Quality Specialist

7 months ago

East London, South Africa Abantu Staffing Solutions Full time

**Overview**:
To monitor and control Quality Systems and Processes to achieve Quality Standards and meet customer expectations, within the Automotive Manufacturing sector.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12
- National Diploma Quality Management or Engineering
- Certificate in Total Quality Management
- VDA 6.3 experience
- Internationally Registered Certified Auditor** **(highly advantageous)
- Knowledge and understanding of: ISO Standards, factors influencing the quality of measurement, quality control procedures and practices, basic statistics, problem-solving techniques, APQP and PPAP.

**Responsibilities**:
**Quality Control**:

- Establish and manage Critical Control Points in the Process
- Investigate all Quality non-conformances and track corrective actions
- Analyse the PPM's and defect trends and make recommendations
- Conduct Gauge MSA assessments on all measuring systems
- Determine the disposition of quarantined products (Pass, Reject or Rework)
- Manage and maintain the Quality Management System ensuring that it complies with all applicable requirements contained in **ISO/TS16949 and VDA6**:

- Achieve Quality Assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements and implementing change
- Develop Quality assurance plans by conducting risk analysis; identifying critical control points and preventive measures; procedures, corrective actions and verification procedures
- Validate quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes; measuring production; documenting evidence & writing and updating quality assurance procedures
- Communicate and liaise with internal and external customers and foster relationship thereof
- Facilitate containment at Customer Site, raise Quality Alert bulletins and facilitate training on quality related concerns
- Control of non-conforming products and the rework thereof
- Support the quality production inspectors to make product related decisions as to the disposition of quarantined products (Pass, Reject or Rework)
- Generate work instructions and product specific documentation
- Facilitate the generation and updating of Flow Charts, Control Plans and FMEA’s
- Responsible for facilitating Measurement System Analysis and Capability Studies
- Liaise with Stores Controller and Manufacturing Practitioner regarding Quality concerns
- Responsible for Supplier Development in liaison with Stores Controller and Manufacturing Practitioner
- Specify Supplier Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL's) (Tolerances, Drawing requirements, PPM’s, etc.)
- Analyse Supplier Performance (Product Quality, Special Status, etc.) and make recommendations
- Notify Suppliers of non-conformances and initiate corrective actions
- Compile and maintain Audit Schedules (Dock& Product Audits, Manufacturing Process Audits, Internal Systems Audits, Supplier development audits)
- Maintain & improve product quality by completing product, process, system, compliance and surveillance audits & investigating customer complaints.
- Coordinate Annual Quality Management reviews and keep records of meeting and quality objectives
- Compile Monthly Management Quality Reports
- Compile weekly yields reports
- Review Quality Risks and requirements in APQP activities
- Ensure compliance to process and Customer Specifications
- Complete Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- Investigate and implement counter measures for continual quality improvement
- Monitor and measure customer feedback, complaints and rejections to identify opportunities for improvement
- Approve COC’s in absence of QM

**Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)**:

- Review Quality Risks of APQP activities
- Ensure compliance to process and Customer Specifications
- Complete Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- Provide input to the Contract Review Process

**Quality Management**:

- Compile Quality Topics for Quality Awareness Training

**Quality Assurance**:

- Implement Quality Procedures and Work Instructions
- Maintain the Quality Assurance system
- Ensure compliance of Quality Policies, Procedures and Work Instructions

**Audits**:

- Conduct internal Process audits and Product & Layout audits

**Supply Quality Assurance (SQA)**:

- Specify Supplier Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL's) (Tolerances, Drawing requirements, Tooling, PPM's, etc.)
- Analyse Supplier Performance (Product Quality, Special Status, etc.) and make recommendations
- Notify Suppliers of non-conformances and initiate corrective actions

**Continuous Improvement**:

- Maintain an updated Continuous Improvement Plan

**SHEQ**:

- Conduct continuous Risk Assessments in the workplace
- Conduct Planned Task Observations in the workplace
- Identify potential hazards and critical safety issu

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