Contracts Technical Specialist (CONTR005828)

RBC•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

The Contract Technical Specialist will be responsible for performing detailed contract reviews of customer quotations and orders and will ensure compliance with the assistance of functional departments. The Contract Technical Specialist shall be very familiar with customer requirements and will continuously work to drive improvements by development of checklists and compliance matrices

Requirements

Education – a two-year college degree in a technical related field or equivalent engineering or quality assurance job experience in a manufacturing environment
Must be able to read and interpret customer specifications, quality requirements, and customer/Sargent engineering drawing notes
The candidate should have general cross-functional knowledge of manufacturing fabrication processes, quality requirements, and engineering drawings
Demonstrated strong attention to detail is a must for this position
Working knowledge of ERP systems
High level of MS Office proficiency
Must be a U.S. Citizen

Nice To Haves

Experience with aerospace contracts highly valued
Experience with cross-functional, group work environments
Experienced as customer delegated inspector
Experience with DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement)
A working knowledge of applicable QMS standards, including ISO9001, and AS9100
Technical Writing

Responsibilities

Ensure safety is the foundation of daily work through vigilance and accountability
Ability to read and interpret customer specifications, quality requirements, and customer/Sargent engineering drawing notes
Ensure adherence to contract review timelines
Maintain cross-functional communication with all departments and management
Creating customer checklists and compliance matrices that will enable effective and efficient contract reviews
Perform detailed contract reviews for new customer orders and summarize pertinent special items that need to be identified and adhered to within each customer order such as: Use of approved sources for raw material or outside processes Defining quality inspections and tests that must be performed on material or fabricated product Unique part marking requirements/methods Certifications required on material or finished product Specialized requirements or testing that needs to be performed Special packaging requirements Special source inspections that must be conducted prior to shipment
The output from the Contract Technical Specialist will be sent to Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality so contract review items are adhered to on purchase orders, manufacturing work orders, and quality inspections
The Contract Technical Specialist will also notify Product Management/Customer Support if there are new items on the contract that are discovered that would affect Sargent’s cost to manufacture the product so that Product Management/Customer Support can address this with customers before the product is produced
Enter cross-referencing information in ERP applications for manufacturing, customer service planning, quality, and outside sales
Write reports, update, and work with desktop instructions and company work instructions
Perform job functions in accordance with set policies and procedures to ensure preservation of the company policy