Quality Engineer - Assagay Verfied

R 480000 per annum Assagay, Kwazulu-Natal Assagay, Kwazulu-Natal more than 14 days ago 10-02-2016 8:36:46 AM
09-03-2016 8:36:46 AM
Our client into manufacturing are looking to engage a Quality Engineer to join their team and be responsible for elimination of claims and reduction of waste by establishing optimal process conditions, seeking to reduce losses in the converting process, with a consequent reduction in converting costs, as well as reduction of the total number of complaints / claims and increase customer satisfaction by improving the quality of our products through the use of World Class Manufacturing (WCM).

Provide support, coach and guidance to task groups responsible for the reduction of losses and improving the quality of our products through the use of quality tools (FMEA, Ishikawa, Cause Effect, PM Analysis, 5 Why, etc.)

To control quality and ensure compliance of both raw materials and finished products, packaging material meeting global and internationally accepted standards and specifications.

Key Contacts:
• Customers
• Suppliers
• Operations
• Global Stakeholders of the company
Key Measures:
• Overall process management
• Implement process kaizen improvements in all stages of the process.
• Ensure mandatory standards are in place, and best practice is in place
• Implement the optimal process conditions through the process control.
• Perform daily analysis of performance losses and rework in the converting process.
• Develop and put in place process parameters and ensure they are trained and used
• Establish process Q-Points and ensure they are trained and used
• Ensure packaging material spec is in place, updated and complied with
• Develop SPC system and ensure staff use the system accordingly
• Overall supplier management - KPIs
• Perform supplier evaluating
• Perform supplier auditing
• Perform common agenda with suppliers
• Perform monitoring and control of improving the quality of our suppliers, through action plans
• Monitor supplier performance based on incoming inspection
• Overall customer management - KPIs
• Claims reporting
• Claims analysis
• Eradication of claims
• Implement COA’s system
• Overall claims management
• Eradication of customer claims
• Perform technical analysis of customer claims and complaints.
• Proper deployments of claim and putting action plan in place to eradicate
• Ensure customer reports are compiled and sent to customers on time
• Ensure that supplier related losses & non-conforming product is claimed from suppliers
• Six sigma management
• Consolidating CPk data and reporting to global
• Improving six sigma index and ensuring global target is met
• Total Barriers management
• Monitor barriers efficiency and optimise barrier management.
• Quality Maintenance Pillar
• Serve as a member of the pillar for maintaining quality.
• Update Pillar board with deployment and action plan
• Defect waste and claims reduction
• Other
• Participate in activities by analysis of risks related to Health and Work Safety.
• Perform other related tasks and / or forming part of the quality process, always necessary.
• Visit suppliers for assessing complaints
• Lead WCM team

Workplace Environment:
• This role is both office and factory based
• This role may require some travelling

Qualifications:
• BSc Degree (Mech Eng, Chem. Eng, Elect Eng or Industrial Eng) equivalent tertiary qualifications. Must possess a valid driver’s licence.

Computer Skills:
• Proficiency in MS Office, SAP R/3 would be an advantage

Experience:
• At least 3 years Quality Assurance experience in an FMCG environment, including experience of working within a quality-driven and WCM / TPM driven environment. Knowledge and experience of printing, laminating or filling machine will be an advantage.

Competencies needed:
• Quality Processes
• Quality Systems
• Quality - Audit Systems and Procedures
• WCM Principles
• Supply Chain Management
• Project Management Basics

Skills & Knowledge
• Good manufacturing practice
• Procedures and Standards
• High degree of accuracy in collating, checking and analysing data and information
• Printing and coating process
• Prior knowledge of customer relationships
• Strong business communication skills at all levels and disciplines; both written and oral
• Proficiency in MS office skills, with a working knowledge of SAP R3
• Leadership, planning & organizing
• Conflict Management
• Decision making
• Initiative
• Customer orientated
• Performance oriented
• Team Player
• Attention to details
• Analytical skills

Behavioural & Attitude:
• Able to maintain an eye for detail in a pressurised working environment whilst maintaining consistency and courtesy
• Able to manage multiple tasks while demonstrating time management / prioritisation skills
• Able to understand and work within defined processes
• Able to effectively negotiate solutions
• Able to work in a matrix organisation aligned to account teams and specialist functions
• Able to demonstrate a flexible working attitude
• Able to work effectively in a team environment

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 7 working days, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. However, we will keep your CV on our database for any position that may become available.