Quality Specialist

**EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS**:
Grade 12
National Diploma Quality Management or Engineering
Trained Auditor ISO 9001;2015; IATF 16949:2016 & VDA 6.3:2016

**EXPERIENCE**:
Minimum 5 Years in Automotive/Manufacturing experience

**SKILLS**:
MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Good communication skills
Prepare and manage quality documentation

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- 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 (VDA 6.3:2016) 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
- 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 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 and IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3
- 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
- Compile and maintain Audit Schedules (Dock& Product Audits, Manufacturing Process Audits (VDA 6.3:2016), Internal Systems Audits (IATF 16949:2016),
- 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
- Conduct MSA studies
- Approve COC’s in absence of QM