Flowserve

Supervisor, Quality Assurance

Flowserve

Suzhou, ChinaFull timePosted Aug 7, 2026

Job description

Key Responsibilities

  1. Quality System Maintenance & Optimization
  • Responsible for the daily maintenance, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the quality management system, ensuring compliance with ISO9001, API or other relevant standards.
  • Assist in organizing internal audits and management reviews and track the implementation of corrective actions for non-conformities.
  • Update and optimize Quality Department processes, responsibility assignments, and process flow charts according to company development needs.
  1. Quality Abnormalities & Customer Complaint Handling
  • Lead the investigation and analysis of internal production quality abnormalities and external customer complaints.
  • Utilize root cause analysis tools (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram, A3 methodology) to develop and verify corrective and preventive actions.
  • Ensure closed-loop management of all quality issues and prepare comprehensive analysis reports.
  1. Supplier Quality Management
  • Participate in the development and evaluation of new suppliers, establishing supplier quality files.
  • Handle incoming material quality issues and drive suppliers to conduct root cause analysis and implement improvements.
  • Regularly evaluate supplier quality performance and drive continuous supplier improvement.
  1. Quality Documents & MDR Management
  • Manage the control of quality system documents, technical documents, and records, ensuring document version validity and traceability.
  • Lead the collection, review, organization, and archiving of Manufacturing Data Reports (MDR), ensuring documents meet customer and project requirements.
  • Optimize document management processes to improve document retrieval and archiving efficiency.
  1. ITP (Inspection & Test Plan) Development & Implementation
  • Participate in project pre-technical reviews, understand technical specifications, and develop product and project ITPs.
  • Review ITP drafts prepared by the Engineering department to ensure the plans are complete and executable.
  • Supervise the on-site execution of ITPs to ensure effective implementation of quality control points (Witness Points/Hold Points).
  1. NCR Process Optimization
  • Responsible for optimizing the Non-Conformance Report (NCR) handling process to ensure closed-loop management of issue documentation, analysis, correction, and verification.
  • Promote the statistical analysis of NCR data to identify improvement opportunities and reduce the incidence of non-conformances.
  • Improve the timeliness and effectiveness of NCR processing, ensuring the process complies with quality system requirements.
  1. Continuous Improvement Project Leadership
  • Lead or participate in cross-departmental quality improvement projects, utilizing tools such as PDCA, Six Sigma, and Lean Manufacturing to drive quality enhancement.
  • Develop improvement plans for key quality issues or process bottlenecks and track implementation effectiveness.
  • Promote a quality culture and enhance quality awareness across the organization.
  1. Team Building & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Manage, train, and evaluate the performance of the quality team (including inspectors and system specialists).
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Planning, Production, and Procurement departments to drive quality improvement projects (e.g., QC Circle activities) and foster company-wide quality awareness.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or above.

  • Major: Fluid Equipment, Mechanical Design & Manufacturing, Process Equipment & Control Engineering, or related fields. Work Experience:
  • Experience: 5+ years of quality management experience in manufacturing, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role; experience in mechanical seals, pumps, valves, or fluid equipment industries is strongly preferred Professional Skills:
  • Familiarity with the ISO9001 quality management system; internal auditor certification preferred. . Familiarity with international standards such as API 682, API 610 related to mechanical seals and pumps. . Knowledge of certification processes from classification societies like BV, ABS, DNV is preferred.
  • Proficient in using QC 7 Tools, 8D, 5 Whys, FMEA, SPC, and other quality tools.
  • Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with quality document management processes for ITP, MDR, and NCR. Core Competencies:
  • Excellent cross-functional communication and coordination skills with a strong sense of principle, capable of effectively driving corrective actions across upstream and downstream departments.
  • Highly responsible and resilient under pressure; willing to work overtime or travel as needed for projects or customer audits.
  • Logical thinker with strong data analysis and report-writing capabilities.
  • Fluent English reading and writing skills; ability to read and understand English technical documents and specifications is preferred.