Surveyor Supplier quality

Role & responsibilities

• Objective
• To conduct supplier quality surveys, audits, and inspections, ensuring vendor products and services meet project specifications, international standards, and client expectations.
• Responsibilities
• • Conduct supplier audits and vendor inspections at manufacturing and fabrication facilities.
• • Verify material certificates, manufacturing processes, calibration records, and test reports.
• • Monitor supplier compliance with inspection test plans (ITPs), quality assurance plans (QAPs), and contractual requirements.
• • Inspect equipment/components (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation) prior to packing and dispatch.
• • Document and report supplier quality performance with detailed inspection reports and NCRs.
• • Identify supplier quality gaps, deviations, and risks; recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• • Collaborate with procurement and expediting teams to align on timelines and ensure timely delivery.
• • Support client representatives during vendor inspections, audits, and acceptance reviews.
• • Maintain supplier inspection records and ensure traceability of quality documentation.
• • Provide feedback for supplier evaluation, approval, and continuous performance improvement.
• • Escalate recurring vendor issues and propose preventive measures to strengthen supply chain quality.
• Skill Set
• • Knowledge of supplier quality assurance processes.
• • Familiarity with ASME, API, ASTM, IEC, and ISO standards.
• • Strong documentation and vendor audit skills.
• • Ability to interpret manufacturing drawings and data sheets.
• • Proficiency in ERP/supplier management systems.
• Experience
• • 510years in supplier quality assurance or third-party inspection.
• • Experience in EPC, TIC, or vendor management environments.