Plant Quality Manager level 2 - UitenhageFull job descriptionQuality Manager |DepartmentUAPBG / Division / SiteNER / FIS / UitenhageReporting toPlant ManagerContractPermanent ContractMain purpose of the roleThe role of a Plant Quality Manager is to guarantee that all actions in the Plant comply with the requirements of the FES, and to do so considering customer, Quality, Division, Business Group and Corporate guidelines.Essential responsibilities and dutiesThe main missions of the role are:o Represent customer requirements internally.o Management quality representative.o Define Plant Quality objectives and monitor progress.o Manage the Plant Quality System in accordance with the FES.o Define, staff, and develop the Plant Quality organization.o Ensure the Plant's compliance with all Safety/regulation standards.o Report Quality results to all relevant parties and maintain Quality records/documentationo Collaborate with the Purchasing organization in all activities and initiatives concerning Supplier Quality Assurance.o Interrupt the manufacturing or the delivery of products when Quality is not assured.o Authorised to stop the line when not meeting the quality standards.o Ensuring that employees are trained on Introduction to FCP & ISO 16949o Uphold Faurecia’s Code of Management and Code of Ethics.o Ensure customer satisfaction: supervise day to day activities, anticipate customer requirements and maintain good relationships, manage the launch of new programs within the plant.Governanceo Secure internal control with the support of financial controller and finance networko To assume reasonable delegation of tasks from your senior manager, such changes and additional job responsibilities based on staffing levels will be recorded on a separate delegation form and placed on your employee file.o To abide by the Faurecia Code of Management. This code is summarised as below:o Business planning – Setting both short and long term objectives, conduct business with an entrepreneurial mind-set and taking initiatives for business development and value creation in order to become the industry benchmark.o Business execution – Acting with autonomy and accountability, empowered to act within the scope of responsibility whilst respecting the Company rules, taking ownership for performance and behaving with transparency.o Performance management and people development – Treating people fairly and with respect whilst developing them toward their full potential.o Business ethics – doing business ethically.o To abide by the Faurecia Code of Ethics. The code is summarised as below:o Respect for fundamental rightso Development of economic and social dialogueo Development of skillso Ethics and business conduct.Qualifications and ExperienceThe ideal candidate will have/be:Minimum education level:o Bachelor's degree in QualityExperience :o Minimum of 5 years professional experience.o Solid knowledge of Quality in Production.o Manufacturing experience, preferably in the Automotive Industry.Skills and competencies:o Process orientation.o Results orientationo Strong written and oral communications skill.o Strong computer skills.O Six Sigma certification.
