Quality Control Lead

Permanent - Quality Control Lead - Cape Town - South Africa

The QC Lead role is required Advocates and supports the Corporate WIN Strategy by managing the quality operations; Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality standards for products and processes; Provides statistical information for quality improvement by gathering data on trends and root cause analysis; Responsible to guide technical evaluation, analysis, and related data acquisition processes to ensure quality objectives are achieved Job Responsibilities:

• Assesses quality performance (or cost-of-quality) using statistical and analytical methods
• Devises and implements various methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision, reliability and accuracy of products, processes and production equipment
• Performs internal audits of the quality system as related to documented procedures, work instructions, and the ISO 9001 International Standard
• Develops and establishes quality systems and procedures, inspection plans, quality performance trends, statistical plans, cost estimates and technical quality plans for proposals
• Ensures that project and/or process control documentation is compliant with requirements and/or contract
• Identifies quality performance, trends and corrective action by coordinating with customers and suppliers
• Ensures compliance to specified quality requirements by performing in-house and supplier audits and surveys
• Develops and initiates programs to improve supplier performance
• Prepares reports by collecting, interpreting, analysing and summarizing data and making recommendations
• Analyses proposed changes in methods and materials
• Customer Contact
• Assesses the cost of, and determines the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications by performing statistical analyses
• Proposes enhancements and improvements to products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to critical areas of production
• Participates in new product development and design reviews for quality/reliability issues
• Continuous monitoring of the main quality parameters within the different processes of the system, leading the corrective actions identified during this monitoring
• Communicates and educates managers on matters requiring specialized knowledge of quality functions, i.e Production Approval Process (PPAP), Advanced Product Quality Process (APQP), and document control
• Makes quality-related customer and vendor visits and contacts as required
• Represents company by interfacing with customers, assisting with internal and external audits
• May act as main contact in audit
• Develops and coordinates corrective action procedures and plans
• Audits of suppliers
• Assign and prioritize team member tasks
• Manage the correct treatment of the customer complaint
• University Degree (or international equivalent)
• In depth knowledge of product manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Able to prepare APQP, PPAP, P/FMEA, Control Plan, Capability Studies, Gauge R&R, MSA, etc.
• Strong experience of using standard MS Office apps.
• Able to use Minitab for gauge studies / capability analysis.
• Automotive background preferred but not essential.
• 6 Sigma Green Belt preferred but not essential.
• Understanding of project milestone / gateway requirements and need to communicate / meet deadlines.
• Able to create and administer basic Gantt charts.
• Ability to apply lean methodologies (process mapping, TAKT time analysis, etc.).

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