Supplier Quality Senior Specialist

Who we are:

Coperion (www.coperion.com) is a global industry and technology leader in process technology serving a variety of end markets, including plastics, plastics recycling, food, pet food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemical, battery, and mineral industries. Every day, our teams of experts create individual, high-quality process technologies and systems optimized for the best end products, highest efficiency, and sustainability. Coperion is a business unit of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (www.hillenbrand.com) is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.

EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@hillenbrand.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in project kickoff meetings with internal engineering teams and suppliers to clearly communicate company standards and project-specific quality requirements.
• Work closely with suppliers to drive defect prevention, continuous improvement, and strict adherence to project quality and technical specifications.
• Conduct quality inspections, including dimensional, welding, coating, and P&ID verification.
• Issue inspection reports, punch lists, or Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) if necessary. Actively track and drive corrective actions through to proper closure.
• Oversee and audit Vendor Quality Records (VQR), including material certificates, as-built drawings, WPS/PQRs, welder qualifications, NDT reports, coating logs, and FAT report, to ensure timely submission and compliance.
• Perform quality audits and evaluations for prospective suppliers and compile formal assessment reports.
• Document and communicate lessons learned to foster continuous improvement and cross-project knowledge sharing.
• Assist internal project engineering teams with quality requirement interpretations and support overseas teams with China-based vendor inspections.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial experience, with at least 3 years specializing in supplier quality management and continuous improvement.
• Solid knowledge of chemical process equipment, such as hoppers, silos, filters, heat exchangers, steel structures, piping, blowers, and industrial valves.
• Strong familiarity with Chinese and international codes (e.g., GB/T 150, NB/T 47003.1/2, SH/T 3513, ASME B16.5). Knowledge of Chinese TSG pressure vessel regulations is an advantage.
• Hands-on experience with quality investigation tools and methodology, including root cause analysis, corrective action and preventive action.
• Good communication in English (read, spoken and written).
• High work ethics, good communication skills, strong team orientation, and self-direction.
• Willingness and capability to travel frequently to supplier manufacturing sites (approx. 40% travel).