Supplier Quality Engineer

Supplier Quality Engineer

Requirements

• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers
• Strong knowledge of Problem-Solving capabilities (prefer the capability to complete 8D format)
• Strong knowledge of GD&T and core tools
• Knowledge or certified internal auditor based on AS9100

Responsibilities

• Lead key supplier strategic activities and interface with Sourcing on forward looking roadmaps, including development of new suppliers and/or technologies, local activities, qualification, productivity pipeline cost reduction, components qualification, and supplier capacity verification
• Initiate supplier-related problem solving to address performance issues as necessary
• Drive containment activities
• Communicate with relevant internal/external contacts and ensure timely closure and effectiveness
• Notify suppliers quality issues, drive supplier report, verify and assure suppliers’ effective containment action, root cause analysis, and corrective actions/preventive actions
• Provide active support during reviews and supplier selection process
• Review and critique on supplier processes/product
• Perform on-site process audit at supplier to verify; suppliers’ permanent corrective actions, evaluate suppliers’ quality system, verify capacity, process capability and risk assessments
• Handles Supplier Quality items in internal audits, customer audits and site audits
• Develops and communicates the supplier on their quality performance
• Defines actions in case a supplier is not meeting the quality expectation and targets
• Ensure best practice is adopted within the supply chain
• Support management by reviewing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), while checking work and tracking progress
• Communication and alignment across regions

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years years in Supplier Quality or Manufacturing Process Engineering with experience in Machining (preferred), Stamping and/or Plating process