Head of Vehicle Audit

Description:

Are you experienced in Vehicle Auditing and have a good understanding of their assembly and construction?

-Do you want to work for one of the World’s most famous Car manufacturers based in South Wales?

-Are you a natural supervisor / leader who has passion for the Automotive industry?

If your answer is “yes”, please kindly read on for further information and get in touch now to avoid missing out……..

Our Client, a World recognised and respected Automotive OEM Manufacturer based in South Wales are actively seeking a talented Head of Vehicle Audit on a permanent basis.

The plant quality department plays a key role in identifying and rectifying quality issues and opportunities in a timely manner so that it does not impact their customers.

On offer to you is a competitive, albeit negotiable basic salary, together with a full comprehensive benefits package.

As the Head of Vechicle Audit, you will work continuously to improve complete Vehicle Auditing in controlling the management of systems and standards in respect to direct reports in the car acceptance area, leading to a zero repeat issue culture.

Your duties and responsibilities will be
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).
Support the emissions and CoP (Conformity of Production) activities to maintain monthly requirements and ensure that all emissions targets are achieved.
Prepare and implement any new model changes in readiness for SOP (Start of Production) as required.
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.
Monitor, control, and maintain the quality level within the areas of responsibility to the company quality standards ensuring that the customer (internal and external) is protected.
Ensure that the departmental area of responsibility can function always in terms of labour, consumable materials and maintained equipment in order to achieve the required quality levels and support plant volume requirements.
Motivate, support, and lead the team through coaching and mentoring.
Maintain housekeeping, waste management, and compliance to safety and environmental legislation.
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.
Assist and facilitate training to develop team members and minimise impact of labour shortages.
Ensure data collection is up to date and accurate.
Monitor team local budgetary spend on overtime, tooling, and other consumable type items.You will have the following qualifications & experience
Should ideally be qualified to Degree level in an Engineering discipline, although plenty of relevant experience will also be considered.
Should be highly experienced in Automotive Vehicle Quality Auditing with a knowledge of Vehicle Assembly/Construction.
You will need proven experience in a supervisory/leadership role within a production/manufacturing environment.
You shall have experience in defining and delivering new procedures and processes.
It is essential that you have In-line and final Vehicle Audit experience (CAL/AMCPA).
You should have a general knowledge of ISO9001.
Experience in gap & flush, paint and general Automotive inspection tools and techniques is required.
You will need to be familiar with general Automotive quality standards, such as VIS (Visual Inspection Standards) or equivalent.
Should be able to carry out base measurement on vehicles using appropriate tools and gauges.
Should be able to physically investigate vehicle issues, including some assembly/dis-assembly if required.
Will have a proven ability in team development and team motivation, able to work effectively within a team and can lead with a can-do attitude.It’s great if you also have the following
A real passion for the Automotive industry!This position is available with immediate effect.

Get in touch now If you’re seeking a new opportunity and think you have the skills and experience for this role, then apply now or contact Jason Seed via LinkedIn.

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