Job Description    
Orders/Reports

• Ensuring compliance with applicable industry quality standards, including IATF 16949
• Assists in the development of procedures to support and implement quality systems applicable to a single site,
• Develops action plans for improving products, services and processes (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Poke-Yoke)
• Ensures implementation of continuous improvement action plans
• Performs verification/validation of implemented improvements
• Performs plant audits (e.g. Process to VDA 6.3, Layered Process Audits, System audits etc.).
• Analyses of audit findings in terms of root cause identification and subsequent corrective and
• systemic actions implemented.
• Performs benchmarking activities, ensuring integration of best practices throughout the organization(i.e., lessons learned)
• Enhancing supplier performance to improve the quality of incoming materials, products, and services
• Ensures that the knowledge necessary to implement quality systems is integrated throughout the organization
• Resolves customer and supplier issues
• Ensures compliance to quality systems
• Applies appropriate statistical tools to analyse complex quality issues/problems
• Performs supplier development audits with the aim to ensure robust incoming part quality

Product Specification

• Verify that the labels fitted matches the Assembly Code and Product.(BOM)
• If any deviation has been raised for the product processed, ensure that the Official Deviation has been initiated and approved by the (Technical Executive.)

Inspections

• Check for aesthetic damage of the battery casing, cover, Battery Code and the Battery posts.
• Ensure that all products with aesthetic damage have been quarantined and communicated to the relevant Departments.

Quality Checks

• Checks on all batteries to ensure compliance to Customer Specifications.
• Ensure that where applicable, Specific Customer Requirements in terms of BOM requirements and packaging requirements (Bill of Material.)

Inherent Requirements    

• Advance Computer Literate
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Advance Computer Skills
• Knowledge of the Company’s SHE policies and procedures

Required Minimum Qualifications / Training Matric / Grade 12

• Certificate in quality assurance is a plus.
• Green belt
• Diploma preferred

Required Minimum Work Experience

• Minimum of 3 years in OEM environment
• Minimum of 3 years in a manufacturing environment 
• Basic Understanding a specific focus on Lead Acid Batteries.