Quality Manager

4 months ago


Port Elizabeth, South Africa Lear Corporation Full time

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Company Overview

Position overview:
We are looking for our Quality Manager, for our Port Elizabeth Plant.

Reporting directly to the Quality Senior Management, you will be in charge of supporting Lear in ensuring integrity / quality of the product. You will also oversee Lear EPMS in implementing, maintaining and integrating business management system. You will lead all quality assurance activities in manufacturing areas as well as any changes / APQP activities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Responsible to define and implement the Plant Integrated Business System as well as to update it according to the Quality Manual and Procedures.
- Coordinate all 2nd and 3rd party system audit activities
- Responsible to monitor internal audit activities and report on effectiveness of business system to management team
- Ensure Legal Compliance Audit is scheduled and performed annually and monitor close out of all items highlighted.
- Support Plant Manager to coordinate Annual Quality and EMS Reviews
- Report on quality metrics daily, weekly and monthly
- Quality Management Representative
- EMS Management Representative
- Defines, plans and implements advanced quality procedures for new products.
- Provides planning, leadership and consultative support for the implementation and maintenance of customer quality system requirements and continuous improvement methodologies at Plant level.
- Assure the correct management of the customer quality complaints, including the ones referred to as products which are under warranty.
- Ensure containment and rework activities at Lear or at the customer are performed effectively as per Lear procedure
- Authority to stop line / production to correct quality concerns
- Leads the necessary internal activity to avoid customer complaints.
- Follow-up the satisfaction quality indexes agreed with the customer and global Lear.
- Supervises the correct implementation of production quality assurance activities
- Support Quality War Room Meetings and the effectiveness thereof
- Support Engineering Change and APQP / PPAP
- Maintain all records within area of responsibility.
- Define and maintain internal procedures (according to Lear policies) in area of responsibility.
- Monthly MOS report graphs on Written Concerns /RPPM / IPPM / DPPM / Sorting / Rework Costs / Best in Quality / APQP Activities / 8D’s / Deviations / Dock Audits - Assembly / Process Audits / Internal System Audits /
- Ensure all subordinates have received relevant training and are competent in their activities performed
- Responsible for respecting Lear and Ford safety and environmental rules.
- Learn the rules; understand them; follow them; and avoid short cuts;
- Take personal responsibility for keeping yourself, your co-workers, and equipment free of hazards;
- Be certain that you completely understand instructions before starting work;
- Safeguard any information considered as privileged from customer or Lear.
- Proceed in their activity without being exposed to danger, accidents or professional illness for both himself/herself and his colleagues.
- Supplier Quality / Lab activities

Key skills and Qualifications:

- Technical University Degree (Preferred Industrial Technical Engineer, Electronics / Mechanics intensification). A formal recognized Quality and QMS qualification is essential
- At least 5 years Management experience fully responsible for a QA Department in a medium to large plant preferably in an automotive manufacturing facility.
- Previous experience working with customer quality resolution advantageous

Why Lear

We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.


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