SENIOR SQA SPECIALIST

General purpose of the job: To organize and continue to improve the overall receiving inspection process and supplier quality assurance team/activities. Coordinate/Supervise the interaction with company suppliers in terms of Quality of components/materials delivered to our production lines.

Main responsibilities:

 •To plan and supervise the activities performed by the SQA Specialists/SQA Operators;

• To organize and participate in the receiving inspection of raw materials and components;

• To manage all procedures, document flow and data on receiving inspection process and supplier evaluation process.

• To plan and coordinate receiving inspection activities so that to ensure timely supply of components to production lines;

• To coordinate the validation of the raw material with the project teams;

• To organize and perform the initial approval of suppliers, their evaluation and classification;

• To be actively involved in supplier validation process via approval of PPAP documentation.

• To do process and product audits of suppliers and to participate in the regular evaluation of active suppliers; To coordinate IMI BG supplier evaluation on a six month basis.

• To organize, if necessary, qualification testing of the received raw materials and components;

• To prepare and present on a regular basis reports on receiving inspection results;

• To analyze the non-conformities and delivered raw materials and components which could have negative impact on the environment and suggest continuous improvement actions;

• To manage and maintain the Supplier QRQC zone;

• To organize and manage the non-conforming components sorting center;

• To supervise Supplier Quality Assurance Speciaslists when they prepare written claims to suppliers for non-conformity of materials/components and to request corrective actions by the supplier;

• To coordinate the process of delivery of substitute components (in case of non-conformity) and to clarify details in terms of invoicing;

• To udate regularly the IMI BG approved vendor list including expiration dates of ISO certificates and responsible for SQID;

• To be in charge of the SQA operators (receiving inspection operators) and to deliver regular and ad-hoc trainings to them;

Requirements:

• Technical University Degree – Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science preferable;

• Very good written and spoken English – correspondence with foreign suppliers;

• Very good computer literacy – MS Office (Excel);

• Knowledge on IATF 16949;

• Excellent organization and communication skills;

• Pro-active and able to work independently and deliver results without supervision;

• Previous experience with supplier communication is a plus;

• Previous (automotive) industry exposure is most welcome;