Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer POSITION SNAPSHOT

Type of work:
On site

Type of contract:
Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time:
Full time

Location:

Brits, ZA

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

You will establish and maintain an effective overall QMS:
By implementing & reviewing QS based on ISO TS & OEM requirements. Conducting internal & external audits. Initiating and analysing corrective & preventive actions. Identify and initiating QS & basic Health & Safety training. Developing & coordinating the Brits plant document control database / QS on the Bridgestone Intranet & QS administration for the Brits Manufacturing plant / Isando & Durban OE Sales & Warehousing.

• Ensure establishment, implementation & maintenance of an effective Quality Management System
• Compile and maintain a documented Quality System in accordance to ISO 9001, ISO TS/16949 & OEM requirements.
• Ensure Bridgestone standards (TCE & BSJ) are implemented.
• Ensure Brits Plant Centralised document control system on U:/ drive
• QMS on Bridgestone Intranet & P:/
• Co-ordinate effective QMP’s (linkage of FMEA, PM & control plans including OEM requirements.

Qs administration

• Co-ordinate and ensure compliance with Bridgestone Critical record retention & Metro file systems.
• Ensure record keeping of QS & OEM documentation.
• Ensure monitoring, downloading, filing & communication of changes to requirements on the following web sites:

Conduct internal & external audits

• Plan, schedule & ensure Process, Product & System audits are conducted in accordance to specified requirements. (ISO 9001/ TS/ Bridgestone & OEM)
• Ensure quality system complies to standards related to DQS & OEM Audit standards. Spokesperson for QS dep. during external audits.
• Assist Laboratory Manager with Vendor audits. Conduct Vendor audits in his / her absence.

Training

• Tutor new QS auditors prior to Bridgestone qualification.
• Identify QS training needs.
• Compile QS training material & provide training.
• QS Induction
• Promote Quality Awareness and Customer requirement throughout the organisation.
• Auditor’s certificates.
• Member of the training committee meeting.

APQP – (PPAP) Product Part Approval Process for all OEM’s

• Responsible for the compilation of OEM PPAP documents for all new customer product / sizes.
• Maintenance of OEM system requirements on individual web-sites. (BMW - b2b, Ford - Covisint etc.) & communication thereof
  -Monitoring ppm’s, re-qualification audits, bulletins, OEM QS & 8D reports.

Analyse and ensure effective corrective actions and QS Management Reviews

• Liaise with managers regarding internal quality audit recommendations and corrective actions.
• Liaise DQS, Vendors & OEM’s regarding recommendations and corrective actions on external audits
• Identify shortfalls and ensure appropriate countermeasures are introduced pertaining to QTR’s (Misproductions) & QPR’s (Customer Complaints.)
• Ensure Management reviews according to requirements.
• Assist in identifying QS departmental goals

Chair Disciplinary Hearings

SHE

• Appointed chairperson of QS departmental Safety meetings.
• Ensure SHE meetings & Health & Safety talks are scheduled and conducted and records are kept. Attend Central SHE Meetings and give feedback on Monthly QS meetings.
• SHE Management:: ISO 14001:2004 Environmental and OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health & Safety
• Management Systems.
• Ensure compliance to applicable Management Procedures and Work Instructions.
• Conduct Incident / Accident investigations, make recommendations and complete corrective action requests (CAR).
• Control and inspect applicable Records,…