Supplier Quality Assurance Specialist

Textron•Fort Worth, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Bell is hiring a Supplier Quality Assurance Specialist for its Supplier Quality Assurance Team. The position is onsite at Bell’s Fort Worth, Texas headquarters and requires travel up to 50% as needed, mostly domestic with a possible small amount of international travel. The team ensures the supply chain meets Bell’s Supplier Quality requirements. Under the direction of a Supplier Quality Manager or senior peer as needed, the specialist provides leadership and coordination for supplier quality initiatives that support current and future departmental requirements, and coordinates Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activities involving nonconforming product. The specialist collaborates with subject matter experts, supply chain management experts, customers, and suppliers to resolve supplier quality and safety issues using engineering logic, facts, and data. The role manages supplier quality improvement projects with minimal oversight, conducts supplier oversight activities—including audits, source inspections, and First Article Inspections—and supports corrective action board meetings. The position also includes sharing expertise with colleagues and continuing to develop knowledge of manufacturing technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 3 years of Supplier Quality Assurance experience.
Strong technical background in inspection methods, process control, improvement techniques, metrology/calibration for audits, and measurement system analysis.
Familiarity with industry Supplier Quality Systems and records, including retention and backup requirements.
Solid knowledge and experience working with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
Ability to travel up to 50% to support supplier quality activities; travel is mostly domestic but may include a small amount of international travel.
Disciplined project execution skills across initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing, with deliverables reviewed for technical soundness.
Advanced root-cause problem-solving abilities and ability to apply engineering design and analysis to evaluate discrepancies and anomalies.
Solid business and supply chain knowledge, including current policies, practices, trends, and marketplace dynamics, and ability to recommend future policies and improvements.
Intermediate knowledge of manufacturing technologies.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Outlook) and efficient use of enterprise systems of record (SAP, ENOVIA, CAMS).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, or a related field preferred.
Experience with CAD and engineering tools such as CATIA V5/V6, MATLAB, ANSYS, SAP, and ENOVIA.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with SMEs, SCMEs, customers, and suppliers to resolve technical issues related to supplier quality and safety, using engineering logic, facts, and data from suppliers and internal production facilities to drive improvement.
Manage and execute supplier quality improvement projects with minimal oversight; compile supporting analysis and communicate findings and recommendations to key stakeholders.
Perform supplier oversight activities, including audits of classified and major suppliers, processors, and service providers; source inspections of product; and First Article Inspections with validation and verification of engineering characteristics and requirements.
Drive supplier Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities and provide data and input for CAB I and CAB II (Corrective Action Board) meetings.
Cross-train and share expertise with team members.
Develop knowledge through research, training, education, and collaboration with SMEs to deepen understanding of manufacturing technologies.