Supplier Quality Engineer
About The Position
The Supplier Quality Engineer will be responsible for reviewing supplier submission packages, ensuring compliance with requirements, and coordinating activities with suppliers, cross-functional teams, and customers. This role involves leading supplier meetings, guiding suppliers on quality strategies, coordinating audits, and supporting engineering changes. The engineer will also define customer quality requirements with suppliers, participate in APQP activities, and provide technical problem-solving for defects. Key responsibilities include managing incoming inspection, coordinating sorting, and handling supplier corrective actions.
Requirements
- Prior proven Quality Engineer experience, 3+ years in automotive desired
- High level of analytical ability with emphasis on problem solving and root cause analysis
- Highly motivated to attain work objectives and self-starter
- Excellent organization and planning skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of basic manufacturing and assembly processes
- Knowledge of basic Quality tools: PPAP, Control plans, PFMEA’s, PFD’s, Gage R& Rs, Run at Rate, Operator instructions and IMDS
- Knowledge of GM Quality requirements
- Ability to learn and navigate through Plex and Covisint
- Must be able to travel when required
Nice To Haves
- 5+ years’ industrial/manufacturing experience
- Knowledge of statistical process control procedures
- Knowledge of AIAG, IATF and APQP
- Formal problem-solving experience: Shainin, Six Sigma, etc
- Knowledge of vehicle interior parts, assemblies and related part constructions and/or designs
Responsibilities
- Review supplier submission packages 19-point PPAP, ensuring requirement compliance and accuracy
- Coordinate activities for PPAP approval with supplier, Inteva cross-functional teams and customers
- Coordinate quality and capability assessments when required with suppliers, including reporting, follow-up and closure of audit findings and non-conformances
- Lead cross-functional supplier meetings/reviews as needed to ensure Inteva and customer requirements are met
- Guide suppliers when necessary to develop quality strategies to improve quality system implementation, utilizing continuous improvement and problem-solving techniques
- Coordinate supplier process audits, run at rate verifications, control plan audits and PFMEA reviews, special processes evaluations when required
- Support and coordinate engineering changes related to suppliers with the Auburn Hills plant
- Define/determine customer quality requirements with suppliers
- Participate with the PDT/Launch team on APQP activities for suppliers
- Interface with team members, customers and suppliers on a regular basis
- Provide technical problem-solving, root cause analysis, and develop/issue corrective action (Problem Cases) for defects
- Coordinate product dimension verification/analysis and provide dimensional information when required from the supplier
- Manage incoming inspection of supplier parts as required
- Coordinate Quality sorting, supplier RMA and supplier 8D/corrective actions as necessary
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
