Engineer, Supplier Development Quality
About The Position
The Supplier Development Quality Engineer supports supplier selection and evaluation, material qualification, supplier performance, and receiving inspection. The role drives supplier quality performance, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation across the supply base, partnering across functions to ensure supplier capabilities meet product, regulatory, and business requirements. It is a technical contributor who leads supplier quality activities and influences outcomes without direct authority. The position contributes to the development, establishment, and maintenance of supplier quality engineering methodologies, systems, and practices that meet SJM and regulatory requirements. The role is onsite in Scarborough, Maine, and is restricted to local candidates or candidates willing to relocate; C2C candidates are not accepted.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2–4 years of experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or a related area.
- Local candidate or willingness to relocate to Scarborough, Maine.
- C2C candidates are not accepted.
Responsibilities
- Support supplier onboarding, including validation and readiness activities.
- Contribute to supplier improvement plans to address performance gaps.
- Collaborate with suppliers to improve process capability and product quality.
- Track supplier quality metrics, including PPM, defect rates, yield, and escapes, and perform trend analysis.
- Monitor supplier performance and identify risks and systemic issues.
- Support supplier reviews and follow up on improvement actions.
- Investigate supplier-related defects, incoming issues, and field failures.
- Own supplier nonconformance management, including containment, resolution, and closure of supplier-related issues.
- Support root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Drive and own supplier corrective actions, ensuring timely and effective implementation and verification of effectiveness.
- Communicate supplier quality issues and track resolution progress.
- Support development and maintenance of inspection procedures and acceptance criteria.
- Assist in optimizing incoming inspection strategies based on risk.
- Provide guidance to inspection teams as needed.
- Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality teams.
- Provide input to supplier-related quality decisions and participate in cross-functional problem-solving efforts.
- Analyze data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Own supplier change management processes, including review, risk assessment, approval, and implementation of supplier-initiated changes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
