Quality Engineer

Company Description

SSL Changshu(Foam Solutions and Elastomer Coatings)

Job Description

Responsibilities

• 1. Supplier Quality Management

• Establish and maintain current supplier quality agreements and specifications in accordance with organisational requirements.

• Monitor and enforce supplier quality performance compliance with material and product specifications.

• Direct supplier complaint handling and corrective action verification processes.

• Conduct supplier performance evaluations in conjunction with Purchasing/SCM.

• Organise, coordinate, and execute supplier audits.

• Implement supplier quality improvement and continuous improvement programmes.

• 2. Quality Performance Monitoring

• Monitor scrap rates, defect trends, and quality performance indicators to identify deviations.

• Analyse quality issues with cross-functional teams and implement corrective improvement actions.

• Ensure achievement of plant quality objectives and customer satisfaction targets.

• 3. Quality Management System (QMS)

• Maintain and control quality documentation within the document management system (e.g., roXtra) in accordance with established protocols.

• Conduct internal product, process, and system audits.

• Execute regular shopfloor quality inspections and address identified non-conformances.

• Collect, maintain, analyse, and report quality-related data and key performance indicators.

• Oversee annual product validation and compliance testing programmes.

• 4. Quality Control

• Establish, maintain, and enforce incoming inspection standards aligned with product specifications.

• Monitor and verify in-process quality assurance activities in accordance with control plans, production standards, and quality requirements.

• Administer non-conforming materials and blocked stock management in accordance with company procedures.

• Conduct quality reviews and risk assessments for new suppliers, materials, and projects prior to start of production.

• 5. Training and Quality Awareness

• Deliver quality awareness training to production and operational personnel according to the established training plan.

• Establish and reinforce quality culture and quality best practices across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Materials Science, or a related discipline is required.

• Demonstrated professional experience in manufacturing quality management, quality control, or supplier quality management is mandatory.

• Knowledge of quality management systems, including ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards, Familiarity with VDA standards is highly valued.

• Advanced analytical, communication, and problem-solving capabilities are critical to success in this role.

• Fluent proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is required for effective cross-functional collaboration and documentation.