Technical Assistant to Head of Quality - (PA 1228) - Kariega at Volkswagen Group South Africa

Job Description and Responsibilities    

• Ensuring that all requests from the Head of Quality are initiated and carried out thoroughly and promptly.
• To ensure the prioritization and execution of important issues for thorough preparation and resolution.
• To continuously adhere to the importance and confidentiality of all issues pertaining to Quality Assurance and its various departments.
• Accurately compile the division's KPI monthly objectives and obtain approval from the QA head before distribution to the Managing Director's Office.
• Co-ordinate, compile and distribute the benchmark activities for Quality Assurance as required, in order to become a competitive in the VW Group.
• Prepare, co-ordinate and update VWSA overview presentation for Management meetings and conferences with external visitors.
• To prepare and co-ordinate the quarterly Quality Addresses to create quality awareness in order to support the high performance culture, process within the company.
• To co-ordinate workshops for team building and problem resolution purposes.
• Co-ordinate, compile and distribute Quality Assurance's overhead and capex budget in order to prevent over expenditure and financial compatibility in the VWSA organisation. 
• Control, analyse, distribute the monthly budget performance reports to the Quality Assurance Management and highlight risks.
• Forecast, analyse, resolve unbudgeted requirements and potential risk factors together with Finance, and redistribute the funds within the allocated divisional budget in preparation for Quarterly Financial Review Meetings.
• Collate and analyse headcount figures versus targets on a monthly basis and distribute to the QA Management to highlight necessary action plans and potential risks.
• Liaise with HR regarding headcount requirements within Quality Assurance and personnel placements.

Education and Experience    

• A BSc Engineering/BTech Mechanical Engineering or BEng
• A minimum of 3 years’ administration/ analytical experience at Divisional Head level
• Product/ Production knowledge and experience 

Skills, Attributes & Other requirements    
ESSENTIAL:

• Interpretation of Financial Budget 
• Understanding of Human Resources Functions
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the organization. 
• High level of proficiency in English/German, written and verbal.
• Innovation and Analytical skills
• Presentation skills
• Conflict Management skills
• Computer literate
• Confidentiality 

Closing Date    
2023/07/24