Lowe's factory inspection
Quality Audit Checklist
During factory certification, the assessor needs to review the following documents from your factory. Please make them ready for review if you have these documents.
（一）Factory Layout Diagram
（二）Last 12 months on time delivery statistical data
（三）Last 12 months final pre-shipment quality audit statistical data
（四）Recruitment
1) Guidelines for Recruitment
2) Job Description
（五）Employee Training
1) Factory Rules and Regulations for Employees
2) Training contents of skills required for Individual post
3) Records of Employee Training
（六）Quality System Policies and Operating Procedures
1） Factory Organization Chart
2） Roles and Responsibilities of Key persons in Quality Organization
3） Reporting channel for persons in Quality Department
4） Vendor selection procedures and quality assessment procedures
5） Vendor quality requirements and performance monitoring
6） Operating procedures for individual Quality control stations
7） Workmanship Acceptance/Rejection Criteria
8） Incoming material handling and non-conforming material return procedures
9） Nonconforming material handling procedures
10） Defect analysis records and countermeasures monitoring
11） Master schedule for internal quality system audit, reports of periodical internal quality system audit
12） Improvement plan against periodical internal quality system audit results and countermeasures monitoring
13）Equipment Calibration Plan
14） Equipment Calibration Records
15） Document control procedures (including product safety standards)
16） Vendors quality performance records
17） Machines preventive maintenance and repair procedures
18） Barcode scanners and barcode verification procedures
（七）Fire Safety Precaution Policies and Operating Procedures
We expect the factory maintain a safe working environment with regular review and monitor on:
- Sufficient fire fighting equipment are in place, e.g. fire extinguishers, water hydrants, emergency light and exit sign, evacuation diagram, etc. which meets PRC National Standard GBJ16-87 and GBJ140
- All fire fighting equipment are under good working conditions
- Sufficient emergency exits and unblocked passage
- Segregation and proper storage of flammable chemicals, e.g. paints, thinner, etc.