Vendor Quality Engineer

- Quality Systems Development and Implementation: - Work hand in hand with manufacturers to establish quality control processes, including incoming material inspection, in-process inspection, and final product testing at Vendor end to meet industry standards. - Develop and implement quality control plans and procedures. - Product Quality Assurance: - Conduct thorough quality audits and inspections to ensure product conformance to specifications and customer requirements. - Analyze quality data to identify trends and root causes of quality issues. - Implement corrective and preventive actions to address quality problems and prevent recurrence. - Collaborate with engineering and production teams to improve product design and manufacturing processes. - Vendor Quality Management: - Develop and manage Vendor quality programs, including supplier qualification, performance evaluation, and corrective action. - Conduct Vendor audits to assess quality systems and capabilities. - Ensure compliance with Vendor quality requirements. - Team Leadership and Development: - Guide and mentor, a team of quality assurance professionals of Vendors. - Develop and implement training programs to enhance the quality knowledge and skills of the team. - Foster a culture of quality excellence within the organization. - Regulatory Compliance: - Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and certifications (e.g., BIS, BEE, IEC). - New Product Development: - Collaborate with the R&D team to define quality standards and test parameters for new products. - Conduct pilot runs and quality assessments during the product development phase & Ensure smooth transition of new products into mass production. - Continuous Improvement: - Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and reduce defects through applicable problem solving methodologies. - Analyze quality metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure performance and identify improvement opportunities. List The Duties and Responsibilities - Regular inspection of inprocess / Finished goods as per Crompton Quality assurance plan and identifying gaps in manufacturing systems / quality systems and guiding/ monitoring the improvements for same. - Take corrective & preventive actions to eliminate the quality problems in the products through indepth analyses of data. - Product quality improvement projects design/ quality /process improvements projects. - Conduct regular audits - Process/ Product/ Layered/ VQP - Support NPD for N10, N100 and ensure documentation thereof. - Indepth analysis of quality issues in market / PPR analysis, market visits, identification of top defects, RCA, CAPA & effectiveness thereof. - Tracking of quality parameters internal as well as external, vendor wise, product category wise, identification of projects, handholding of vendors, regular reviews, etc - Implementation of Crompton systems/ policy's at vendors end. Regular Audits, identification & bridging the gaps. - Coordination with all stakeholders for highlighting and resolving issues proactively. - Support NPD at vendors and ensure all quality improvement actions are being taken care of. - Keep proper records / documentation as per Crompton quality system requirements Experience Required - Basic knowledge of Quality Management systems/ standards - Technical & Analytical skills - Problem solving skills - Decision making Skills - Communication skills - Project Management skills - Ability to collaborate across departments and manage change in a fast-paced environmen Skills: Continuous Improvement Experience: 1.00-3.00 Years