Supplier Quality Engineer-2nd Shift

Honda Dev. and Mfg. of Am.,LLC•Lincoln, AL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer supports investigation, analysis, and reporting of quality issues, including blueprint review, part measurement, and use of CATIA/3D tools. The role supports supplier management and resolution of nonconforming production parts, verifies compliance with triggering points, develops problem summaries, and helps minimize production impact, downtime, and repair costs. The engineer also supports large repair projects, sorting activities, new-model work, and department and division quality-improvement activities. Sorting work must address safety and environmental hazards in accordance with operating standards. The role ensures supplier parts meet drawings and specifications, evaluates quality and manufacturing documentation, supports approval of part and process changes, and contributes to in-depth production-process analysis. It also supports problem-solving, supplier root-cause analysis, countermeasure development and implementation, quality reporting, data analysis, supplier improvement, sorting operations, and communication with suppliers and other departments. The position is on-site in a plant and includes walking sorting activities and limited travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
Average experience requirement of 0–6 years, depending on education.
Knowledge of measurement systems.
Proficiency with CATIA/3D or CAD.
Quality assurance experience.
Proficiency in MS Office.
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
Ability to balance workload and set priorities.
Ability to present to varying audiences.
Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Investigate, analyze, and report quality issues using blueprint reading, part measurement, and CATIA/3D tools.
Support supplier contacts and confirm operating standards for nonconforming production parts.
Help ensure supplier parts meet drawings and specifications and meet part-compliance requirements.
Evaluate part FMEAs, Process Quality Control Tables (PQCTs), Operations Standards, and Manufacturing Quality Standards (MQS).
Support approval of design and non-design part or process changes in collaboration with SA and PS Departments.
Remove parts from CBU for investigation when necessary.
Support in-depth analysis of production processes and complete problem-solving analysis for mass-production quality issues.
Support supplier root-cause analysis, countermeasure development and implementation, and investigations.
Support NARS report correlation to help ensure report and cost accuracy.
Review prior-shift reports and help set direction for closing gaps in containment or technical analysis.
Analyze data, prioritize high-impact issues, and support supplier characteristic improvement activities.
Work with sorting contractors and suppliers to provide direction on quality issues.
Direct sort teams and monitor projects against target milestones.
Support development and confirmation of sorting operation standards and confirm sorting effectiveness daily.
Manage and support supplier and cross-department communication about countermeasures.
Support large repair projects and activities that reduce costs, downtime, and units requiring repair.
Ensure sorting activities address safety and environmental hazards in operating standards.
Support new-model activities and department and division quality-improvement activities.
Build technical, Honda Way, and department knowledge and generate interest in new ideas within the team.