Supplier Quality Engineer

• Oversee and conduct process audits, sampling, FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) of parts and machinery produced by Turkish suppliers according to the detailed drawings, supporting potential suppliers in assessing the feasibility of SIPA-designed components.
• Analyze supplier defect and anomaly records to identify trends, critical areas, and non-quality costs, and direct the identification of non-compliance causes to establish continuous improvement programs with foreign suppliers.
• Collaborate with the design department for decisions on acceptable deviations when anomalies arise and for drawing updates to facilitate production stages or prevent supplier construction errors.
• Manage, report, and control supplier chargebacks on non-quality issues.
• Draft assembly and quality control procedures, checklists, control plans, and repetitive defect libraries, and ensure their publication on suitable digital platforms for use by local quality inspectors and foreign suppliers.
• Organize and conduct training sessions for local quality inspectors and foreign suppliers to continuously improve the quality of produced items.
• Conduct periodic visits to suppliers to monitor the progress of action plans driven by potential process issues and contribute to their continuous improvement.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Education: Engineering Degree or technical high school diploma.
• Professional Experience: Minimum of 3 years as an SQE in companies operating in similar sectors.
• Skills/Knowledge:

          - Good knowledge of technical drawing and manufacturing processes.
          - Proficiency in LEAN methodologies, 8D, and problem-solving.

• Personal Characteristics:

          - Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
          - Strong organizational ability and autonomy.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE:

• Technical:

          - Core processes: welding, cutting/bending, mechanical processing, metallurgy, thermal and surface treatments,              APQP, PPAP, 8D, Lean methodologies applied to supplier quality.
          - Able to use quality control tools such as caliper, micrometer, etc. and perform measurement control according                 to technical drawings.

• Computer Skills: Proficiency with main office tools, production management software, quality management applications, technical drawing archives, and BOM consultation.
• Languages

          Turkish: Native
          English: Excellent spoken, written, and comprehension skills (B1).
          Italian: Nice to have.