Supplier Quality Analyst 3

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Pascagoula, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Analyst plans, organizes, directs, and reports on supplier quality activities involving raw and packaging materials, GMP service providers, contract manufacturers, and laboratories to ensure requirements in contracts and purchase orders are fulfilled. The role translates engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements, verifies suppliers’ compliance with customer-imposed technical requirements, and ensures suppliers maintain quality systems. The position conducts programs to improve supplier performance, productivity, and process validation; prepares and reviews procurement quality assurance procedures; analyzes corrective action reports and purchase orders to reduce defects; and monitors quality control systems at supplier and subcontractor facilities. The role may administer certified supplier or receiving inspection programs, audit third-party manufacturers, support due diligence and vendor selection, and investigate quality deviations. The position requires general knowledge of industry practices and standards in electrical, machinery, structural, and HVAC equipment, as well as quality inspection. The analyst handles fairly complex assignments, plans and schedules their own work under general supervision, and frequently works with internal teams and external suppliers. The role represents the organization on specific projects.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required for this position.
One of the following education and experience combinations: high school diploma and 10 years of experience; associate degree and 8 years; bachelor's degree and 6 years; master's degree and 4 years; or Ph.D. and 1 year.
General knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards in electrical, machinery, structural, and HVAC equipment and quality inspection.
Ability to perform fairly complex tasks, determine assignment objectives, plan and schedule work, and operate under very general supervision.
Frequent interaction with internal company contacts and external supplier manufacturing contacts.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office products.
Experience working with cross-functional teams.
Experience interfacing with internal and external customers.
Ability to inspect confined spaces and perform stooping, crawling, bending, and climbing ladders and stairs when required.
Ability to read blueprints.
Journeyman experience in electrical, machinery, or hull work in a shipyard or marine setting.
Technical skills, experience, and inspection background in shipboard electrical and electronics, and/or completion of a marine/commercial electrical apprenticeship with additional technical skills and experience in HVAC equipment systems installation and operation, machinery, structural work, and piping.
Preferred quality experience in inspections and audits.
Proven leadership, communication, and relationship skills, including the ability to work effectively with Ingalls, customer, and supplier representatives at all levels.
Experience in a marine setting and environment.
Outside certification in a shipyard or marine discipline.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, direct, and report on supplier quality activities for materials, service providers, contract manufacturers, and laboratories.
Ensure supplier fulfillment of contract and purchase order requirements.
Translate engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements and verify suppliers’ adherence to customer quality requirements and maintenance of quality systems.
Conduct programs to improve supplier performance, productivity, and process validation.
Prepare, maintain, and review procurement quality assurance procedures for compliance with customer and government requirements.
Review and analyze corrective action reports and purchase orders to reduce and eliminate defects.
Monitor quality control activities and systems at supplier and subcontractor facilities and maintain feedback loops.
Administer certified supplier or related receiving inspection programs, as applicable.
Audit third-party manufacturers and support due diligence and vendor selection, as applicable.
Investigate quality deviations, as applicable.
Plan and schedule work activities and represent the organization on specific projects.