Quality control officer

Description:

• Manage and coordinate systems, standards and inspections to ensure that the products and services of the company meets the highest Quality compliance and standards;
• Ensure that equipment, tools and gauges are calibrated/checked/verified according to Calibration Procedure or standards for both internal and external requirements;
• Ability to read and interpret Engineering drawings to carry out dimensional checks and communicate corrective actions to the responsible department/s;
• Develop systems that promotes quality in all aspects; Communicate and assist with developing a continuous improvement environment;
• Fully responsible for Non-conformance reports from start to closure. Actively involved with opening, investigating, closing out, and reporting on Non-conformances such as Product, Component, Supplier, Process, and Audit Non-conformances;
• Responsible for the Weekly Reject report. Data should be compiled accurately and actions should be followed up on. Reports and KPIs should be communicated to the interested departments;
• Conduct quality meetings with production staff, supervisors and managers;
• Lead or assist with product failure and/or customer complaint investigations;
• Lead or assist with investigations by using RCFA related to Quality concerns or issues raised within Raw Materials, Components, and Finished goods;
• Assist/Support and Co-ordinate production staff on all non-conformances and rework processes including sorting and segregation of non-conforming materials or products;
• Apply statistical sampling methodology for inspection of goods
• Process Audit Reports and progress including Supplier where required;
• Analyse Quality data, trends and recommend improvements;
• Achieve departmental and organisational KPI targets;
• Trend quality issues on a weekly and monthly basis and report failure patterns;
• Comply with all company and departmental policies and procedures;
• Maintain an acceptable organised and clean work area (5S);
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned or required;
• Assist with staff training and competency assessments
• Support and promote Health and Safety in productionImportant requirements:
  
  Minimum: 3 years Quality Control/Assurance experience in a production/manufacturing environment with a strong focus on incoming goods;
  Minimum: Mechanical Engineering Tertiary Diploma and/or a Trade Test within the Mechanical Engineering field;
  ISO9001 or related experience. Auditing and maintenance of a QMS;
  Work Experience in any Engineering/Manufacturing field would be advantageous;
  Professional accreditation / certification in Quality management would be advantageous
  Computer literacy MS Office. Excel experience is essential;
  SAP experience would be an advantage;