Supplier Quality Engineer

SLB•Shreveport, LA

About The Position

SLB New Energy & Industrial (NEI) is seeking a motivated Supplier Quality Engineer to support its Data Center infrastructure solutions business. This role is responsible for day-to-day quality assurance activities, including supplier assessments, monitoring, development, and surveillance. The goal is to drive continual improvement throughout the Data Centers supply chain by addressing supplier quality issues and proactively assessing and mitigating risks. The engineer will ensure that supplier root cause investigations and corrective actions are captured and minimize the risk of reoccurrence. This includes auditing and assessing supplier systems and processes against Data Centers requirements and Industry Standards, supporting pre-production meetings, performing new supplier assessments, and providing training and support to suppliers on Data Centers' expectations. The role also involves supporting the procurement team with supplier action plans and maintaining necessary records and metrics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience working in a manufacturing or relatable industry
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
Comfortable leading meetings and communicating across teams.
Clear and effective communicator, able to convey complex concepts in both individual and group settings.
Fluent in English, with advanced written and verbal communication skills.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

2-5 years of experience
Familiarity with construction materials and methods for the fabrication of structural steel and pressure containing equipment
Experience with MRP systems
Experience with SAP
Experience with Microsoft Office Applications
Experience in special processes related to manufacturing (Welding, NDE, Heat Treatment, & Coating)
Experience in Metrology/Calibration and the use of measurement tools
Proven experience in Quality improvement techniques (i.e. Six Sigma, Lead Auditor)

Responsibilities

Provide supplier assessments, monitoring, development, and surveillance activities.
Ensure all supplier root cause investigations and corrective actions following a formally identified issue (via NCR or CPAR) are captured and risk of reoccurrence is minimized.
Audit and assess supplier’s systems and processes against Data centers requirements and Industry Standards.
Support in pre-production meetings as necessary, as a specific risk mitigation activity with suppliers where indicated by supplier performance, Inspection/Test Plan or other input.
Perform new supplier assessments as required to support procurement objectives, in line with established procedures.
Deliver training and support to suppliers to enable them to meet Data Centers supplier expectations as needed (i.e. BOM, problem solving, 6S, etc.).
Provide support to procurement team in relation to supplier action plans resulting from NCRs.
Maintain all necessary records and metrics associated with the above.
Perform other related duties as required and assigned.