Quality Engineer – Project & Process - PA 1303 at Volkswagen Group South Africa

Job Description and Responsibilities:

• Managing and driving all projects related activities for QAVM EOL, during the different phases by ensuring that units are tracked and routed through the correct processes and audited within the agreed timelines.
• Identifying and understanding all new product and process part changes for MY and New model introduction, and presenting to team, for ease of understanding, and inspection, thereby enabling a good sign off product.
• Representing QAVM EOL at all inter divisional projects meetings, and assist, identify and highlight non-conformities and opportunities for improvements, in order to streamline or improve processes.
• Performing and approving all fitment trails of new and changed product parts, prior to introduction with responsible departments, to ensure that parts conform to the required quality specifications, and the desired quality standards are achieved.
• Preparing and presenting project units to management, with the knowledge and background of each unit, and with the relevant information and documentation, to ensure units conform to the required quality acceptant standard, for management signoff.
• Providing information of ECR’s and deviations to the team, thereby ensuring that the team is aware and understands the changes and the expectation of quality, when con-ducting inspection, or DKA audits, to ensure a good signoff quality product.
• Escalating the process when quality requirements are not met, to ensure that early preventative actions are taken by the responsible stakeholders, thereby ensuring deadlines are met.
• Generating project investments requirements, and control expenditure within the approved budget and help to set financial objectives with QAVM EOL Manager.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum National Diploma/BSc in an Engineering field.
• Minimum +-5 years relevant automotive manufacturing experience

Skills, Attributes & Other requirements:

ESSENTIAL:

• Understanding of the vehicle build process and the required quality output thereof.
• In-depth knowledge of vehicle release processes
• Knowledge of vehicle components and systems.
• Working knowledge of the equipment, fixtures and tools used in the shop.
• Good computer skills (MS office package, Sharepoint and VW Group systems)