Supplier Product Quality Development/ Quality Serial Engineer at Alstom

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Apply and deploy Serial Supplier Quality Assurance policy in collaboration with Procurement.
• Responsible for Non-Conformity Report management and Supplier performance for a precise scope of suppliers/projects, after the product validation, the First Article Inspection (FAI) + 3 deliveries.
• Perform inspections for medium and high parts
• Manage Quality performance of assigned Suppliers
• Problem Solving
• Supplier Development
• Implementation of quality gates, hold points, Q-Wall at suppliers premises
• Supplier Performance review
• Lead QRQC for suppliers and Animations
• Conduct First Article Inspection
• Waiver Management
• Assist with supplier audits

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES 

SQ Performance management

• Non- Conformities Management:
• Responsible for Non-Conformity day-to day management, insuring reactivity to inform supplier of Non-Conformity Report (NCR), to replace defective parts and to implement securization.
• Animate Non-Conformities Report treatment by setting-up relevant actions plan to reach Non-Conformity Report (NCR) target.
• Ensure timeous instruction to Procurement for Invoicing of Cost Of Non-Quality (CONQ S1) to the suppliers.
• Ensure management of Supplier’s waiver requests for assigned scope and Suppliers
• NCR Process Governance
• Supplier management review ( Yellow, red and black status)
• FAI Perfomance
• Waiver Management 

Containment actions:

• Organize the retrofit/containment to be performed by the supplier
• Maintain the containments records accordingly and share the information with relevant department and stakeholders.

Solving issues & Continuous Improvement:

• Secure in a timely manner strong and complete supplier containment actions plan to secure the Manufacturing line
• Challenge our suppliers to enforce relevant corrective and preventive action plan, challenge reactivity.
• Check the effectiveness of the corrective and preventive action plan of the Supplier, ask for evidences, challenge them and perform supplier’s visit. Ensure control plan sustainability (regular follow-up on main suppliers).
• Set up and manage Supplier improvement roadmap for non-performing Suppliers according to Supplier Quality escalation process (Green / Yellow / Red status)
• Implementation of quality mechanism to prevent defect outflow from suppliers ie. Q-Wall , Batch Inspections etc.
• Organize reviews with suppliers and visit suppliers’ premises as necessary.

Inspection of low-critical parts:

• Ensure performance of inspection for low critical parts (parts non-included Supplier Part List)
• Check the effectiveness of the corrective and preventive action plan of the supplier (ask for evidences, challenge them, and perform supplier’s visit do supplier’ visit). Ensure control plan sustainability (regular follow-up on main suppliers).
• For ‘trusted’ suppliers: to take part of the Return Of experience (REX) analysis.

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Degree in Quality or Engineering
• Familiar with supplier qualifications standards (ISO, ASME, IRIS, Local Standards, etc.)
• Fluent in English

Desirable:

• Lead external auditor certification
• Lean Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)

Experience

Mandatory:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Quality discipline in similar environment
• Working experience in a Production, manufacturing, engineering environment
• Hands on supplier quality experience in manufacturing, processes, production and engineering principles
• Ability to see in colour
• Ability to drive with own transport and valid drivers license