Client Background: A leading manufacturer of vacuum and semiconductor solutions.

Location: Penang

Headcount: 1

Tenure: Permanent

 Key Responsibilities:

·         Establish and maintain strong relationships with the customer's quality team to understand their quality standards, expectations, and specific requirements.

·         Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive quality assurance plan tailored to the customer's requirements.

·         Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate quality assurance processes into the overall project plan.

·         Conduct regular quality audits and inspections to ensure compliance with established quality standards.

·         Work closely with the customer to address any non-conformities and implement corrective and preventive actions.

·         Investigate and analyse product quality issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.

·         Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain, to address quality concerns, implement corrective actions, and drive quality improvements.

·         Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement at supplier sites.

·         Generate regular quality reports for internal and external stakeholders, highlighting key performance indicators, trends, and areas for improvement.

·         Communicate effectively with the customer and suppliers on quality-related matters.

·         Collaborate with suppliers to ensure they meet the quality standards required by the customer.

·         Conduct supplier audits and work with suppliers to address quality issues.

·         Provide training to internal teams and suppliers on quality standards, processes, and best practices.

·         Create training materials for the general and process specific qualification of supplier personnel.

Qualifications and Skills:

·         Bachelor's degree in Engineering or any related field.

·         At least 5 years proven experience as a Quality Engineer.

·         In-depth knowledge of quality management systems and methodologies.

·         Familiarity with relevant JIS, ANSI, ISO or equivalent quality standards and regulations.

·         Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

·         Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

·         Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a customer-focused environment.

·         Able to read and understand technical drawings and recognize standard GD&T symbols.

·         Understanding of manufacturing processes (CNC fabrication, welding, casting, etc) will be an advantage.

·         Japanese speaker (verbal and written communication skills) will be an advantage. Additional language allowance is applicable.