Quality Assurance Engineer

SUMMARY: The Training and Quality Assurance Officer is responsible for ensuring the company maintains and adheres to vehicle engineering maintenance policies, procedures & standards and effectively monitors adherence through regular audits to ensure compliance as well as providing an engineering training service to the Singapore engineering function and assisting in the specification of new vehicles and components, working with the manufacturers to ensure the correct product is delivered on time, to specification and is fit for purpose. The role requires close liaison with staff members at all levels across the business and with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) approved assessors and auditors. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES: Support the business, particularly the Engineering Director, with engineering compliance, Health and Safety and vehicle maintenance audit requirements; Coordinate an on-going schedule of internal engineering maintenance audits centred on monitoring compliance with LTA requirements; Provide the senior executive with regular updates on engineering maintenance audit reports, and if issues exist adopt a supportive and coaching approach to ensure that issues are rectified and to prevent recurrence; Perform follow-up audits to ensure audit recommendations have been implemented; Work with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers; Ensure vehicle inspection and repair processes meet international and national standards; Identify ways to reduce waste and increase efficiency; Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports; Generate and publish reports that summarise engineering maintenance compliance audit findings, safety issues and contractor performance as well as identify any key issues that need to be brought to management’s attention; Generate, develop and integrate preventative maintenance and servicing schedules; Identify technical issues arising from operational e…