Head of Engineering Quality Audit (Automotive OEM)

Head of Engineering Quality Audit (Automotive OEM)

Up to £65,000 + Healthcare + Bonus + Benefits + exception career opportunities with a Globally recognised Automotive OEM

St Athan, South Wales

Are you an experienced engineering Quality Auditor looking to play an integral role within a global leading manufacturer, with a competitive package, where you will lead and mentor in best-of-class performance?

On offer is a role with exceptional opportunities to progress and develop within a world-renowned OEM.
As a key manager in the Quality team, you will work to continuously improve complete vehicle auditing in controlling management of systems and standards in respect to direct reports leading to a zero repeat issue culture.

The company are a globally leading OEM and have a fantastic reputation for the quality of what they manufacture. Year on year they have continued to play an integral role in the market and off the back of recent developments, are looking towards a bright and profitable future.

This role would suit am experienced Quality Auditor or similar from Automotive or Aerospace, looking to work on a variety of technical projects for a prestigious manufacturer that they would be proud to represent.

The Role:

• Continuously improve all areas of operations including quality, inspection, standardised work, cost, and people development.
• Run an efficient complete vehicle audit process (static and dynamic) holding problem owners to account for the robust closure of issues found to ensure zero repeat issues.
• Manage Audit feedback sessions with all responsible areas of the business, agreeing both allocation of faults and rework requirements.
• Maintain a close working relationship with both Production areas and Inspection Operations within Paint, Body Construction and CAL (Customer Acceptance Line).
• Ensure flexibility in the audit and compliance processes to stop issues shipped from Plant based on feedback from: PDI, 0MIS, EPDR, etc.
• Report out in PQR (Plant Quality Review) and Quality Committee to Senior levels up to CEO within the business against challenging targets.
• Plan labour requirements and where necessary ensure procedures are followed to recruit labour.
• Maintain an effective level of communication always across all areas and levels of the business escalating issues as required.

The Person:

• Experience in the Automotive Industry and Vehicle Assembly/Construction.
• Proven experience in a supervisory/leadership role within a production/manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience in defining and delivering new procedures and processes.

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Reference: BBBH13575

Keywords: Head of Audit, Engineering Quality Auditor, Automotive Production Audit, Quality Inspection, Production Inspection

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