Conduct technical and quality system audits on potential new or current suppliers to assess their capabilities/risk level or identify necessary improvements.
Drive the quality planning process using methodologies such as APQP, PPAP and FAI, to ensure suppliers can produce parts to specification prior to mass production.
Monitor and analyse supplier quality performance metrics, implementing action plans when required, focusing on continuous improvement.
Lead suppliers in conducting root cause analysis for quality failures using problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram).
Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings/workflows to review and approve supplier concession requests, retrofitting the necessary actions to the SQA team and/or other departments.
Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings/workflows to review technical suppliers' answers and reports to an NC, retrofitting the necessary information to the original NC report and the people involved.
Monitor and approve on-site supplier visits to implement modifications and/or corrective actions.
Onboard and train suppliers on company-specific quality protocols and quality management tools
Supports the Supplier Quality Manager in ensuring that the customer’s or other requirements are fulfilled
