Port Elizabeth: Senior Quality Engineer posted by Profile Personnel

We are looking for a dynamic Senior Quality Engineer to lead with precision, solve with purpose, and drive quality excellence.
If you’re passionate about continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and operational performance in a fast-paced environment this opportunity is for you.

The key job outputs of the function include, but are not limited to:

• Drive customer satisfaction through effective problem description identification and applying a logical approach to problem solving by utilizing robust problem-solving techniques.
• Stimulate 8D action plan closure and measure effectiveness of countermeasures implemented.
• Establish good relationships across the entire customer base through effective communication and responsiveness to concerns raised.
• Ensure compliance with customer specific requirements.
• Prepare, measure and drive IPPM reduction with focus on reworks, FTT, scrap reduction and continuous improvement.
• Manage the QMS CAPA (Corrective Action, Preventative Action) process through PDCA cycle.
• Identify gaps in QMS through maintaining an audit schedule with specific focus on shopfloor related activities and activities.
• Actively participate in launch team activities with specific focus on highlighting possible process non conformances based on risk assessments, FMEAs, SOPs and CSRs.
• Manage and conduct internal audits.
• Promote operational quality awareness, training and improvement actions based on LPA Process.
• Facilitate daily KPI reporting to Plant Manager and Operations team.
• Consolidation and reporting of KPIs in preparation of monthly BOS.
• Monitor and Track Customer Scorecards.
• Analyse and implement corrective/preventative action to improve all KPIs

Requirements:

• National Diploma in Engineering / Qualified Toolmaker NTC 6.
• Diploma in Quality (Advantageous) / Advanced Knowledge of quality systems.
• Computer literate (Intermediate to Advanced MS-Office skills).
• Lean Training / Six Sigma Black Belt (Advantageous).
• Fully competent in problem solving, 8D / PDCA / ISHKAWA / 5 WHY.
• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary manufacturing processes.
• Read, understand and interpret technical drawings, CAD, part and assembly.
• 5+ years experience in quality in an automotive environment preferably in a Press shop environment.
• Knowledge of IATF16949 / VDA6.3 / IQSB / Ford Q1.
• Personal attributes: strong interpersonal and communication skills, self-motivator, resilient, ability to work under pressure.
• Strong Leadership abilities / manage cross functional teams / Communicate with customers.
• Time Management Skills.
• Communication Skills and Report Writing.

Should you wish to apply, please kindly email your CV through to Kirsten Smith at *****@*****.co.za

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.