QA Engineer

SMC MANUFACTURING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SMC MANUFACTURING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to lead QA operations, implement quality systems, and drive improvement across production lines. You will supervise QA staff, investigate product claims, coordinate with suppliers, and present data-driven reports to management.

The role emphasizes hands-on involvement, strong analytical skills, and initiative to maintain ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and IATF 16949 standards while delivering cost-aware quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to implement and maintain quality systems.
• Experience with ISO 9001/ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 (1619 typo corrected as 16949).
• Budget planning and cost control for QA projects.
• Leadership of QA operators and daily QA planning.
• Investigation of product claims with root-cause and countermeasures.
• Preparation of QA reports for Senior Management.
• Experience driving Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Production QC to implement quality systems and rectify issues.
• Supervise QA operators and plan daily QA activities.
• Investigate product claims and provide Cause & Countermeasure analyses.
• Liaise with external suppliers on quality issues.
• Measure parts and conduct product testing as required.
• Lead quality meetings to resolve production quality issues.
• Collect and analyse quality data using SPC and other QA tools.
• Oversee calibration of in-house and external equipment.
• Prepare and present quality reports to Senior Management.
• Drive Continuous Improvement projects and ensure ISO/IATF compliance.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Analytical thinking

Initiative

Hardworking

Report writing

Hands-on

Job description

The Role:

Work closely with Production QC to ensure implementation of quality system, rectify quality issues and initiate improvements.

Supervise QA operators and plan daily QA job activities

Investigate product claim and reply customer on Cause and Countermeasure

Liaise with external supplier on quality issues

Perform measurement of parts and product testing

Chair quality meeting and liaise with production on solving quality issues.

Collect and analyse quality data using statistical control tools

Oversee in-house and external equipment calibration

Prepare and present reports to Senior Management

Initiate and implement Continuous Improvement projects

ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and IATF 1619 system implementation and maintenance

Budget Planning

The Requirements:

Good EQ

Strong logic and engineering sense

Possess initiative and hardworking

Proficient in report writing

Able and willing to be hands-on