Quality Technician - Struandale, Port Elizabeth

Shatterprufe® is the leading manufacturer and distributor of OE Auto and aftermarket replacement glass products. The company manufactures genuine Shatterprufe® laminated windscreens and Armourplate® toughened automotive safety glass products. Three automotive glass plants manufacture over 4 million pieces of laminated and toughened glass a year for customers worldwide. Shatterprufe® products are installed by Original Motor manufacturers in Southern Africa.

Main job purpose

• To provide support to the manufacturing site to ensure that all quality systems, customer quality requirements and quality standards are complied with in order to support Shatterprufe strategic plan in order to supply world class quality products.

Main Objective

• Drive site compliance with all quality systems, process and procedures in order to meet internal and customer specific requirements.
• To ensure FPA Audits are conducted to identify and correct non-conformance to prevent re-occurance.
• As a customer liaison, ensure that systems are in place and monitored to adequately address customer complaints and quality concerns to ensure delivery of quality product.
• To ensure product evaluations are conducted at early stages of new product launch (GP12) as a measure of process capability to ensure adherence to customer specific requirements.
• To support and facilitate NPD's time to market through timeous support of ISER's and other relevant evaluation and documents to meet target date or deadlines.
• To review and approve ISER's documentation as completed by FPA Auditors to ensure compliance to Shatterprufe quality standards.
• To conduct product audits as per customer requirements and to communicate results both internally and to the customer to drive improvement and adherence to customer specification.
• To support Quality Manager by providing weekly and monthly reports (QPI, KPI and PPM).
• To ensure staff are effectively managed and held accountable through performance and disciplinary procedures, and that staff are developed and mentored through the talent management and IDP processes to drive capability in the business.
• To ensure effective communication of relevant information to all stakeholders to support effective decision making for the business.

Critical job requirements

• Grade 12     
• B Tech Quality Degree
• TS IATF 16949 Core Tools
• 5 years in a similar Quality role    
• 1 year proven experience in a supervisory capacity    
• 2 years experience in an automotive industry

Knowledge 

• Quality Management Systems     
• Quality Auditing
• TS IATF 16949 Core Tools

Skills

• Microsoft Office      
• Communication Skills (verbal and written)
• Analytical Skills      
• Leadership Skills

PG Group, and its subsidiaries, are committed to the principles of employment equity and as such are equal opportunity employers.  Qualified applicants who apply for any vacancies will be considered with due consideration based on of fairness and equity. Factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability are not consider exclusively and are not determinative of any appointments made by PG Group or its subsidiaries

Requisition ID: 2701