Description/Synopsis:

An established organisation in the commercial vehicle industry is looking for an experienced Quality Auditor to join their new assembly plant.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional with a strong background in heavy commercial vehicles or automotive manufacturing to play a key role in maintaining high quality standards across vehicle assembly operations.

The successful candidate will conduct quality audits, ensure compliance with OEM specifications and regulatory requirements, identify non-conformances and support corrective actions to improve overall product quality. We are looking for someone with a keen eye for detail, strong technical knowledge of vehicle manufacturing and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent.

• National Diploma or Degree in Quality Management, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related technical field.

• Code EC driver's licence essential

• Minimum 10 years' experience within the heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) or automotive manufacturing industry

• Proven experience in automotive quality management environments

• Familiarity with South African regulatory requirements including NRCS and vehicle homologation standards

• Experience within SKD/CKD assembly operations advantageous

• ISO 9001 and/or IATF 16949 Internal Auditor certification advantageous

• Strong understanding of quality systems, auditing methodologies, and manufacturing processes

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills

Main Responsibilities:

• Conduct incoming, in-process and end-of-line quality audits across vehicle assembly operations.

• Ensure compliance with OEM assembly standards, technical specifications, quality procedures and work instructions.

• Audit incoming CKD kits and critical components, ensuring accurate documentation for claims and reports.

• Identify quality defects and non-conformances, support root cause investigations and track corrective actions through to resolution.

• Maintain accurate quality records, audit reports and compliance documentation using SAP MES/MRP systems.

• Support vehicle homologation processes, regulatory inspections and compliance requirements.

• Work closely with Production, Technical and other operational teams to resolve quality concerns and improve manufacturing processes.

• Support the review and updating of OEM build instructions, quality procedures and SOPs.

• Promote quality awareness, defect prevention and continuous improvement across the assembly operation.