Supplier Quality Setup for Ramp-Up
Develop and implement supplier quality workflows, audit checklists, qualification criteria, corrective action tracking, and performance reporting in line with the company QMS and customer requirements.
Work with Procurement and Engineering to communicate supplier quality requirements, prioritize qualification activities, and establish clear approval checkpoints before pilot builds and production release.
Supplier Qualification & Development
Assess suppliers in Southern and Northern Vietnam, Malaysia, and China through on-site or remote audits, technical reviews, and risk assessments. Provide quality recommendations for approval and requalification.
Verify process capability, measurement systems, traceability, equipment readiness, and the ability to sustain quality at planned production volumes. Track development plans and audit action closure.
Assess quality risks from subcontracted processes and sub-tier suppliers, and verify that required source approvals and controls are maintained.
New Parts & Production Readiness
Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) and supplier sample approval for new parts, tooling, process transfers, or significant changes. Review dimensional reports, material certificates, and relevant coating or treatment test results.
Review process flows, PFMEA, control plans, inspection methods, MSA, and capability evidence proportionate to part risk. Apply APQP or PPAP when required by customers or internal procedures.
Confirm readiness through pilot lots and process trials. Track open issues, maintain approval records, and verify required authorization before production release.
Technical Control of Metal Parts & Surface Treatments
Verify process qualification, batch traceability, monitoring records, and test results against applicable drawings and specifications. Align acceptance criteria with Engineering and customer requirements.
Machining and fabrication: Review material identity, drawing revision, GD&T, dimensional accuracy, surface finish, burr control, welding quality where applicable, and dimensional effects of subsequent processing.
Powder coating: Verify surface preparation, pretreatment, masking, curing conditions, film thickness, appearance, adhesion, and specified corrosion performance.
Zinc plating: Verify pretreatment, bath and plating controls, coating thickness, adhesion, supplementary treatments, and specified corrosion performance. Assess hydrogen embrittlement controls where required by material and specification.
Zinc phosphating: Verify pretreatment, bath chemistry, conversion coating coverage or weight, post-treatment compatibility, and specified corrosion performance.
Incoming Quality & Supplier Corrective Action
Work with IQC and Engineering to establish risk-based inspection and sampling plans. Analyze incoming, production, and customer data to identify supplier-related defects and escapes.
Lead containment and SCAR activities with suppliers and internal teams. Review 8D reports, verify root causes of occurrence and escape, and confirm corrective action effectiveness before closure.
Support MRB disposition, sorting, rework, supplier returns, and quality claims with documented technical evidence. Coordinate corrective actions at supplier sites when needed.
Supplier Change & Performance Management
Assess and control changes to materials, tooling, equipment, processes, treatment chemistry, manufacturing sites, and sub-tier sources. Coordinate required validation and approvals before implementation.
Manage deviations through the authorized workflow with defined scope, traceability, validity, and closure. Support supplier localization and transfers between Vietnam and overseas sources.
Maintain supplier scorecards and lead ramp-up quality reviews. Escalate recurring failures, prioritize high-risk suppliers, and verify sustained improvement in quality, yield, and process stability.
Documentation & Cross-Functional Support
Maintain controlled supplier audit, approval, FAI, inspection, and corrective action records. Coordinate with Procurement, Engineering, Production, IQC, and regional quality teams; support customer and QMS audits.