Sr Quality Engineer
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and mentor a team of Supplier Quality Engineers to ensure effective execution of supplier audit plans and quality objectives.
- Allocate and prioritize tasks within the team based on business urgency, risk level, and resource availability.
- Monitor team performance through defined KPIs (audit closure timelines, SCAR effectiveness, supplier performance metrics) and drive continuous improvement.
- Provide technical guidance and coaching on quality tools such as FMEA, SPC, Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, and validation activities.
- Ensure alignment of team activities with global supplier quality strategy, regulatory requirements (ISO9001, ISO13485), and OGSM.
- Contribute conducting audits, review and approve audit reports, corrective action plans, and supplier qualification documentation before submission to management.
- Drive standardization and best practices across supplier quality processes and ensure audit-readiness at all times.
- Facilitate regular team meetings, performance reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions to enhance team capability.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, RD&E, Operations, and Global Quality teams to resolve supplier-related issues proactively.
- Identify training needs and support skill development of team members to build future leadership pipeline.
- Act as an escalation point for critical supplier quality issues and ensure timely resolution with stakeholders.
- Promote a culture of compliance, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement within the team.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of a bachelor degree in a related discipline (Chemical engineering /Biotech engineering /production engineering/ Pharmacy etc.) and / or master degree in Chemistry/ Quality / Purchasing / Supply Chain Management.
- Lead Auditor Certification for ISO9001, ISO13485 and relevant standard.
- Must have considerable experience in conducting ISO, GMP audits for regulatory and non-regulatory industry by onsite/remote mode.
- Understanding of Lean, 6 sigma green belt.
- 5-7 years of experience in leading team for Chemical or Pharmaceutical quality assurance/supplier quality assurance.
- Familiarity with RCA Tools, SAP, eQMS tools, Data analytics is a strong asset.
- Other skills required:
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Team player who is easy to work with
- Combination of big picture understanding and vision with outstanding attention to detail
- Problem solver with strong analytical skills – comfortable with both theoretical and practical issues
- Able to work independently and within a team.
- Strong ability to document work.
- Able to prioritize tasks effectively and to communicate roadblocks promptly to management within a fast-paced environment where project / team priorities may shift.
- A curious person who stays abreast of the latest techniques and technologies
- High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information
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