Trinity Operating Procedures - TOPs

TOP-SPECS: Reference Specification Library Maintenance

Rev: 12/06/2017

Scope: This procedure covers the maintenance of the Reference Specification Library (see examples at bottom of page).

Procedure:

STEP WHO WHEN INFO TO USE WHAT TO DO
1 Any team member Upon receiving a new or updated reference specification; customer purchase order (PO) review New or updated specifications; customer information and PO; Reference Specification Library Forward new or updated specifications to Customer Service Representative; if specification revision on PO does not match what is in the Reference Specification Library, notify QA Manager to obtain new specification.
2 QA Manager Notification of a new or revised reference specification requirement Customer information and PO Obtain correct revision level specification and forward to Customer Service Representative  for processing.
3 Customer Service Representative Upon receiving new or updated specification; notification from customer New or updated specification; Specification Review Spreadsheet (SRS); customer notification; PO review Verify specification is new or updated; fill out SRS; put specification in Specification Review Folder in shared drive and notify  Engineering Assistant via email.
4 Engineering Assistant Upon review of SRS, receipt of new or updated specifications; email notification; at least twice per week SRS; documents in Specification Review Folder Put updated specification information in Engineering Files; send email to QA Manager, Forging Engineer, Customer Service Representative, QA Assistant; review SRS at least twice per week.
NOTE: If Specification is new; Go to Step 6
5 Forging Engineer* Upon receiving notification that new or revised specification added to SRS New or updated specification, previous specification; emails; personal knowledge Review specification; verify changes to SRS, if any; update documentation in M2M if required; add any notes to SRS; sign off on theSRS.
6 QA Manager Upon receiving notification of new or updated reference specification added to SRS New or updated specifications; SRS Review updated specifications; sign off on the SRS; for new specification when reviewed forward to QA Assistant.
7 QA Assistant Upon receiving new or updated specifications from QA ManagerSRS notification New or updated specifications; SRS Place new or updated Customer Specifications in the Reference Specification Library; when updating a Customer Specification place the obsolete Customer Specification in the customer's Obsolete specification File; sign off on the SRS.
8 Customer Service Representative Notification of SRS routing completion Customer POSRS Verify that all specifications and the current revision level is the same as on the purchase order; notify QA Manager and Forging Engineer*; if specifications and revision levels now match the purchase order, sign off on the SRS; release any pending orders.
9 Engineering Assistant After Customer Service Representative sign off SRS SRS Print revision review slip as PDF and save in Engineering Files; delete specification file from Specification Review Folder.
10 QA Manager Annually (typically during internal audit of this TOP) Reference Specification Library Audit per TOP-IAUDT.

*" Forging Engineer" refers to the member of the Engineering Department assigned to the customer. If there is any question as to which Forging Engineer is assigned, the VP-Quality & Engineering decides.

EXAMPLES OF REFERENCE SPECIFICATION SOURCES:

  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • American Petroleum Institute (API)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM)
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
  • Customers' Specifications
  • National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • US Department of Defense (MIL- specs)
  • US Federal Supply Service, GSA ("Federal" specs)

Revision history:

Release Date

Description of Change

Owner

Approver

12/06/2017

Updated to comply with revised Quality Manual and new TOPs format.

Tim Ellis

Todd Sheppard


















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