About the position
Quality Auditor | Technical Lead | Assembly Plant Manager
Pietermaritzburg, KZN
Our client, a well-established company within the Heavy Automotive Industry, is seeking experienced professionals to join their team in the following roles:
- Quality Auditor
- Technical Lead
- Assembly Plant Manager
Non-Negotiable Requirements:
- Proven experience within the Automotive Industry
- Strong understanding of OEM principles, standards, and procedures
- Experience within SKD and/or CKD assembly environments
- Solid knowledge of heavy automotive assembly line operations and technical processes
- Relevant experience aligned to the specific position applied for
Please note: Applications will only be considered from candidates who meet the above industry-specific requirements. Candidates without Automotive OEM and SKD/CKD assembly experience will unfortunately not be shortlisted.
Minimum requirements: Technical Lead
- Grade 12 or equivalent.
- National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Management, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years’ experience in automotive assembly, process engineering, or line management.
- Heavy automotive industry experience (non-neg).
- SKD/CKD assembly line technical experience.
- Government Certificate of Competency (GCC – Factories) is advantageous.
- Demonstrable experience with lifting equipment, chassis jigs, and riveting machines is advantageous.
- Experience with OEM specifications.
- Assembly line technical experience.
- Efficiency improvement experience.
Minimum requirements: Assembly Plant Manager
- Grade 12 or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and/or Operations Management, with a postgraduate qualification in Management or Lean Manufacturing considered highly advantageous.
- 7 + years’ experience in automotive manufacturing, including management experience.
- Heavy automotive industry experience (non-neg).
- Committee management experience.
- CKD operations experience.
- OEM standards experience.
- Lead plant operations experience.
- Operational management of a high-volume assembly or fabrication line.
Minimum requirements: Quality Auditor
- Grade 12 or equivalent.
- National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Management, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 7 + years’ experience in the heavy commercial vehicle industry.
- ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 internal auditor certification (preferred).
- Code 14 (EC) driver’s licence.
- Familiarity with South African regulatory requirements, including NRCS and homologation.
- Automotive quality management experience, preferably within heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs).
- OEM regulations experience.
- Experience in quality management of SKD/CKD operations (preferred).
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