Quality Engineer at Volkswagen Group South Africa

THE ROLE PURPOSE

As part of the QA Vehicle Manufacturing team, the successful candidate will take up the role of a Quality Engineer to ensure that problem analysis is done to the required Group guidelines and meets the customer’s expectations. The Quality Engineer has to clearly define and coordinate corrective actions.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:

• Establishing root causes and implement corrective actions for allocated quality problems
• Interfacing with various departments within VWSA 
• Present findings / reports at various forums and management structures
• Liaising with overseas counterparts with regard to build/quality matters
• Co-ordinate and be accountable for Body Shop and Paint Shop Quality issues
• Lead cross functional teams when required
• Monitor and reporting of non-conformances and processes and initiating corrective actions to drive early detection

ABOUT YOU:

ESSENTIAL:

• Have a minimum National Diploma in one of the engineering sciences
• Have 3-5 years’ experience within the manufacturing industry
• Have good report writing and presentation skills
• Have proven analytical and problem solving skills
• Sound knowledge of Press, Body and Paint Shop production processes
• Sound problem-solving skills and Quality Tools e.g. Fish-bone, FMEA, SPC & DOE
• Experience in interpreting measuring reports and technical drawings
• Be computer literate in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Be assertive and have the ability to motivate
• Be a team player and be able to work under pressure

PREFERRED:

• BSc Degree / BTech Mechanical / Metallurgy or Mechatronics Engineering

The following will be advantageous:

• Toolmaker trade
• A knowledge of German language
• Experience in engineering packages (CATIA, CAD)