Supplier Quality Engineer II

Crown Equipment Corporation•New Bremen, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Crown Equipment Corporation, a global leader in lift truck manufacturing, is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer II. This role is crucial for managing the supplier onboarding process, ensuring suppliers meet stringent quality standards, and collaborating with internal teams and suppliers to resolve quality issues. The position involves participating in design reviews, utilizing Six Sigma tools, leading component qualifications, and developing quality plans to prevent non-conforming products. The engineer will also manage supplier performance, identify and mitigate risks within the New Product Development cycle, and work towards achieving zero-defect launches.

Requirements

Bachelor degree with at least five years of experience or related technical field experience.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to lead/facilitate cross-functional teams.
Ability to exercise good judgment repeatedly and consistently.
Good organizational skills.
Project management skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, including follow-up and task completion.
Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Ability to read and understand engineering prints and drawings.
Must be able to travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

ASQ or equivalent Certified Quality Engineer and/or Supplier Quality Professional certification preferred.
Knowledge of quality inspection tools and techniques are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage supplier onboarding process using onsite audit tools and other applicable QMS tools.
Participate in design reviews to understand functional requirements of purchased components and ensure supplier capability.
Utilize six sigma tools and resources to establish capability and reduce process variation.
Lead qualification of material, components, and processes to validate supplier's capability to meet engineering prints for conformity.
Generate a robust PFMEA and a Quality Plan to prevent or eliminate the potential of non-conforming product being produced by the supplier.
Effectively manage and utilize Tier’d qualification process.
Effectively communicate quality issues to the supplier and Crown’s internal cross-functional teams.
Work directly with the supplier on defect and non-conformance resolution through a formal supplier corrective action response.
Coordinate supplier sorting and onsite visits with Sourcing Specialist and Manufacturing teams.
Manage containment, supplier teardowns, sort activities, and product returns.
Manage the supplier non-conformance and warranty performance.
Present supplier performance data for management and cross-functional team review.
Proactively identify emerging or potential supplier risk and provide a successful risk mitigation plan within the New Product development cycle.
Effectively utilize project management tools to regularly communicate status and updates to the cross-functional and management team.
Work closely with Manufacturing Quality Engineers, Purchasing, and Engineering Department to develop and implement robust risk mitigation and permanent correction action plans to support zero defect launch.
Use statistical data tools when applicable to assist with problem solving and prevent reoccurrences of issues.