Quality Technician

Johnson Outdoors; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Outdoors seeks QA specialist to perform First Article inspections, assess incoming materials, and support product development against performance objectives. You will monitor supplier quality, calibrate test equipment, and conduct process audits while maintaining meticulous quality documentation across engineering, manufacturing and service teams.

Ideal candidates will drive adherence to standards, resolve complex product issues with data-driven analysis, and promote safety and quality

Qualifications

• First Article inspections and ensuring components meet documented standards.
• Assesses quality of incoming material and non-conforming parts.
• Supports product development by evaluating new products against performance requirements.
• Maintains quality records and documentation per procedures.
• Interacts with engineering, manufacturing and service teams during investigations.

Responsibilities

• Performs First Article inspections and processing for components and assemblies to support quality, manufacturing or engineering.
• Performs product qualification testing and assesses the quality of raw material.
• Evaluates and monitors supplier quality performance and collaborates to implement improvements.
• Manages calibration of test equipment.
• Conducts routine production process audits and updates quality records.
• Serves as resource for the Customer Service Center on difficult product problems.
• Promotes safety policies and maintains quality consciousness.

Skills

Quality inspection

First Article inspections

Non-conforming materials handling

Process auditing

Supplier quality management

Documentation

Job description

• Performs First Article inspections and processing for components and assemblies as required to support quality, manufacturing or engineering functions. Ensures all First Articles, incoming material, manufacturing processes and outgoing material meet their documented standards and reports results.
• Performs product qualification testing which includes inspection non-qualified parts and parts from non-qualified suppliers and assesses the quality of raw material.
• Performs product development support by evaluating new products against the design objectives and requirements for performance.
• Supports the control and segregation of non-conforming materials. Performs documentation of non-conforming components or assemblies.
• Develops and performs non-standard product testing to evaluate products with unusual problems in response to manufacturing process or field quality problems.
• Evaluates and monitors supplier quality performance, and collaborates with suppliers to implement improvements.
• Manages and controls the calibration of test equipment.
• Performs routine monitoring of the production process through process audits.
• Interacts regularly with engineering, manufacturing and service functions during routine investigations and when establishing quality standards.
• Serves as resource for the Customer Service Center, and analyzes difficult product problems.
• Maintains and updates quality records and documentation in accordance with established procedures and manufacturing practices.
• Prepares critical limit samples for cosmetic or functional use to ensure quality of appearance of products.
• Performs internal product audits and problem analysis to identify issues on fully assembled and sub-assembled products.
• Promote company safety policies, workmanship standards and operational procedures among team members while displaying strong quality consciousness at all times.
• Maintains and updates quality records and documentation in accordance with established procedures and manufacturing practices.