Supplier Quality Senior Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in project kickoff meetings with internal engineering teams and suppliers to clearly communicate company standards and project-specific quality requirements.
• Work closely with suppliers to drive defect prevention continuous improvement and strict adherence to project quality and technical specifications.
• Conduct quality inspections including dimensional welding coating and P&ID verification.
• Issue inspection reports punch lists or Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) if necessary. Actively track and drive corrective actions through to proper closure.
• Oversee and audit Vendor Quality Records (VQR) including material certificates as-built drawings WPS/PQRs welder qualifications NDT reports coating logs and FAT report to ensure timely submission and compliance.
• Perform quality audits and evaluations for prospective suppliers and compile formal assessment reports.
• Document and communicate lessons learned to foster continuous improvement and cross-project knowledge sharing.
• Assist internal project engineering teams with quality requirement interpretations and support overseas teams with China-based vendor inspections.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelors degree or above in Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering Quality Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial experience with at least 3 years specializing in supplier quality management and continuous improvement.
• Solid knowledge of chemical process equipment such as hoppers silos filters heat exchangers steel structures piping blowers and industrial valves.
• Strong familiarity with Chinese and international codes (e.g. GB/T 150 NB/T 47003.1/2 SH/T 3513 ASME B16.5). Knowledge of Chinese TSG pressure vessel regulations is an advantage.
• Hands-on experience with quality investigation tools and methodology including root cause analysis corrective action and preventive action.
• Good communication in English (read spoken and written).
• High work ethics good communication skills strong team orientation and self-direction.
• Willingness and capability to travel frequently to supplier manufacturing sites (approx. 40% travel).

Who we are:

Coperion () is a global industry and technology leader in process technology serving a variety of end markets including plastics plastics recycling food pet food pharmaceuticals cosmetics chemical battery and mineral industries. Every day our teams of experts create individual high-quality process technologies and systems optimized for the best end products highest efficiency and sustainability. Coperion is a business unit of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand () is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large attractive end markets including durable plastics food and recycling. Guided by our Purpose Shape What Matters For Tomorrow we pursue excellence collaboration and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates customers communities and other stakeholders.

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