QA and compliance Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Maintain and update QMS documentation, including procedures, work instructions, formats, controlled forms and quality records, ensuring revision control, traceability and withdrawal of obsolete documents; guide and train shop-floor personnel on the correct completion and maintenance of quality and production records.
• Conduct and coordinate incoming, in-process and final inspections of materials, components, assemblies and finished products against approved drawings, specifications and inspection plans, including review of inspection and test reports prior to product release/dispatch.
• Identify, segregate and control non-conforming products; raise and track NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports) and coordinate root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) with relevant departments through implementation, verification and closure.
• Monitor process and product quality on the shop floor, identify recurring defects and ensure identification and traceability of raw materials, components, work-in-progress and finished products, promoting a right-first-time culture with Production and Engineering.
• Maintain the calibration schedule and records for measuring, monitoring and test equipment, ensuring that only calibrated and valid instruments are used for inspection and testing.
• Support supplier quality and customer complaint investigations, including supplier-related NCRs and follow-up on corrective actions through timely closure.
• Support internal, customer and certification audits by preparing records and following up findings to closure; compile quality data and KPIs (rejection, rework, NCRs, complaints, CAPA status) for monthly quality reviews and management review inputs.
• Ensure that no unauthorized changes are made to certified product designs, components, materials, software, processes or critical parameters without technical review, documented approval and change control, and maintain compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, customer and hazardous-area (Ex) certification requirements

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience in or an IECEx, ATEX, or PESO-certified manufacturing organization, with awareness of applicable IEC 60079 series and ISO/IEC 80079-34 requirements.
• ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor certification or practical experience in conducting/supporting internal QMS audits.
• Experience in electrical/electronic manufacturing, preferably involving electrical panels, lighting equipment, battery associated electronic control, or hazardous-area (Ex) equipment.
• Familiarity with Ex-product documentation, inspection requirements, traceability, change control, non-conformity management, and certification-related quality controls will be an added advantage.