manage process/product audits & general audit reports with defined corrective action and timing. Corrective actions- support process department in the closing of 8D's and the evaluation of effectiveness.

Computer literacy: Microsoft Office, Power BI, end-user knowledge of SAPR3.

Minimum Requirements

B-Tech degree in Quality Management/ or equivalent

Total Quality Management ISO Standards (Standard Internal Auditor)

Customer Standards and IATF Exposure to Lean Manufacturing Principles (preferably in automotive sector)

Six Sigma Tools Root Cause analysis & Problem Solving / Core Tools understanding, implementation

Minimum 5-year experience as a Quality Department Manager in a similar complex automotive manufacturing environment.

Minimum 5-year experience on press tools or assembly process.

Minimum 10 years' experience in the Automotive Industry of similar complexity (preference will be given to candidates with extensive experience in car-building especially German-based factories).

Working knowledge of the core quality aspects that we control (geometry, surface quality, structural integrity).

Should you meet the minimum requirements, please forward your updated CV and supporting documents to

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