QA/QC Manager – Wind Towers

Ensure and continuously improve quality of suppliers and their deliveries. Support and drive cross-functional cooperation with Procurement, Quality Management, Manufacturing and Logistics, R&D or/and Project Management (PM). Ensure compliance of SQM with applicable regulatory and quality requirements.

A passion for renewable energy and a sense for the importance to lead the change. We are also looking for…

• Ensures implementation and continuously improve the supplier quality part of the Integrated Management System (IMS) for the SQM community. Guarantees consistency with overall supplier quality strategy and respective local regulations.
• Plans, implements supply risk assessments and follows up the supplier audit program and supplier preassessments.
• Drives continuous improvement with management and lessons learned across assigned SQM organizational units.
• Ensures and controls implementation of prevention oriented SQM related methods and risk management in supplier related processes, projects and products (8D, RCA, APQP, FMEA).
• Implements communication strategy and plan to ensure understanding for specific supplier quality topics of the assigned org units.
• Collaborates with and uses the SQM-network and cross-functional resources within the organization (R&D, Procurement, QM…).
• Coordinates the competency management and training system for quality related competencies.

Required Skills:-

• Knowledge on IMS
• Certified APQP Wind Specialist
• NDT level-II in UT, MPI, LPT & VT.
• 8D Problem Solving
• Application / Use of tools & QC, 8D, CAPA, A3, FMEA, SPC, MSA, CP, PFC.
• Knowledge on preparing, review and approving Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)
• IMS Internal Auditor (Optional)
• SAP / SRP (Preferred)
• Power BI(Preferred)
• Basic safety awareness (Preferred)
• Certified Welding & Painting Inspectors (Preferably CSWIP & NACE Certified)
• The candidate shall be 15+ Years experience in the relevant field

Roles & Responsibilities:-

• To effectively manage and monitor Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs) on daily supplier quality-related activities.
• Establish clear escalation protocols for when an SQE encounters an issue that requires higher-level intervention.
• Ensure SQEs are up-to-date on the latest quality management tools, techniques, and standards.
• Facilitate regular meetings between SQEs and other departments like production, engineering, and purchasing to ensure alignment and address cross-functional issues.
• Establish, manage, and implement a quality system that incorporates all specifications and customer requirements
• Actively Involved in discussions with customers to understand their quality requirements and establish a QAP for their projects.
• Expertise in handling Internal and External customer query’s, Complaints and provide a suitable resolution on time.
• Closely Interacting with functional quality head and Operating heads to understand the business requirements, KPI’s and aligning with the team to achieve the management goals.
• Monitor Supplier NCR’s, CA, and Process improvements, Collecting data and compiling supplier scorecards (KPI’s).
• Understand component specification and should be able to effectively communicate with Design team sustaining Engineering team in case of an issue with part Quality.
• Lead and direct SQE on supplier qualification, non-conformance management, supplier surveillance and quality initiatives supporting RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) of field events.
• Deploying Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Product Part Approval Processes (PPAP) for project specific.
• Support child part team with regular quality reviews and arriving an action plan.
• Involved in Production planning, Materials follow-up and expediting activities.
• Identifying the bottlenecks and eliminate the same to achieve the dept targets.
• Supplier quality development and Qualifications as per the organization’s requirements.
• NCC Cost Management.  Develop supplier scorecards that include NCC metrics such as defect rates, cost of non-conformance, and response times.
• Educate the team on safety practices and spread safety awareness to suppliers
• Schedule  periodic process Audit schedules for suppliers and drive the SQE to complete the audit as planned effectively and closely monitor the closure of audit points.
• Prepare a development training plan for SQE’s which is relevant  according to their skills and necessary.
• Collaborate with global functions to understand their requirements and prepare reports accordingly.

Location:-

• Mamandur, Tamil Nadu.

Company Overview:-

With a worldwide installed capacity of 89 GW, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has a presence in more than 90 countries and a team of 23,000 employees worldwide. Its end-to-end value chain presence encompasses onshore and offshores wind turbines design, manufacturing, installation as well as cutting-edge service solutions. The global headquarters and legal domicile of the company is located in Zamudio, Spain. The company is listed on the Spanish stock Exchange.