Quality Assurance Specialist
We are currently seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team based in Portugal.
Purpose of the Role:
Our organization requires an individual who can lead the execution of supplier quality rescue projects, developing project scope and phases, and reporting progress and results. The ideal candidate will also support the team in Brazil on issues investigation, action plan implementation, and visits at suppliers.
The Supplier Management area ensures quality, efficiency, and compliance in the supply chain. It is responsible for selecting and evaluating suppliers, establishing transaction processes, and managing non-conformities to maintain high standards.
The team oversees onboarding and integration, ensuring seamless incorporation into operations. Supplier quality assurance is a key focus, along with part and program certification to meet regulatory and internal standards. Additionally, the area handles change management to mitigate risks and drive continuous improvement, fostering supplier development and innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Manage EPPAP, when applicable.
2. Support supplier selection process.
3. Supplier Quality Rescue Project Development and Execution.
4. Ensure the results of each project are on the right schedule and quality.
5. Strengthen relationships, promote integration, and enhance communication between supplier's and our teams.
6. Coordinate, present, and guarantee targets achievements for middle management meetings, both internal and external.
7. Join top management meetings, both internal and external, whenever needed.
8. Initiate and lead continuous improvement activities at Suppliers, incorporating Lean and P3E processes.
9. Apply engineering principles to improve production processes.
10. Audits methods of suppliers' management of their sub-suppliers' abilities to guarantee quality.
11. Visits sub-tiers to help address their issues when deemed necessary.
12. Interact with Supplier's and our teams to coordinate and follow up on the investigation of technical issues, identification of appropriate solutions, and ensure quality in the delivery process.
13. Analyze several operational, technical, and administrative matters related to parts quality.
14. Follow up on quality performance and apply corrective measures to detected problems.
15. Provide regular written and verbal reports on observations, findings, and action plans agreed with vendors as well as on plans implementation.
16. Perform Supplier's Quality evaluation by assessing supplier's risk and performance.
17. Execute Non-conformity handling process & corrective actions.
18. Execute Non-conformity costs reimbursement process.
19. Executes Supplier blocking, when needed.
20. Onboard suppliers to relevant tools.
21. Support elaboration and adherence to APQP plan.
22. Define and manage EPPAP deliverables, when applicable.
23. Execute quality tools to improve supplier's performance (e.g., F4G).
24. Perform supplier Quality System audits.
25. Perform supplier products audits.
26. Perform technical visits at Suppliers.
27. Perform change management process by handling quality and manufacturing process requirements changes, facility changes, and Supplier's supply chain, when applicable.
28. Lead continuous improvement initiatives at Suppliers.
29. Ensure that Supplier's products and processes meet the highest quality standards.
30. Monitor the production processes, carry out regular checks, and audits to ensure that all processes meet quality standards.
31. Work with different departments to define and achieve quality goals.