Technical Manager - Automotive

Title

Technical Manager

Department

Automotive

Minimum Experience

4 years

Qualification

B. Tech/Diploma in Mechanical Technology/Electrical or Electronics Technology

Job Scope and Accountabilities:

• Manage the compliance of International Accreditation Forum (IAF), Accreditation Boards and applicable regional accreditation associations requirements.
• Act as Certification Authority Representative, for Management Systems related Schemes.
• Manage the compliance company's policy, processes, and procedures requirements.
• Create the awareness of the compliance of Code of Ethics, Zero tolerance Policy, Compliance code within the team.
• Technically proficient on International Accreditation Forum (IAF) guidelines, ISO 17025 requirements
• Maintain the timelines of getting new accreditations , schemes and manage strong governance of all schemes in accordance to scheme/ accreditation rules.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Mentoring & Support of Technical executives, Auditors / Back office executives.
• Monitoring and support to Operational activities.

Duties:

• To understand the role of impartiality when providing test reports and the process of taking independent action where necessary, (e. g. informing authorities, accreditation bodies, stakeholders)
• To maintain the specific management system standards and normative documents. Understanding of the requirements of the Accreditation Body.
• To update knowledge of Accreditation Bodies processes & requirements.
• To demonstrate the management expertise and ability to lead and take decisions. Review the decisions taken by technical Team relating to verification including the granting, refusing, maintaining of verification, expanding or reducing the scope of verification, renewing, suspending or restoring following suspension, or withdrawing of verification of a Management Systems schemes certification/verification.
• To demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders (e. g. Impartiality Committee, Directors, AB and scheme owners)
• To ensure and review the high Competence of auditors.
• To ensure and review the compliance of qualifications and competency of auditors and approvals, satisfactory completion of training of auditors by calibration meetings, training audits, witness audits, approvals of auditors, monitors of work local office, suggests/approves term, and plan of calibration/harmonization meetings with auditors.
• To upgrade existing and build new schemes in conjunction with management goals and initiatives, provide all technical support in pitching new business avenues and help achieving necessary approval wrt schemes, regulatory bodies.