
Quality Engineering Manager
Job Description
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Job Summary
Th quality engineering manager is a crucial role responsible for ensuring that the products, materials, and services supplied by external vendors meet an organization's specific quality standards and requirements. You will play a vital role in maintaining the overall quality of products, improving supplier performance, and fostering strong supplier relationships.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Evaluate, select, and qualify suppliers based on quality systems, capabilities, and performance.
- Conduct supplier audits to ensure compliance with relevant standards.
- Maintain Approved Supplier List (ASL) with up-to-date quality and performance metrics
- Develop and implement inspection criteria for incoming HVAC components, sheet metal, electrical parts, piping, and assemblies.
- Investigate non-conforming materials and work with suppliers on corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
- Ensure traceability and documentation of all incoming materials and components.
- Partner with engineering to review supplier drawings, specifications, and tolerances for manufacturability and quality.
- Lead root cause analysis for supplier-related quality issues and track corrective actions to closure.
- Drive supplier process improvements to reduce defects, improve delivery, and lower costs.
- Ensure supplier products meet all applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain records of quality reports, audits, and supplier performance reviews.
- Serving as a technical liaison between the company and supplier to ensure requirements are understood and met.
- Developing and implementing supplier quality management plans, including setting expectations, requirements, and performance targets.
- Collaborating with suppliers to address quality issues, implement corrective actions, and provide guidance for improving their quality systems and processes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in supplier quality, preferably in HVAC, modular construction, or manufacturing environments.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.