Supplier Quality Inspector

Accountabilities:

• • Manage incoming and source inspection activities for bought-out items, including castings, forgings, patterns, machined components, fabricated parts, and mechanical instruments.
  • Review supplier quality documentation such as inspection reports, quality plans, Material Test Certificates (MTCs), manufacturing records, dimensional reports, and NDT documentation.
  • Verify supplier compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T requirements, dimensional tolerances, surface-finish requirements, material specifications, applicable standards, and internal quality procedures.
  • Conduct and support supplier process reviews to assess manufacturing capability, process controls, repeatability, and consistency of product quality.
  • Develop, implement, and support supplier SOPs, inspection plans, process risk assessments, and appropriate mitigation actions.
  • Identify and investigate supplier quality issues during manufacturing, ensuring effective containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, and prevention of recurrence.
  • Lead supplier NCR management, including root cause analysis, CAPA, effectiveness verification, and timely closure.
  • Plan and conduct supplier audits for qualification, periodic assessment, quality-performance improvement, and resolution of recurring problems.
  • Coordinate and evaluate applicable NDT/NDE activities, including Visual Testing (VT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), Penetrant Testing (PT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Radiographic Testing (RT), Positive Material Identification (PMI), and hardness testing.
  • Coordinate third-party inspection activities, including scheduling, inspection readiness, documentation review, and follow-up on observations and nonconformities.
  • Ensure supplier compliance with ISO 9001:2015, API, ASME, ASTM, ISO, applicable material standards, customer requirements, and internal quality procedures.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Project Management, and Quality teams to resolve technical and supplier-related quality concerns.
  • Maintain clear communication regarding inspection status, quality risks, corrective-action progress, and potential delivery impacts.
  • Drive supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen process capability, reduce recurring defects, improve process controls, and prevent quality issues.

  Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 6 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supplier Quality, or Inspection within manufacturing, metal-mechanical, pumps, casting, forging, fabrication, or heavy-engineering environments.
  • Hands-on inspection experience with castings, forgings, patterns, machined components, fabricated components, and related mechanical parts.
  • Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, dimensional requirements, surface-finish specifications, material requirements, and inspection standards.
  • Proven experience reviewing MTCs, inspection reports, NDT reports, dimensional reports, and other supplier quality documentation.
  • Strong knowledge of API, ASME, ASTM, ISO standards, material standards, and ISO 9001:2015 quality-management-system requirements.
  • Strong knowledge of ASME Sections II, V, VIII, and IX.
  • NDT Level II certification and practical experience with relevant methods such as VT, MT, PT, UT, RT, PMI, and hardness testing are preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting supplier audits and managing NCRs, CAPA, root cause analysis, and supplier corrective-action follow-up.
  • Experience with pump, pressure-containing equipment, or rotating-equipment manufacturing is preferred.
  • Familiarity with third-party inspection agencies and customer inspection requirements.
  • Experience applying structured quality and problem-solving tools, including 5 Why, Fishbone, 8D, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Process Capability Analysis.
  • Strong analytical thinking, ownership, accountability, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to work effectively across supplier and internal cross-functional teams and communicate technical quality issues clearly.
  • Willingness and ability to travel approximately 70% to supplier locations for inspections, audits, supplier development, and quality issue resolution.
  • Candidates located in or around the Kolhapur or Sangli region are preferred.

  Benefits:

  • Employment type: Full-time position.
  • Work arrangement: Work-from-home based in India, with substantial travel to supplier locations.
  • Travel exposure: Approximately 70% travel across various supplier locations, providing broad exposure to manufacturing and quality environments.
  • Professional development: Opportunity to deepen expertise in supplier quality, inspection, auditing, NDT/NDE, and international engineering and quality standards.
  • Cross-functional exposure: Direct collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Project Management, Quality, suppliers, and third-party inspection agencies.
  • Technical scope: Exposure to complex components and manufacturing processes including castings, forgings, machining, fabrication, pumps, and pressure-containing or rotating equipment.
  • Impact and ownership: Significant responsibility for supplier performance, product conformity, defect prevention, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.