Senior Engineer – SQE

Jobtailor; Kanchipuram; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a proactive Supplier Quality professional to lead continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers and perform audits to ensure quality systems align with Emerson requirements. The role involves coaching suppliers, developing corrective actions, and supporting strategic commodity projects such as NPD, localization, and cost-saving initiatives.

The candidate should have Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma exposure (Green/Black Belt a plus), strong GD&T reading skills, and

Qualifications

• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma familiarity; Green Belt or Black Belt is a plus.
• Able to read prints and understand Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Strong Microsoft Office skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project; strong presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier continuous improvement projects across the organization.
• Conduct supplier trainings to improve performance and compliance.
• Audit suppliers to ensure Emerson requirements are met and quality systems are robust.
• Develop corrective actions and development plans for supplier performance.
• Support commodity projects including NPD, localization, risk mitigation, and cost savings.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

GD&T

MS Office

Presentation skills

Travel 40%

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead Supplier Continuous Improvement projects
• Conduct supplier trainings if necessary to improve supplier’s performance
• New and potential suppliers’ audits to understand and assess their quality system to determine if it meets Emerson requirements
• Develop and follow up corrective actions or development plans for suppliers until they meet our objectives
• Commodity Projects Support, including NPD, Regionalization, Localization, Supplier Shifts for Risk Mitigation, Cost Savings or Tooling Replacement
• Conduct Technical Reviews for NPD FA & Pilot Run, follow with suppliers in cooperation with Commodity Teams and Quality Teams
• Monitor and improve the performance of awarded suppliers
• Resolve NCR as soon as possible, including communicating with suppliers, coordinating rework, root cause analysis and corrective action plan, improvement and follow up
• Create SCAR to suppliers for following up corrective actions’ completion & tracking effectiveness
• Follow up ECN with suppliers in a timely manner
• Use appropriate tools and processes, including Lean Techniques, Six Sigma Tools, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Capability Studies, Process Mapping, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility Analysis (Gage R&R)
• Manage projects through completion, using Quality Assurance, Engineering and Procurement associates as needed across the business
• Conduct training at suppliers in the use of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and global Supplier Quality Manual requirements
• Track and monitor supplier performance metrics of On Time Delivery, analyze and derive action plans for eliminating the root causes of any delays
• Conduct project briefings to upper-level management
• Lead supplier approvals process; conduct on-site quality system (ESAC) and process audits, follow up and closure of open items discovered during the audits
• Assist commodity managers in leading supplier business reviews
• Lead world-area supply chain performance improvements in support of business needs including on-time delivery, quality, cost initiatives, and intra-company parts/assembly issues
• Responsible for key supplier performance in terms of PPM and lead time metrics

Requirements

• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma necessary; certification as Green Belt or Black Belt is a plus
• Able to read prints and understand Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Strong Microsoft Office skills – Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project
• Strong presentation skills
• Travel – 40%
• International experience preferred
• English required; Multilingual preferred
• Ability to identify areas of opportunity, develop and implement plans and solutions ensuring continuous improvement
• Must possess project management and auditing skills