We are looking for an experienced Supplier/Vendor Quality Engineer responsible for managing vendor quality, conducting inspections and audits, driving corrective actions, and ensuring compliance with defined quality standards. The role will involve supplier development, NPD/PPAP activities, process and product audits, customer complaint resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute inspections as per the CGCEL Quality Inspection Plan and defined quality standards.
- Conduct Pre-Dispatch Inspection (PDI) as per sampling plans and inspection requirements and take appropriate quality decisions.
- Analyze quality data and apply statistical techniques to identify improvement opportunities in vendor product and process quality.
- Review and monitor vendor PPR, PDI, TBR, PQC and IQC KPIs and proactively drive improvement projects.
- Manage and track customer complaints and ensure effective resolution using 8D, 5 Why, Why-Why analysis,
7 QC tools and other problem-solving techniques.
- Conduct 100% inspection and joint analysis of GOC goods received at vendor locations, wherever applicable.
- Conduct daily/periodic critical process audits as per defined Process Audit Guidelines.
- Perform NPD and PPAP verification for pilot and production lots to ensure smooth product development and launch.
- Ensure vendor quality control processes and systems comply with applicable legal, regulatory and organizational requirements.
- Monitor and ensure effective closure of IMS, Corporate, GT and other audit non-conformities (NCs) at vendor locations.
- Verify the effectiveness and sustenance of corrective actions implemented at vendor end for customer complaints and quality issues.
- Review and update Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEA and Control Plans based on PDI findings, internal rejection, customer complaints, PPR and COPQ.
- Periodically review measurement and testing equipme