Engineer - Supplier Quality (Electrical & Electronics)

Captain Tractors; Rajkot; On-site; INR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Captain Tractors seeks a proactive Supplier Quality professional to manage electrical/electronic components from vendor qualification to ongoing performance monitoring. The role requires audits, CAPA execution, incoming inspections, and cross-functional coordination with Purchase, R&D, Production and Quality teams.

The ideal candidate will drive 8D/5 Why and Fishbone problem-solving methodologies, ensure PPAP/APQP alignment, and push continuous improvements to reduce defects and costs.

Qualifications

• Monitor and ensure the quality of electrical and electronic components supplied by vendors.
• Conduct supplier audits, process audits and quality assessments.
• Perform incoming inspection of electrical and electronic components such as wiring harnesses, sensors, switches, relays, connectors, alternators, starters and related parts.
• Identify, analyse and resolve supplier quality issues through effective root cause analysis.
• Coordinate with suppliers for corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Monitor supplier performance through PPM, rejection rates and quality performance reports.
• Implement 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone and other problem-solving methodologies.
• Coordinate with Purchase, R&D, Production and Quality teams for supplier-related quality issues.
• Conduct supplier visits to monitor manufacturing processes and implement quality improvements.
• Support new product development activities through supplier part approval and validation.
• Ensure proper implementation of PPAP, APQP, FMEA and Control Plan requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce component rejection, rework and quality-related costs.
• Maintain supplier quality records, inspection reports and documentation.
• Monitor supplier corrective actions and ensure timely closure of quality concerns.

Responsibilities

• Oversee supplier quality for electrical/electronic components and ensure compliance with company standards.
• Lead supplier/process audits and drive CAPA closure with cross-functional teams.
• Perform incoming inspections and document findings for traceability.
• Lead root-cause analyses to resolve recurring supplier quality issues.
• Coordinate CAPA plans with suppliers and internal teams to prevent recurrence.
• Track supplier performance metrics and prepare quality dashboards for management review.
• Facilitate PPAP/APQP activities and ensure robust Control Plans.
• Drive continuous improvement to lower defects, rework, and costs.
• Visit supplier sites to monitor processes and implement improvements.

Skills

Supplier quality

Audits

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Cross-functional coordination

Problem-solving

Quality monitoring

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

Control Plan

8D Problem Solving

Job description

• Monitor and ensure the quality of electrical and electronic components supplied by vendors.

• Conduct supplier audits, process audits and quality assessments to ensure compliance with company standards.

• Perform incoming inspection of electrical and electronic components such as wiring harnesses, sensors, switches, relays, connectors, alternators, starters and related parts.

• Identify, analyse and resolve supplier quality issues through effective root cause analysis.

• Coordinate with suppliers for corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

• Monitor supplier performance through PPM, rejection rates and quality performance reports.

• Implement 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone and other problem-solving methodologies.

• Coordinate with Purchase, R&D, Production and Quality teams for supplier-related quality issues.

• Conduct supplier visits to monitor manufacturing processes and implement quality improvements.

• Support new product development activities through supplier part approval and validation.

• Ensure proper implementation of PPAP, APQP, FMEA and Control Plan requirements.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce component rejection, rework and quality-related costs.

• Maintain supplier quality records, inspection reports and documentation.

• Monitor supplier corrective actions and ensure timely closure of quality concerns.