TX-R-40, TX-R-40 Quality Engineer

BMW Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in South Africa is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure product quality and process improvements in the manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have an engineering qualification and at least 3 years of experience in manufacturing and quality. Responsibilities include managing quality audits, improving product quality, and ensuring compliance with ISO standards. Competitive compensation is offered for this critical role.

Qualifications

• University Engineer Degree or National Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering or Production or Quality Management related qualification.
• 3 years experience in a Manufacturing and/or Assembly environment.
• 3 years engineering experience in production, quality or press part evaluation.
• Analytical ability.
• Problem solving skills.
• PC skills and Microsoft software.
• Planning and coordinating skills.
• Cross cultural experience in dealing with all levels of people.
• Comprehensive understanding of ISO 9001/14001, OSHA 18001 and relevant site standards.
• Understanding of Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and Environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Steer body quality to ensure effective use of resources.
• Responsible for quality-related MPMs and their implementation.
• Manage the problem-solving process to effective conclusion.
• Ensure transparency of quality performance from all areas.
• Support the team in achieving flexibility and productivity targets.

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Steers body quality to ensure effective use of resources. Determine and allocate quality problems to problem owners and departments.
• Is responsible and accountable for the quality related MPMs – the development and implementation.
• Ensures problem solving conformance to specified MPM.
• Manages the problem-solving process to effective conclusion.
• Ensures traceable documentation of quality problems and their corrective actions.
• Promotes adherence to agreed processes that affect Painted body quality.
• Initiated and develops new processes to facilitate pro-active quality improvements.
• Escalation to the next level in the event of non performance of problem solving efforts.
• Represent Paint Body to the internal customers, suppliers.
• Ensures transparency of quality performance from all areas that affect the product quality.
• Liaises with the other plants around the world to ensure implementation of best practices.
• Continuously determines best practices from the literature and used this to drive improvements in product quality. and Quality departments are adequately and effectively represented in BMW SA (Pty) Ltd.

Quality

• To Support the team in achieving all products, process and system quality targets (as per the Target Management Process. TMP).
• Ensure adherence to the IMS (Integrated Management System) into ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 within his area of control.
• Continuously initiates improvements towards set targets.
• Actively respond to internal/external customer requirements.
• Attend daily audit feedback sessions and filter information back to team.

Flexibility

• Support the team in achieving the flexibility targets (as per TMP).
• Ensure all workers are familiar with process procedures and understand the impact of their specific function on the total process.
• Endeavor to smooth out erratic workload.Identify delays and solve future occurrences.
• To maintain and co-ordinate production schedule within his area of control.

Productivity

• Support his manager and implement measures to achieve Budget, Headcount and Quality Targets (as per TMP).
• To manage and control all associates allocated to area of responsibility.
• Stand in for Quality Engineers/ Quality Manager as required.

Educational, Experience and Skill Requirements

• University Engineer Degree or National Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering, or Production or Quality Management related qualification.
• 3 years experience in a Manufacturing and/or Assembly environment.
• 3 years engineering experience in production, quality or press part evaluation, planning and realisation of technical facilities.
• Analytical ability.
• Problem solving skills.
• PC skills and Microsoft software.
• Planning and coordinating skills.
• Cross cultural experience in dealing with all levels of people.
• Comprehensive understanding of ISO 9001/14001, OSHA 18001 and relevant site standards.
• Understanding of Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and Environmental legislation, including regulations.

Closing date: 6 October 2025.