Supplier Quality engineer at Bangalore

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Responsible locally for supplier selection and development; working with local and overseas purchasing departments to identify potential suppliers and with the local and overseas quality and manufacturing personnel to identify areas for supplier improvement


RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Supplier Selection
a. Proactively work with purchasing colleagues in selecting and approving vendors.
b. Evaluate supplier process capability - process/product audit and inspection plans
c. Evaluate supplier quality management capability – ISO9001
d. Play an active role in the first piece approval process – work with incoming inspection ensures sample parts are adequately inspected and tested if appropriate and feedback any issues or concerns to the supplier.

2. Supplier Development
a. Work with suppliers to establish control plans and inspection plans for all parts (or families of parts that are similar)
b. Work with suppliers for the development of the right tooling, jigs and fixtures.
c. Work with suppliers to improve their process through supplier collation of data (rejects, scrap etc)
d. Drive Global New Quality and Delivery Initiatives

3. Supplier Conformance
a. Work with purchasing department to ensure supplier conformance – quality of delivered goods
b. Work with manufacturing and inspection personnel to understand the issues and communicate these to the suppliers.
c. Ensure suppliers have adequate checks in place to ensure compliance with specifications (2 a) and that records of these checks are kept and are batch traceable (casting melt or heat number and machining batch number). Records include dimensional inspection reports, physical test reports and material test reports.
d. Ensure deviations to specification are communicated by the supplier and parts held until written acceptance is issued .
e. Ensure that suppliers respond with formal corrective action plans.
f. Where appropriate develop quality standards to be followed by suppliers as a supplement to drawings.

4. Supplier Evaluation
a. Plan, organize supplier audits - audit quality management system, verify materials are processed in accordance with control plans and that adequate records are maintained and traceable (as 3b).
b. Maintain supplier scorecard for all deliveries to all manufacturing sites. Distribute to management and supplier.
Work with supplier to improve (2b).
c. Regular feedback to suppliers on the overall quality performance;

5. Reporting
a. Regular report to management on suppliers quality performance, includes incoming rejection rate, suppliers’ process yield, quality system maintenance, results of on site audit, etc
b. Communicate with headquarter engineers and suppliers to clarify the materials standards and specifications

Personal Qualities
1. Strong sense of continuous improvement and good problem solving skills
2. Frequently travel to suppliers is needed.
3. Good time management skills with persistent drive for results
4. Self motivated and ability to motivate others, positive attitude, creative team player
5. Strategic thinker with ability to make sound business judgements


Education and Experience
1. BE/Diploma in Mechanical/Production/Metallurgy
2. Total of 5-7 years’ experience and at least 3 years in quality function in manufacturing company.
3. Excellent knowledge of operations management and supply chain process.
4. Strong background in ductile and cast Iron foundries.
5. Must have experience in machining processes including gear cutting and the design/development and approval of tooling, jigs and fixtures.
6. Experience in metallurgical and mechanical testing of materials including cast iron and ductile iron such as hardness testing, tensile testing and microstructure examination.
7. Must have first hand knowledge of ISO9001 requirements for control of documents, internal audits, control of product and processes (manufacturing), production inspection, control of non conforming product and measuring devices.
8. Strong knowledge of quality concepts such as APQP, PPAP
9. Hands on experience in the use of measuring devices – CMM, Hardness tester etc.
10. Exposure to different global standards such as ASTM, ISO, BS
11. Competence in written and spoken communication in English
12. Competence with computerized analytical tools including Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Access
Send in your CV's to me
kailas.pr@manpower.co.in