Quality Engineer Process Quality Control (QE PQC)

Job Summary
The Process Quality Engineer (QE PQC) is responsible for ensuring product quality throughout the manufacturing process by monitoring process compliance, investigating quality issues, driving root cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions. This role works closely with Production, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to continuously improve manufacturing quality and process capability.
Key Responsibilities
1. Process Quality Control
Monitor manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with approved work instructions, process documentation, IPC standards, and quality requirements.
Verify that production activities are performed in accordance with established process controls and quality procedures.
Identify process deviations and initiate immediate containment actions to prevent defective products from progressing through production.
2. Non-conformance Management
Investigate production non-conformities using structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies (5 Why, Fishbone, 8D, etc.).
Coordinate containment, corrective, and preventive actions (CAPA) with relevant departments.
Organize and supervise the segregation and sorting of blocked or suspect production batches in manufacturing and warehouse areas.
Ensure proper identification, segregation, and disposition of non-conforming products in accordance with company procedures.
3. Process Improvement
Analyze production quality data and key manufacturing KPIs to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
Propose and implement technical solutions to improve product quality, process stability, and manufacturing efficiency.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, rework, scrap, and customer quality risks.
4. Documentation & Process Validation
Develop, update, and maintain quality instructions, inspection procedures, control plans, and other quality documentation.
Validate new production processes, engineering changes, process improvements, and quality control methods before mass production.
Ensure all quality documentation remains accurate, standardized, and compliant with company requirements.
5. Cross-functional Collaboration
Work closely with Production, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, and Supply Chain teams to resolve quality-related issues.
Provide technical support during new product introduction (NPI), pilot production, and process transfer activities.
Support internal and external quality audits when required.
6. Quality Performance Monitoring
Monitor and analyze key production quality indicators, including but not limited to:
First Time Through (FTT)
First Pass Yield (FPY)
Defect Rate (DPMO/PPM)
Rework Rate
Scrap Rate
Process Capability
Prepare regular quality reports and recommend improvement actions based on data analysis.