Supplier Quality Engineer

Aumovio•New Braunfels, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer will support Quality strategies to achieve targets aligned with Company goals and objectives. This role involves reviewing past performances, performing risk assessments, and identifying projects that will impact the achievement of SQM KPI's. The engineer will implement robust process controls for managing suppliers to prevent defects from entering the shop floor, thereby achieving profit targets. They will also use and support data systems to collect and evaluate supplier quality related key performance indicators (KPI's) and issue periodical quality performance reports, ensuring appropriate improvement actions are initiated. Continuous tracking of target setting and plan fulfillment in the context of the Supplier Quality Management System, performing process audits, and securing implementation and compliance to IATF and VDA standards are also key aspects of this role. Additionally, the engineer will maintain and expand business partnerships with customers, suppliers, and other interested parties, understand customer requirements, and ensure Continental Quality requirements are clearly understood and complied with by suppliers. Collaboration with Business Area/SQM Category/Central Function management during supplier escalation, working with SQM CI for successful handover of projects, and participating in workshops/trainings to understand new industry technologies are expected. The role also involves driving and coordinating with suppliers to analyze material issues and implement preventive actions, supporting the consolidation/coordination of supplier-related Non-conformance Cost (NCC) through SCB process or cost deduction through RMA, and executing consequent supplier management activities to track quality deviations. Driving root cause analysis, enforcing the definition and implementation of appropriate counter-measures at the supplier, using statistical tools to analyze data, driving scrap performance improvement, utilizing advanced problem-solving tools, supporting new product launches, and driving basic TPM, Kaizen, and Lean initiatives are also part of the responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree
Exposure to a high volume manufacturing environment
Travel as needed to support operations
Knowledge of IATF 16949 quality standards
Excellent problem-solving skills and experience with root cause analysis techniques
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and manufacturing-related software applications
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and lead cross-functional projects
Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail
Willingness to work in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment
Able to work outside of traditional work hours.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job posting.
Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
Ability to work on a manufacturing shopfloor environment
Must wear company-provided ESD safety-toed shoes, smock, and other PPE in required areas
Sitting or standing for 8+ hours, reaching, and using hands/fingers to operate a computer and other office equipment
Must be able to push, pull, reach, twist, turn, stoop for duration of 8+ hour shifts
Ability to lift or carry objects up to 40 lbs. unassisted
Ability to climb ladders
Ability to bend at waist and perform repetitive foot and hand action
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate any required computer keyboard, mouse, and other technical instruments.

Nice To Haves

BS Degree Engineering
2 yrs. of experience in manufacturing quality
Experience in Supplier Quality
VDA 6.3 Auditor experience

Responsibilities

Support Quality strategies to achieve the targets aligned with Company goals and objectives.
Review past performances, perform risk assessment versus company goals and objectives.
Support key focus areas, measurables, targets and identify projects that will impact the achievement of SQM KPI's.
Deploy agreed SQM Quality strategy to all interested parties.
Implement robust process controls in managing Suppliers to prevent defects from entering the shopfloor (scrap, NCC, blocked stocks) to achieve the profit target.
Use and support the data system to collect and evaluate supplier quality related key performance indicators (KPI's) and issue periodical quality performance reports and ensure that appropriate improvement actions are initiated.
Contribute to the supplier quality related report in the plant (KPI driven).
Continuous tracking of the target setting and plan fulfillment (monitoring, analysis control) in the context of Supplier Quality Management System.
Perform process audits (maintenance and nonconformance) for the plant as planned and scheduled.
Secure implementation and compliance to IATF and VDA standards.
Lessons learned & read across.
Maintain and expand the business partnership with customers, suppliers and other interested parties.
Understand customer requirements and deliver accordingly.
Ensures Continental Quality requirements are clearly understood by Supplier and complied during series production.
Collaborate with Business Area / SQM Category / Central Function management during Supplier escalation if necessary (i.e. Red Alert, Early Warning, CSL).
Works w/ SQM CI for successful handover of projects from New product introduction to Series Production.
Actively participate in Continental / supplier workshop / trainings to gain understanding of New industry technologies.
Supports supplier audit for New business/product/technology when necessary.
Drives and coordinates with Suppliers to analyze material issues and implement preventive actions to reduce / eliminate SCB / cost deductions.
Supports in the consolidation / coordination of the supplier related Non conformance Cost (NCC) thru SCB process or cost deduction thru RMA.
Execute the consequent supplier management activities to track any quality deviations (zero tolerance for defects).
Drive root cause analysis and enforce the definition and implementation of appropriate counter measures at the supplier to ensure that the parts and services meet the defined quality requirements.
Use of statistical tools to analyze data and identify root cause of defects.
Drives scrap performance improvement and management.
Utilizes advanced problem-solving tools and processes to reduce manufacturing defects.
Supports new product launches and model rolls.
Drives basic TPM, Kaizen and Lean initiatives in the manufacturing environment.