Quality Engineer

SUMMARY:
To monitor the plant’s quality activities and to maintain the product, process, quality and systems to agreed standards through facilitation of improvements and audits.

POSITION INFO:

Systems and Process Compliance

• Assist in maintaining an integrated Quality system structure within BRMP (SharePoint) management structure.
• Perform audits of the systems 1^st Party IATF 16949:2016, processes 1^st Party VDA 6.3:2016 and products on site to a defined audit schedule.
• Continually monitor the adherence to optimum process settings and controls, targeting continual improvement.

Risk Management

• Facilitate action teams and improvement program’s to continually improve on identified risks.
• Ensure that safety, environmental and quality standards are maintained at all times through random auditing of various standards and requirements at set intervals to set formats.

 Information Management & Direction Focus

• Ensure data collection and analyses of data trends and focus areas for improvement drives.
• Circulate data and management reports to share information on focus areas and needs for improvement.
• Control all quality-related documentation in the plant.

 Management of Quality at Source

• Continually Improve upon the effective use of quality tools available to assist with improvement drives on the shop floor, at source.
• Continually Monitor, Measure and Trend the Performances within the plant to highlight and reduce risks and concerns.
• Maintain Quality Registers, distribution matrices and relevant boundary samples.
• Conduct MSA studies.
• Conduct SPC studies on Process / product with Special Characteristics.

 Business Management

• Continually measure, monitor and provide improvement plans for improving business systems efficiency and cost reduction programs at the plant.
• Maintain strong relationships with both suppliers and customers.
• Co-ordinate the creation and implementation of a set of quality-related training modules for various levels of competency in quality tools and techniques for use as continual improvement tools at the plant.

 People Management:

• Ensure an enabling climate/culture.
• Ensure a safe, secure and legal working environment.
• Manage individual, team and departmental performance to achieve organisational objectives.
• Compile and update Performance Contracts and Individual Development Plans and facilitate individual career path planning.
• Determine the training needs of the Department.
• Conduct Performance Reviews and manage sub-standard performance.
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Ensure discipline is maintained in department (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Resolve grievances and disputes

Requirements:

• National Diploma Quality Management or Engineering
• Trained Auditor ISO 9001;2015; IATF 16949:2016 & VDA 6.3:2016
• Minumum 5 years experience in a similar role 
• MUST COME FROM AUTOMOTIVE

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