Quality Manager - Heavy Engineering

Southey Contracting Offshore Division; Vanderbijlpark; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Manager to oversee the implementation and maintenance of their Quality Management System. This role involves ensuring compliance with ISO standards, conducting audits, and managing quality-related activities across various projects. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in risk management, leading investigations, and enhancing quality control systems. If you possess strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of quality assurance processes, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ISO standards and quality management systems.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the company's Quality Management System (QMS).
• Conduct audits and manage quality engineering functions.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Organizational effectiveness

Operations management

ISO 90001 knowledge

ISO 14731 knowledge

ISO 3834-2 knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Technical skills

Numerical skills

Planning skills

Job description

Adequate knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management.

Full understanding of ISO 90001, ISO 14731, ISO 3834-2.

Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Leadership and organizational skills.

Excellent technical skills.

Good numerical skills and an understanding of statistics.

Planning skills.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Establishing, implementing, and maintaining the company QMS.
2. Auditing the systems & business processes.
3. Managing Quality Engineering, Welding Engineering, Quality Control, Calibration, and HT functions.
4. Limiting company risk by reviewing client specifications at the tender stage to ensure compliance with client requirements.
5. Taking the lead role during RCA investigations.
6. Conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
7. Taking ownership of the Technical Query and Concession processes.
8. Taking ownership of the NCR / CD processes.
9. Leading the development and improvement of quality control systems.
10. Managing department activities in accordance with agreed budgets and timelines.
11. Acting as the quality representative on projects.
12. Responsible for the compilation of Quality Plan Management.
13. Ensuring that all activities as defined by the QCP’s become part of production planning, monitored, and controlled.
14. Implementing customer-specific requirements.
15. Coordinating all quality-related activities for projects.
16. Managing mechanical testing requirements in line with acceptance criteria.
17. Managing subcontracted NDT services.
18. Auditing new suppliers and managing qualification.
19. Reviewing supporting documentation (i.e., QCP’s, WPS, and Code data books).
20. Monitoring rejections against required standards and supporting procurement in taking remedial actions to address adverse variances.
21. Compiling monthly statistics on suppliers and engaging promptly to resolve quality issues.
22. Screening, qualifying, and training new welders (WQR) in accordance with various codes as required.
23. Generating and maintaining Welders Qualifications in accordance with various codes.
24. Tracking and monitoring weld repair rates.
25. Recording, witnessing, and generating PQR’s & WPS’s as required in accordance with various codes and client specifications.
26. Generating heat treatment procedures and ensuring compliance.
27. Generating and implementing Quality procedures relating to ISO 3834-2.
28. Maintaining ISO 3834-2 Certification.
29. All other duties and responsibilities as per ISO 14731 in accordance with ISO 3834-2.