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Job Description – Canadian Solar Solutions Inc.
Canadian Solar Inc. is one of the world’s largest solar modular producers. As a leading vertically integrated provider of ingots, wafers, solar cells, solar modules, solar power systems and specialized solar products, Canadian Solar delivers uncompromising value to its customers across the globe.
Position Title: Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)Department: Quality
Reports To: Quality SupervisorDescription:
The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring that products and components sourced from suppliers meet the company's quality standards and specifications. The SQE will work closely with suppliers to develop and maintain robust quality systems, resolve quality issues, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires strong technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external suppliers.Responsibilities:- Investigate and resolve supplier-related quality issues, including non-conformances, defects, claim, and customer complaints.
- Evaluate supplier performance, introduce new supplier/material, review and approve supplier engineering change, do first article inspection.
- Lead cross-functional teams to investigate material related quality issues and drive solutions.
- Collaborate with suppliers to ensure timely resolution of quality issues and prevent recurrence.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to foster continuous improvement.
- Assume responsibility for technical responses to suppliers on quality issues; lead investigations and drive corrective actions.
- Liaise with Suppliers during visits, conduct process/system audits.
- Track and resolve open issues pertaining to new product launches, develop control documents and other Customer/Supplier required quality documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers to enhance product quality and reliability
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and cost reductions related to supplier quality.
- Support IQC inspection training, test equipment set up, Control plan and SIP updates
- Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Canadian Solar Solution Code of Business Conduct
- Support ISO 9001 activities
- Adhere to all environmental, health and safety rules and policies.
- Conduct other duties as required.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree (minimum of 4 years) or equivalent years of education; Special consideration given to Quality Accreditation’s (AQC/AIAG) and technical courses completed (Auditor, etc.)
- Minimum of three years’ experience in a Quality capacity within a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated ability to drive process/product quality control, lean manufacturing.
- Good current working knowledge of AIAG standards (PQP, PPAP & PFMEA, Cpk, SPC, 8D )
- Strong Knowledge in SAP system or other related software applications
- Six sigma an asset
- Quality Control background, including problem solving and root cause analysis.
- Professional demeanour at all times
- Strong leadership abilities and confident, consistent, decisive personality
- Must be able to work with little supervision, must be self-directed.
- Attention to detail in all area of work
- Desire for innovative thinking and continual learning
- Excellent coaching, mentoring, mediating and negotiating skills.
- Computer literacy, including effective working skills with MS Office and e-mail required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
Note: The company reserves the right to change the duties and responsibilities of this position at any time as its own discretion.
Canadian Solar Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to ensuring accessibility for persons with disabilities by identifying, removing and preventing barriers to promote the rights of all persons and to create an inclusive and accessible working environment.
Upon individual request, Canadian Solar will endeavor to remove any barrier to the hiring process to accommodate those candidates with disabilities.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of education
- At least three years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience driving process and product quality control
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing
- Working knowledge of AIAG standards, including PQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Cpk, SPC, and 8D
- Strong knowledge of SAP or related software applications
- Quality control, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis experience
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
- Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, mediation, and negotiation skills
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office and email
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
- Quality accreditations such as AQC or AIAG and technical auditor courses
- Six Sigma experience or certification
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
