QA Paintshop Engineer at Nissan Motor Corporation

Job description

PURPOSE / DETAILS OF THE JOB
To ensure continuous vehicle quality according to set standards and processes.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum qualification: N Diploma/ B-Tech: Industrial/ Mechanical Engineering
• 5-10 years Industrial/ Mechanical Engineering experience in the Automotive Industry

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Monitoring of paint quality processes.
• Bumper plant measurements and carry out tests.
• Paint shop defects prevention.
• Implementation of quality standards inside the Paint shop.
• Introduction of new colours.
• QA matrix control.
• Market issues – Paint claims
• Paint shop - QIB ( Quality Image Breaker )audits and CRCR (Concern Report Countermeasure Request) Control
• Horizontal deployment (LLR) control
• Monitoring plan coordination
• Teardown coordination
• Safety compliance

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

• 4M Change activity & new NEM ( Nissan Engineering Manual) conformity
• Participate in paint projects: monitor & report project progress & milestones
• Conduct E-Coat & Wax teardown audits as per NEM and when required
• Paint quality process conformity
• Evaluate & continuously improve current Paint Shop processes to ensure alignment with best practices
• Continuous liaison with all Paint Shop CFTs (Cross Functional Teams) /stakeholders including management in quality assurance issues
• Raise CRCRs for paint quality process violation or non-conformity
• Generate Inspection Standards
• Conduct quality/technical investigations & analysis
• Conduct bumper measurement audits and follow up on non-conformances

CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS

• Automotive manufacturing processes - vehicle assembly
• Paint quality processes
• Quality tools/ Analysis tools
• Lean manufacturing
• ISO 9001:2008
• Computer literacy
• Identify the principal legal requirements affecting quality of products, services and quality
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of the different sections within the division
• Ability to assess the risk factors associated with a projecT
• Ability to compile and implement risk / contingency plans
• Ability to assess issues or factors which may effect planning
• Understand Nissan's strategic objectives and how they relate to your job
• Ability to plan and manage meetings
• Ability to identify problems and change them into opportunities
• Take decisions which are realistic for the situation
• Ensure that performance is of such a quality that it is measurable against established critical success indicators
• Monitor work activities and take corrective action to ensure requirements are being met
• Recognise the importance of regular reviews of activity and rescheduling of work to achieve planned objectives
• Evaluate actual practice against procedure in order to identify discrepencies
• Identify the types of information which require to be treated confidentially and the procedures to follow
• Audit internal manufacturing quality and performance management
• Ability to perform in a variety of familiar/unfamiliar contexts
• Ability to determine appropriate methods/procedures in response to a range of concrete problems
• Self-directive with broad guidelines

Please note: that preference will be given to employment equity candidates as per NSA Employment Equity Policy.