Quality Manager
At Roam you have great autonomy to do the things you deem to be important. As a team we achieve a lot together making the world a cleaner and more sustainable place.
We usually respond within two weeks
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Quality Manager
Department: Quality Department
Quality Manager
About us
Roam is a technology company that develops, designs and deploys electric vehicles and energy systems tailored for the African continent, leading the transition to sustainable transport. We focus on designing and co-developing tailored products for the local use-case that unlocks mass-scale deployment to a completely untapped market.
About the role:
The Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring that the electric motorcycle assembly factory is producing high-quality motorcycles that meet customer expectations, industry standards, and legal requirements. The Quality Manager will lead a team of quality control personnel to monitor production processes, identify and address quality issues, and implement quality improvement initiatives.
Key Duties and responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality control systems and procedures to ensure consistent product quality.
- Conduct regular quality audits to monitor production processes, identify quality issues, and ensure compliance with industry standards and legal requirements.
- Lead investigations of quality issues, determine root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.
- Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives to drive continuous improvement and achieve manufacturing excellence.
- Work closely with other departments to ensure quality standards are integrated throughout the manufacturing and assembly process, from design and development to assembly and delivery.
- Provide regular reports on quality performance to senior management, including trend analysis and recommendations for improvement.
- Manage and develop a team of quality control personnel, providing coaching, training, and performance feedback to ensure they have the skills and knowledge necessary to meet quality objectives.
- Collaborate with suppliers to ensure they meet quality standards and address any quality issues that arise.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality management, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of quality control systems and procedures, including ISO 9001 and other relevant quality standards.
- Experience leading quality audits and investigations, and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
- Proven track record of driving continuous improvement and achieving quality objectives.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to effectively manage a team and collaborate with other departments and suppliers.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address quality issues using data and root cause analysis.
- Experience in the automotive or electric vehicle industry is a plus.
Career Level: Management
Location: Nairobi/ Kenya
Deadline: 4th May 2023
We aim to contact all our applicants, but due to high volumes of applications only shortlisted candidates are contacted. If you do not hear from us within two weeks your application has not been successful on this occasion. This does not mean you will not be considered for future roles so please keep an eye on our job board and apply for positions that match your skills and experience
- Department
- Quality Control Department
- Locations
- Roam Nairobi
Roam Nairobi
Workplace & culture
Roam is a high paced work environment with an ambitious vision of changing the world where it matters the most. If you're interested in a career where everyday is about creating real change, we’d love for you to get in touch.
About Roam
Roam was founded in 2017 just as electric mobility was taking off, when
electric cars were just arriving on our streets. Roam vision is to make
electric transport more accessible to a broader market by making the
technology more cost efficient and simplifying deployment. The company
focuses on all-electric conversion kits for fleet vehicles such as light
trucks, public transport and buses, as well as electric motorcycles and
energy systems. These focus areas have been chosen to maximize impact,
as these vehicles are some of the highest CO2 emitting vehicles on the
market and are largely an untapped opportunity. Therefore creating the
standard for electric mobility in Africa.
Quality Manager
At Roam you have great autonomy to do the things you deem to be important. As a team we achieve a lot together making the world a cleaner and more sustainable place.
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