Quality Manager

Bright City Talent; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright City Talent is seeking a senior Quality Manager to lead QA initiatives, align processes with customer requirements, and uphold manufacturing excellence. Based in Midrand, you will act as process owner for quality activities, manage audits, and drive continuous improvement across supplier and internal quality functions.

You will oversee a diverse team, ensure adherence to EN9100/ISO 9000 standards, and coordinate with contracting on quality specifications for bids and contracts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Management, Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
• Strong understanding of quality principles, systems, methodologies, tools and standards (Defence sector).
• Experience auditing and certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality initiatives to ensure consistent production quality.
• Develop and enforce GMP-like systems and documentation.
• Act as process owner for all quality processes and custodian of standards.
• Manage quality function budget and audits (internal, external, supplier).
• Ensure subcontractors meet quality requirements and customer expectations.
• Provide training and develop the quality team; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

ISO 9000 / EN9100

Defence sector awareness

Education

NQF Level 6

Technical Diploma

Job description

The Quality Manager will lead the quality assurance initiatives and uphold the company's reputation for excellence through ensuring consistent quality of production by developing and enforcing good manufacturing practice systems, validating processes & providing accurate documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and implement quality objectives, systems, standards and processes aligned with business strategy and customer/contract requirements.

Act as the process owner for all quality processes and custodian of quality standards.

Manage the quality function budget and associated requirements.

Lead and manage internal, external and supplier quality audits.

Ensure effective quality control and management of subcontracted suppliers.

Ensure the quality team consistently understands and meets customer requirements and expectations.

Act as the Management Representative for relevant qualification/certification bodies, e.g. SACAA.

Approve quality specifications for bids and contracts and participate in contract review meetings.

Lead, coach and develop the quality team, ensuring appropriate training and achievement of operational metrics.

Drive manufacturing process optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Coordinate projects to ensure delivery on time, within scope and to required quality standards.

Support innovation and develop practical business solutions while maintaining operational effectiveness.

Ensure priorities and outputs are delivered timeously and to the required quality standards.

Requirements:

Quality Management qualification at NQF Level 6 or Technical Diploma.

Minimum 8 years’ experience in Quality Management, Quality Control and Quality Assurance.

Strong understanding of quality principles, systems, methodologies, tools and standards, particularly within the Defence sector.

Knowledge of EN9100 / ISO 9000 standards.

Experience within a manufacturing environment.

Strong quality auditing and certification experience.

Project management experience, ideally relating to engineering development, production and product support.

This is a senior Quality Management leadership role in a defence/manufacturing environment, responsible for the entire quality function, including quality systems, audits, certification, suppliers, customer/contract requirements, continuous improvement, project quality and team leadership.

Based in Midrand.