Job vacancy HOD of Quality/Quality Specialist/Quality Manager/Quality Engineer

Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth / Uitenhage)

Requirements: 

• National Diploma in Quality or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of quality assurance/control experience in the relevant sector.
• Experience in both Process and Quality would be very advantageous.
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems, as well as quality requirements for external customers.
• Proven experience with implementing Quality Management Systems.
• Proficiency in advanced problem-solving techniques, such as 8-D, 5WHY, Fishbone diagrams, etc.
• Personal attributes include strong analytical ability, interpersonal and communication skills, self-motivation, resilience, and the ability to perform under pressure.
• Experience or have the ability to start a Quality department from scratch and be very hands-on with the implementation of all Quality processes/documentation/ systems.

Responsibilities: 

• Ensure compliance of delivered products with specified standards and quality requirements.
• Manage, oversee, and execute advanced product quality planning (APQP) and production part approval process (PPAP), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), control plans, and process flows.
• Develop, revise, and implement procedures, work instructions, and inspection protocols.
• Develop, revise, and implement the master samples register and oversee the calibration systems.
• Proactively build and maintain a high level of customer confidence.
• Lead the resolution of customer concerns and internal PPMs through problem-solving processes such as 8-d, 5why, fishbone diagrams, etc.
• Coordinate and facilitate BEON submissions (initial sample inspection reports (ISIR), PPAP, request for material testing (RMT).
• Conduct audits of products, processes, and environmental management systems (EMS).
• Effectively manage the issuance, follow-up, and closure of corrective action requests (cars).
• Monitor, track, and manage supplier performance (SPPM).
• Supervise, manage, and support containment actions, both internal and third-party.
• Coordinate and facilitate reporting on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Monitor and track company targets and objectives through key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Conduct first-off checks in production areas.
• Verify daily weld analysis tests and liaise with the lab for measuring reports, taking necessary actions for out-of-spec conditions.
• Demonstrate proficiency in interpreting and understanding engineering drawings.
• Conduct statistical process control (SPC) monitoring.

Salary: 
Market-related
Discretionary performance bonus in December (each year) and annual leave days.

PE000889

31 Mar, 2025 (320 days left)