QA Engineer

This Position reports to:

Your role and responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the execution of supplier assessments, drive both corrective and preventive actions based on supplier maturity and performance levels. Each day, you will manage operational supplier quality, both on-site and off-site, ensuring the thorough execution of supplier qualification and development processes. You will also showcase your expertise by managing the supplier's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

The work model for the role is:#Li - Onsite

This role is contributing to the Motion Large Motors Division in Vadodara, Gujarat.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Driving approval process for supplier parts, materials, and project subcontractor services involving collaboration with other functions, encompassing activities like Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and product surveillance at supplier manufacturing sites.
• Leading in promptly addressing supply issues related to quality, deliveries, non-compliant products, or project services.
• Working together with buyers to engage suppliers and prepare claims cases when necessary.
• Ensuring required supplier development processes are thoroughly executed to drive continuous improvement of the supplier base.
• Drive and support to sourcing for new component/sub-assembly development either from new supplier or existing suppliers in line to PPAP process adherence and new supplier selection process adherence.
• Performs audits and uses Quality data analytics from all parts of the suppliers to identify risks, failures and non-conformances within the local operations, its suppliers, and customers.

Qualifications for the role:

• BE Mechanical Engineering with experience of 8 to 12 years in Quality.
• Skill Sigma Green Belt, 8D / RCA Analysis with resolution. ISO 9001: 2015 at least internal auditor certification
• Strong manufacturing process experience in forging, casting, fabrication and welding, machining, stamping and extrusion.
• Preferred experience from Electrical Motors industries / Automotive / Pump and valves.
• Special process qualification and validation like brazing, painting, welding & heat-treatment
• 8D Management handling in SNCRP (Supplier Nonconformity Resolution Process)
• Work in SAP - Quality module, SAP ARIBA environment.
• Hands on experience on SPC, MSA, PFMEA, Process Capabilities, APQP, Kaizen, Poka-yoke, Jig & Fixtures added advantage knowledge of Lean manufacturing tools like VSM, Jidoka, Hijunka, Gemba and Gembetsu.