Quality Engineer
Abantu Staffing Solutions
- East London, Eastern Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- National Diploma in Industrial Engineering or equivalent with a focus on plastic injection processes
- Minimum of 5 years in the automotive industry as a 1st Tier supplier to OEM
- Working experience with Quality Management systems and IATF 16949
- Excellent computer knowledge and experience especially in MS Excel
- Good communication skills verbally and in writing
- Working know-how on customer portals, e.g. B2B, SQMS/ PIA and IPQ
- Interpretation and understanding of drawing specifications to draw up product validation test plans
- Represent the Company regarding quality engineering with trade partners and customers
- Draw up a product test validation plan according to drawing and customer specifications (typical EOM portals e.g SQMS/PIA, IPQ)
- Review and improve the effectiveness of processes according to internal and customer
- Travel abroad as the responsibility may require
- Ensure quality processes are followed according to internal leadership
- Complaints management to customers (customer portal-based systems) and trade partners with meeting deadlines
- Perform audits as per the annual schedule
- Represent the Company at customers (status meetings, sorting actions, complaint management)
- Ensure quality processes for approval and other customer requirements e.g. engineering changes
- Abide by the Company's quality management principles, and standards and ensure these are continuously improved
- Support trade partners/ production in fulfilling the Company's quality management function
- Ensure product and processes meet customer requirements
- Ensure effective processes according to internal and customer
- Implement procedures and processes that guarantee effective work methods, working to achieve the best results within the complete supply chain from suppliers, service providers and final on-time deliveries at an expected quality level to the customers
- Ensure quality standards are based on the business management system
- Actively participate and support the Company in improving the operational activities, principles Kaizen and cost reduction, supply chain improvements), CIP and effective problem solving (e.g. 8D/ CNC), 5S of the economization activities to ensure the operating targets are implemented and achieved
- Manage the product quality planning and processes according to customer's schedules and project launch activities
- Co-operate and support the interphases with the launch team (head office and local trade on quality-related aspects)
- Schedule and perform annual audits according to product life cycle
- Support customers regarding audits, PPAP, and complaints and conduct internal audits during launch/ series processes
- Oversee implementation of corrective actions
- Actively support the process of maintaining company quality certification
- Participate in any committees as needed or directed
- Agree and implement quality-driven processes during the launch phase with trade partners
- Able to work and interface with other global teams during project/ launch and series phases
- Train and support quality technicians at trade partners
- Support launch management activities as per the BMS process
- Compile and review PPAP documents and the quality planning phase
- Timely reporting and escalation as per key performance Indicators