Quality Control Inspector (Auto Body Repair)

Quality Control Inspector (Auto Body Repair)

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

• Job Type: Full time
• Work Experience: 1-3 years
• Required Skills
  • quality control
  • panel beating
• City: East London
• State/Province: Eastern Cape
• Country: South Africa

Role Overview

We are seeking a meticulous and uncompromising Quality Control (QC) Inspector to serve as the final gatekeeper for a premium auto body repair centre in East London. In this critical role, you will hold the final sign-off authority on all repaired vehicles before they are released to customers.

Note: This role requires specific knowledge of collision repair, panel beating, and automotive refinishing. Candidates whose experience is exclusively in non-automotive manufacturing or production line QC will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Final Sign-Off: Conduct comprehensive, bumper-to-bumper inspections on all completed vehicles to ensure all authorised repairs have been executed to exact manufacturer and workshop standards.
• Quality Audits: Inspect structural repairs, panel gaps, alignment, and assembly integrity.
• Paint & Finish Inspection: Scrutinize all spray painting and refinishing work for color matching, blending, overspray, dust nibs, run marks, and final polish quality.
• Job Card Verification: Cross-reference the completed physical vehicle against the original job card and final invoice to ensure no authorized parts or repairs were missed.
• Rework Management: Authoritatively reject sub-standard work, clearly documenting the defects, and routing the vehicle back to the relevant department (stripping, panel beating, prep, or paint) for correction.
• Road Testing: Conduct post-repair test drives to check for rattles, wind noise, tracking alignment, and proper functionality of mechanical and electronic components (sensors, lights, cameras).
• Documentation: Maintain accurate QC logs, photographic evidence of the final repair, and signed release forms for compliance and warranty purposes.

Requirements

• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of direct, hands-on experience as a Quality Controller within the collision repair / panel beating industry.
• Industry Knowledge: Deep technical understanding of automotive body repair processes, structural tolerances, automotive spray painting, and modern vehicle assembly.
• Valid Driver’s License: Unendorsed Code B (Code 08) or higher is strictly required for moving and road-testing customer vehicles.
• Education: Relevant qualification in the Autobody sector is highly advantageous.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to read and interpret computerized diagnostic printouts, job cards, and automated estimating systems (e.g., Audatex, TMS).

Core Competencies

• Exceptional Attention to Detail: An eagle eye for subtle imperfections in paintwork and panel alignment.
• Firmness & Integrity: The confidence and authority to send work back to senior technicians or workshop managers if it does not meet the standard.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate defects clearly to the workshop team and explain the final product condition to management.
• Time Management: Ability to maintain rigorous quality standards without creating bottlenecks in workshop productivity.

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