Quality Specialist

Minimum Requirements:

• Certificate in Quality Assurance - advantageous.
• Minimum of 3 years in OEM environment.
• Minimum of 3 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Basic Understanding with a specific focus on Lead Acid Batteries.

Responsibilities:

1. Orders / Reports:
   • Ensuring compliance with applicable industry quality standards, including IATF 16949.
   • Assists in the development of procedures to support and implement quality systems applicable to a single site.
   • Develops action plans for improving products, services, and processes (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Poke-Yoke).
   • Ensures implementation of continuous improvement action plans.
   • Performs verification/validation of implemented improvements.
   • Performs plant audits (e.g., Process to VDA 6.3, Layered Process Audits, System audits, etc.).
   • Analyses audit findings in terms of root cause identification and subsequent corrective and systemic actions implemented.
2. Product Specification:
   • Verify that the labels fitted match the Assembly Code and Product (BOM).
   • If any deviation has been raised for the product processed, ensure that the Official Deviation has been initiated and approved by the Technical Executive.
3. Inspections:
   • Check for aesthetic damage of the battery casing, cover, Battery Code, and the Battery posts.
   • Ensure that all products with aesthetic damage have been quarantined and communicated to the relevant Departments.
4. Quality Checks:
   • Checks on all batteries to ensure compliance with Customer Specifications.
   • Ensure that where applicable, Specific Customer Requirements in terms of BOM requirements and packaging requirements (Bill of Material).

Kindly be advised that should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.