Quality Specialist

About the position

Quality Specialist
Port Elizabeth
Manufacturing

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• Certificate in Quality Assurance
• 2+ years experience in OEM manufacturing environment
• Good understanding of IATF 16949, Automotive core tools. OEM Specific Requirements

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with applicable Automotive Industry quality standards, IATF 16949, OEM Specific requirements (Q1, IQB)
• Performs verification/validation of implemented improvements, change processes and new product launch.
• Performs Layered Process Audits
• Support of area audit findings in terms of root cause identification and subsequent corrective and systemic actions implemented, based on Fast Response methodology.
• Enhancing internal supplier performance to improve the quality of Work In Progress product and services
• Attends the area daily meeting and is a key team member of the Fast Response Team to drive resolution to out of control defects and closure of all exit criteria.
• Develops and maintains Control Plans and is a Team member of the FMEA Cross functional Team
• Supervision of Product/ Process Inspectors and provides support in decision making on segregated non-conforming product.
• Review of and sign off on all Inspection Records and use and a feedback medium to the inspectors.
• Performing Archiving and retrievable of records as per company's record retention policy.
• Monitoring of Significant Characteristics by means of statistical tools and data acquisition software
• Conducting Measurement System Analysis on measurement devices listed on the Control Plan.
• Attends the daily scrap meeting and offers input/ support to out of control conditions.
• Ensure that defects are captured captures and that failure modes are correctly identified.
• Supports to drive defect reduction action plans to meet operational budgets
• Provides weekly summary reports to the QC Manager.
• Area custodian for Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
• Daily on the job observations for product and record compliance.
• Supporting role in addressing Customer complaints.
• Supports captured entries to the lesson learned data base and co-ordination of issuing and awareness training of Quality Alerts/ One Point lessons/ Quality Focus Points.

Salary Bracket
R18 000 to R23 800 per month CTC, depending on experience, qualification(s) and current/previous salary

Desired Skills:

• IATF
• quality