What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Engineer - Compliance Specialist position at Hansen Technologies Corporation?
Key Responsibilities
- Supplier Quality Engineering (Priority)
- Develop, implement, and manage supplier quality programs to ensure purchased materials and components consistently meet company standards.
- Lead supplier qualification, selection, and continuous improvement processes in collaboration with procurement and engineering.
- Conduct supplier audits, evaluations, and performance reviews to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor supplier performance metrics (e.g., PPM, OTD, CAPA effectiveness) and implement improvement strategies.
- Work closely with suppliers to resolve nonconformance issues, drive corrective and preventive actions, and ensure timely resolution.
- Provide technical guidance to suppliers to align with product specifications, standards, and customer expectations.
- Quality Management
- Control and improve the Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with ISO 9001:2015.
- Conduct internal audits and lead corrective/preventive action (CAPA) initiatives.
- Coordinate root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
- Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance and customer satisfaction.
- Ensure quality control metrics are tracked, reported, and acted upon.
- Compliance
- Champion adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO, UL, NTEP, CE, REACH, RoHS, etc.).
- Maintain required certifications and lead the organization’s preparation for external audits, inspections, and customer assessments.
- Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to support regulatory submissions, customer audits, and third-party certification processes.
- Stay ahead of evolving laws, standards, and industry requirements, proactively integrating updates into company practices and policies.
- Documentation Control
- Oversee document control systems to manage engineering drawings, specifications, procedures, and records.
- Streamline the document revision process to guarantee accuracy and compliance.
- Maintain and audit document repositories (e.g., IFS, ERP systems).
- Support creation, revision, and formatting of controlled documents in collaboration with relevant departments.
- Verify all documents comply with regulatory standards and internal procedures.
- Train staff on document control procedures and system use.
