Supplier Quality Engineer II

Sig Sauer Inc.•Jacksonville, AR

37d

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer II will ensure the overall quality of supplied manufactured products. They will investigate and disposition nonconforming product and work to prevent its reoccurrence at the source by way of SCAR's, implementing control plans, and utilizing R&R and biased gaging methods. They will also support production needs in a timely manner by organizing required scrap, sorts, and rework for supplied nonconforming material as necessary. Working in a team environment, the Supplier Quality Engineer II will collaborate with cross functional teams including Design Engineers, Manufacturing, internal Quality, Project Management, Production Planning, Incoming Inspection, Purchasing as well as outside manufacturing and OSP suppliers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering sciences, and 3-6 years of experience in a Manufacturing or Quality Engineering role.
High level of mechanical technical expertise required. Must be proficient with inspection equipment such as calipers micrometers, dial indicators, microhites, and hardness tester.
Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications. Must have experience with CAD software.
Possess experience in evaluating and troubleshooting all steps from receiving inspection of raw material to final inspection of completed parts of the manufacturing processes at suppliers, and assist in implementing permanent corrective actions to the supplier's manufacturing process.
Must be able to clearly, concisely, and accurately convey ideas and information to suppliers and internal customers, both verbally and in written form. Must know their audience to be able to communicate effectively.
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Completes tasks as assigned in a timely manner. Requires little supervision to identify additional tasking. Able to organize and prioritize tasks with minimal assistance.
Able to make decisions with minimal guidance on corrective actions for supplier quality problems that arise. Communicate effectively to leadership verbally and in written format regarding problems and corrective action. Analysis of supplier quality failures, particularly related to prevention of receipt & advancement of non-compliant material.

Responsibilities

Review and disposition non-compliant material of increased complexity utilizing provided and self-verified inspection data, and use quality methods such as statistics, or pareto to assess causes and priorities. Accurately & independently assess issue culpability.
Accurately determine correct gaging methods to aid incoming inspection and when verifying inspection data. Collect data for Gage R&R and bias. Design and source custom gages for specific applications.
Experienced in MRP, PPAP, and Microsoft programs including Access. Extensive knowledge of the supplier quality management systems and Vendor Evaluation systems.
Highly proficient in print reading and able to interpret dimensional tolerances and apply them to components of enhanced complexity. Identify external specification referenced in technical documentation and apply to the inspection process.
Understanding and working fluency of GD&T symbology assigned per ASME Y14.5. Review design drawings for completeness and correctness.
Independently generate documentation required to maintain and support ISO compliance. Serve as a contributing member of ISO audit teams. Enhanced understanding of the ISO process.
Proficient in ATF Compliance and recognizing when input from the compliance team is needed to resolve/clarify compliance related issues.
Independently identify areas of need for SCARs to generate and drive to completion SCARs, and execute to meet business needs.
Engage in continuous improvement projects and tasks.
Participate in 5s workplace organizational activities and maintain work area in accordance with 5s standard.
Must follow all required safety and ISO procedures.
Miscellaneous duties as assigned.