European Company   18-25K
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Responsibility
Responsible for Quality Assurance including process control for key processes in the production
-Responsible for Supplier development for quality and manufacturing with a long term view to identify and implement actions of SDP projects to secure suppliers production can achive quality, capacity, throughput and cost expectation; starting with the GO/NOGO requirements in place all times.
- Lead the running range (hand over from PTE at first delivery inspection) towards the suppliers and secure the supply chain is robust with an effecitve quality management system, right quality and full compliance to company requirements at all time
- Responsible for continuously improve the supplier's production processes (reduction in scrap rate, defects, efficency gains etc) and share best practices/knowledge by gathering and conveying product and production experiences to create pre-conditions for the suppliers to take full responsibility for their performance
- Lead product deviation process with sense of urgency towards the causing part and capture learning from previous product deviations. Secure root-cause analysis, stock correction and implementation of corrective and preventive actions for received Quality Alarms and claims
- Lead industrialization of minor new product development and contribute with competence to other news developments incl product/production risk assessment
- Secure implementation of new and updated requirements
- Secure final inspection and regular follow up and feedback to the suppliers regarding quality performance to improve Customer Experienced Product Quality
- Lead production risk assessments at suppliers
- Evaluate potential new supplier’s production facilities and quality systems

JOB-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE
- Very good knowledge of production processes and technologies
- Very good knowledge of company requirements, standards and test methods
- Very good at evaluate the suppliers technical capability and Quality performance to produce the company product(s)
- Good knowledge of Democratic design and customer needs and expectations regarding function, customer friendliness and products critical to quality (CTQ)
- Good knowledge of Quality assurance set up including cost calculation and materials
- Good knowledge of Lean production methods and tools (Root cause, FMEA, fishbone etc)
- Good knowledge company documentation system (e.g. PDOC and CONNECT)
- Good communication skills in English both written and verbal
- Understanding of company Strategic Landscape, company Business model for growth and key processes (e.g. PDP, SDP, DPOP) and company Purchasing Manual
- Understanding of relevant Category Plans and Total Cost

ESSENTIAL FOR PARTICULAR JOB
Experience in production environment and/or production process development. Experience of relevant production technologies and materials. Lean Manufacturing methods and tools (FMEA, RCA, fish bone, 5 why etc). Understanding of customers' needs and expectations towards the key and secondary functions of different products (e.g. safety, durability, ergonomics etc.)  Has a good balance between overall view and details and ability to understand standards.

PREFERRED FROM EXTERNALS
- Experience of industrial production conditions and Lean manufacturing
- Knowledge about Total Quality Management - University degree in Engineering or corresponding
- Experience to work in production with a process oriented environment
- Previous experience as Process or Production Engineer in manufacturing
- Good knowledge about continuous improvements - Project Management skill