Supplier Quality Engineer

Air Methods•Englewood, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for maintaining the highest level of quality within the organization and its supply base. The SQE will implement and maintain a comprehensive supplier qualification and scorecard system to ensure materials comply with specifications and regulations. In addition, the SQE will provide valuable feedback to the Procurement/Sourcing organization about which suppliers to grow, maintain, re-qualify, or exit.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) from four-year college or university; and three to six years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent of education and experience.
3+ years Quality and/or Sourcing experience
3+ years in Aerospace/Aviation experience preferred
Quality Management System experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical, data mining, and report development skills
Organization, detail oriented, ability to prioritize and multi-task, and meet deadlines
Root Cause Analysis, Corrective & Preventative Action creation & execution
Advanced with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Regular scheduled attendance
Subject to applicable laws and Air Method’s policies, regular attendance is an essential function of the position. All employees must follow Air Methods’ employment practices and policies.

Nice To Haves

3+ years in Aerospace/Aviation experience
Lean and/or Six Sigma preferred
Root Cause Analysis training
Change Management preferred

Responsibilities

Own the supplier NCR (nonconformance report) and SCRR (supplier concern resolution request) process from creation to disposition to root cause analysis, corrective, and preventative action.
Develop and manage reporting system for NCR/SCRR tracking, as well as cost of quality metrics for the Procurement/Sourcing organization (rework, scrap, vendor bill back, etc.).
Maintain AVL (approved vendor list) for Purchasing group to ensure that vendors are qualified, capable, and formally approved to be a high-quality source for United Rotorcraft.
Create and maintain SOP’s for Procurement/Sourcing to ensure compliance to Organization’s quality policy and procedures.
Working closely with Quality Assurance, perform supplier qualification tasks as part of adding suppliers to AVL and/or exiting suppliers from list.
Develop and manage supplier scorecard process for supplier performance reporting.
Other duties as assigned.