Senior Quality Engineer

Abantu Staffing Solutions; East London; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automotive sector is looking to hire a Senior Quality Engineer. The candidate will oversee quality assurance processes and ensure that production standards align with customer expectations and industry regulations. Responsibilities include managing quality documentation, resolving quality issues, and liaising with various departments to maintain product quality. The ideal candidate must have significant experience in quality management within the automotive industry, backed by a relevant educational background.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in the automotive industry.
• Minimum 3 years in a quality role.
• Specific education and training in Quality disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous improvement in production quality deliverables.
• Resolve quality issues using company methods and standards.
• Coordinate corrective actions for product/process deviations.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Total Quality Management

Problem Solving

IATF standards

ISO 9001 standards

Education

Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview:

Our client in the automotive sector is looking to employ a Senior Quality Engineer.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor´s degree is required (or equivalent qualification)
• Specific education and training in Quality disciplines including as a minimum, IATF, QS9000, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management, PPAP, FMEA, Control plans, DOE and SPC
• Minimum 5 years in the Automotive Industry
• Minimum 3 years in Quality area

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that continuous improvement is made in all Production MEQ Quality Deliverables (e.g.: RPPM, CPPM, IPPM, SPPM, Quality Costs, Customer Product Audits and Warranty / JD Power)
• Ensure that customer and internally identified quality issues are resolved using the company problem solving methods (8D Report, Problem Solving Document “PSD”, PCAD, Kepner-Tregoe, etc.)
• Liaise with QA Manager, and Lead engineer daily on concerns feeding back through the correct systems to satisfy customer demands.
• Assure that all Quality activities are performed according IOS-, ISO 9001, IATF 16949 standards and specific customer requirements e.g. VDA6.3.
• Represent plant in Program SDT Team, assures execution of plant related PRP tasks
• Responsibilities may change based on QMS/IOS Documentation updates in line with automotive std.
• Review all production methods for compliance to quality standards and for improvement of product and quality standards.
• Ensure Quality Registers are maintained.
• Monitor maintain quality department documentation as required: Inspection reports, ODS, Roving. Run charts etc
• Review the Control Plan in line with Product, Manufacturing Process and Change Management Process Initiate deviation process to AME and plant if product and process deviate from the released intent referenced the Control Plan.
• Ensure Product audits: schedule of all commodities carried out as per schedule.
• Participate in workgroups to ensure the quality input. Review with risk management related documentation (FMEA, Control plan etc.)
• Deviation Authorization (if needed), Training Records.
• Communication with all relevant departments (e.g. Engineering, etc.) and therefore the responsibility to coordinate corrective actions in case of product/process deviations & non-conformances.
• Communicate with Internal & external departments for quality related issues and transfer the customer requirements/information’s to plant.
• Perform duties based on reasonable instruction given by Quality Manager
• Attend YFAI and customer meetings when required.
• Manage execution of Customer Part Submission, assures customer acceptation
• Maintain and controls Customer Part Submission documentation
• Maintain customer approved Customer Part Submission Samples