Supplier Quality Development Engineer, Injection Molding
Expleo Group
full-time
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Location: 🇮🇳 India
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About the role
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers for bumpers, injection-molded, and painted parts, ensuring high-quality production standards and on-time delivery.
- Conduct comprehensive supplier evaluations, audits, and assessments, focusing on quality systems, processes, and performance metrics.
- Lead and support the resolution of supplier-related quality issues and deviations, working with suppliers to implement corrective actions and preventive measures.
- Collaborate with suppliers on design changes, tooling modifications, and material specifications to ensure manufacturability and optimal product quality.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives for suppliers to reduce defects, optimize processes, and improve overall quality using Six Sigma and Lean methodologies.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve quality issues related to bumpers, injection molding, and painted parts through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Lead the approval process for new parts through Part Submission Warrant (PSW) and review/approve supplier PPAP submissions.
- Manage and ensure compliance with industry-specific quality standards (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA).
- Develop and implement supplier development programs and provide training on FMEA, SPC, and control plans.
- Serve as primary point of contact between internal teams (Engineering, R&D, Production, Purchasing) and external suppliers to address quality concerns.
- Collect and analyze quality data, supplier performance metrics, and trends; develop and present reports to senior management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of injection molding processes, painting techniques, and materials used in bumper manufacturing.
- In-depth knowledge of quality management systems and standards (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA, PPAP, FMEA, SPC).
- Proven experience in managing supplier relationships and driving quality improvement projects within the automotive or related industries.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to solve complex quality problems using root cause analysis and statistical methods.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with automotive parts manufacturing and quality requirements for bumpers, painted components, and injection-molded plastic parts.
- Familiarity with advanced technologies such as multi-shot injection molding or gas-assisted injection molding.
- Experience working with global suppliers and cross-functional teams in diverse regions.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in supplier quality engineering, specifically related to bumpers, injection-molded, and painted parts.