Supplier Quality Engineer

Stellantis•Dundee, MI

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer will strive to meet plant metrics by driving supplier defects back to the supplier, ensuring they correctly root cause the issue and provide permanent corrective actions. This role includes a proactive aspect, interacting with corporate SQ, and working alongside Resident Engineering and the plant quality and manufacturing teams to achieve plant metrics such as First Time Complete (FTC), First Time Quality (FTQ), and throughput. The engineer will drive team success by clarifying expectations, minimizing political hurdles, demonstrating commitment to results, championing achievements, and exhibiting a willingness to innovate and translate ideas into action. Strong interpersonal and effective communication skills are essential for supporting meetings at all company levels, including senior leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited university
5+ years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree of higher in science or business
Knowledge of World Class Manufacturing (WCM)
Experience in the design, testing, manufacture or assembly of powertrains and its related components
Process Sign-Off
Dimensional Layout / GD&T
Greenbelt / Blackbelt certification
Bilingual Verbal and written capability for English and Spanish
Experience in castings, forgings, stampings, machining, or assembly operations
Knowledge of PPAP, FMEAs, control plans, capability studies

Responsibilities

Verify out of spec condition reported from plant floor
Generate report of out of spec condition and contact vendor
Work with production floor and finance to gather related costs associated with supplier non-conformances (NCT or SCAP)
Lead or support containment of supplier pass-thru defects to vehicle assembly plants
Lead and manage communication with supplier for part returns, investigations and their reporting
Write and manage potential non-conforming tickets, 3CPRs and GIMs
Daily management of supplier table for part dispositions
Communication with production floor for notification of material defects and clean points
Follow up and verification of supplier counter measures in accordance with WCM philosophy
Develop S&P matrix (for assigned suppliers)
Prioritize proactive engagement with corporate supplier quality and suppliers for process improvements in accordance with S&P matrix
Coach, review and approve proactive 8 Stage projects with supplier and corporate supplier quality
Complete QA Matrix and kaizen projects to meet plant metrics
Pursue supplier visits to represent the plant interest, and work towards guaranteeing quality parts