QA and R&D Manager - eThekwini (Durban) at Unique Personnel

Job Description    
Job Summary

• General management of the manufacturing department, Quality, R&D, Production, Suppliers & Customers to ensure market competitiveness

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Managing Quality KPI targets at O/S Company
• Quality process management to ensure that Products are supplied from O/S Company with the right quality using company Quality standards.
• Conducting Buyer Inspection weekly & reporting to HQ monthly
• NPI Preparation , BOM’s, EMC Testing , Vibration Testing
• OQ Gate to release New models to sales team
• Analyse quality stats weekly and review monthly with O/S Company for countermeasures
• Report monthly MBR
• Liase daily with O/S Company in production meeting
• Update management file and report in daily internal meeting on assigned tasks
• Drawing up contracts relating to suppliers
• Manage O/S Company
• Negotiating costing with O/S company
• Manage annual budget relating to department, assets, etc

Required Experience

• Minimum 7 Years Quality, including Manufacturing experience & R&D
• Good knowledge and understanding of ISO 9001
• Strong quality assurance knowledge and background
• Electronics Manufacturing experience SMT & FA
• Experience at reading BOM’s & Drawings
• Experience in process & quality improvements
• MS Office at an advanced level.
• High level of negotiation skills at boardroom level
• Maintaining Customer/Supplier relationship