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Quality Engineer

Johnson Outdoors Inc
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Posted Aug 6, 2026
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About this role

Quality Engineer

Description

  • New Product Quality Conformance
  • Supports quality in new product processes by serving as member and/or resource on development teams.
  • Writes, executes and reports test plans based upon scientific methods to support the new product process and on-going testing.
  • Ongoing Quality Conformance
  • Provides receiving-inspection technical support and writing/reviewing receiving-inspection procedures.
  • Leads the material review board (MRB) and implements corrective actions internally and externally with suppliers.
  • Supports and or provides input for published monthly performance reports as well as identify areas for improvement.
  • Support engineering solutions to quality assurance.
  • Plans, controls and ensures process and product quality in accordance with quality principles, which include planning processes, material control, acceptance sampling, and measurement systems.
  • Perform daily patrol inspections of production lines.
  • Conduct inspections of inbound components and final products.
  • Verify quality control updates and maintain quality trackers.
  • Document and implement changes to quality processes.
  • FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis)
  • Understand issues through progression.
  • Testing and supplier interaction.
  • Internal CAR if needed for understanding of diagnosed issue.
  • Lead FMEA projects.
  • Environmental
  • Provides support in our efforts to continually make products greener by supporting our Environmental initiatives.
  • Vendor/supplier interaction
  • Plans, conducts and report audits of suppliers.
  • Interfaces with suppliers concerning quality issues (Non-Conformance CAR’s) and represent Johnson Outdoors’ interests.
  • Evaluates defective parts returned from the field.
  • Ensures compliance to all company quality policies.
  • Training & Cross‑Functional Support
  • Deliver quality training to production personnel.
  • Support cross-functional teams with quality-related improvements.

Qualifications

Skills

  • Behaviors

  • Preferred

  • Functional Expert

  • Considered a thought leader on a subject

  • Detail Oriented

  • Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

  • Motivations

  • Preferred

  • Flexibility

  • Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

  • Ability to Make an Impact

  • Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Experience

  • Licenses & Certifications

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