Supplier Quality Engineer
Bangalore, IN, 562122
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
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Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.
“Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast-paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with passion for innovation, sustainability, people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to customers, society, and the Volvo Group”.
Supply Network Quality
Interested to join a team who works hand and in hand with our supply network partners to secure the best product quality for our end-customer? Driven by a strong quality mindset? Convinced that building solid relationships with supply network partners is key to continuously improve? Or just curious about the title? These are already good reasons to look at this job posting!
This is us, your new colleagues
The Supply Network Quality (SNQ) organization, belonging to Volvo Group Purchasing, is driving the supply partner base towards premium automotive quality standards and world-class performance. We are responsible for continuously improving the supply partner base and the quality of purchased parts. There is now an opportunity to join the SNQ India team. By joining our team, you can expect to be warmly welcomed, respected and appreciated for who you are. We value difference convinced that it is key for a team to better perform in our work when everyone can express themselves freely. Your personal development is our priority making you, we hope, happy and motivated to come every day to work!
Requirements
The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible to perform quality assurance activities with external supply network partners of Volvo Group in order to secure purchased components meet design specifications. We look for a candidate who enjoys the varying tasks of an SQE role, has strong commitment, works well both alone and in teams and can handle a high pace. Since travelling to supply network partners is a frequent activity, our candidate enjoys travelling and meeting new people, shall master communication both written and spoken and being able to handle multiple simultaneous projects
Main Responsibilities
- Manage portfolio of aluminum casting supply network partners, responsible for the complete quality of parts
- Early involvement in supply network partner selection process
- Ensure APQP is performed and proceeding in accordance to required project timing and the risks are mitigated
- Verify and lead all APQP deliverables and approve PPAP submissions and tooling
- Secure the capacity & ramp up plan and implement Firewall / Pre-launch controls to ensure smooth SOP launch
- Drive the Quality concerns raised from Volvo plants with quick containment & secure the corrective and permanent / preventive actions
- Lead transformation activities on sustainability and digitalization within SNQ
- Lead the evaluation and continuous improvement of supply network partners
Competence and Experience
- Bachelors / Masters in Mechanical / Metallurgical Engineering or related fields
- 4-8 years of relevant experience in supplier quality preferably from Automotive background
- Strong technical knowledge and manufacturing know how on aluminum casting and machined components
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Problem solving and Solution oriented mindset
- Ability to work and deliver results independently
- Strong networking and collaboration skills
- Excellent communication and analytical skills