At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.
Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.
Description:
The Supply Quality Engineer is responsible for developing raw material and finished goods testing procedure, including installing and troubleshooting electronic and mechanical equipment, utilizing engineering principles and test technology.
Responsibilities:
- Ability to Speak Mandarin
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Investigate and resolve supplier-related quality issues, including non-conformances, defects, claim, and customer complaints.
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Evaluate supplier performance, introduce new supplier/material, review and approve supplier engineering change, do first article inspection.
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Lead cross-functional teams to investigate material related quality issues and drive solutions.
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Collaborate with suppliers to ensure timely resolution of quality issues and prevent recurrence.
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Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to foster continuous improvement.
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Assume responsibility for technical responses to suppliers on quality issues; lead investigations and drive corrective actions.
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Liaise with Suppliers during visits, conduct process/system audits.
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Track and resolve open issues pertaining to new product launches, develop control documents and other Customer/Supplier required quality documentation.
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Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers to enhance product quality and reliability
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Identify opportunities for process improvements and cost reductions related to supplier quality.
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Support IQC inspection training, test equipment set up, Control plan and SIP updates
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Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Canadian Solar Solution Code of Business Conduct
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Support ISO 9001 activities
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Adhere to all environmental, health and safety rules and policies.
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Conduct other duties as required.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Ability to Speak Mandarin
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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.)
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Minimum of three years’ experience in a Quality capacity within a manufacturing environment
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Demonstrated ability to drive process/product quality control, lean manufacturing.
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Good current working knowledge of AIAG standards (PQP, PPAP & PFMEA, Cpk, SPC, 8D )
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Strong Knowledge in SAP system or other related software applications
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Six sigma an asset
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Quality Control background, including problem solving and root cause analysis.
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Professional demeanour at all times
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Strong leadership abilities and confident, consistent, decisive personality
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Must be able to work with little supervision, must be self-directed.
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Attention to detail in all area of work
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Desire for innovative thinking and continual learning
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Excellent coaching, mentoring, mediating and negotiating skills.
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Computer literacy, including effective working skills with MS Office and e-mail required.
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Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
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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.
