Supplier Quality Engineer - Global Supplier Quality
About The Position
The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for the major phases of Quality Management: quality planning and prevention, corrective action, and continual improvement. The role leads process and procedure definition and helps maintain a continuous flow of high-quality products to customers. It oversees product and material quality from new product introduction (NPI) through mass production, develops quality control plans, monitors and reports quality KPIs, and drives improvement with customers, Celestica, and suppliers. The role also maintains internal quality systems and standards, leads audits and follow-up actions, and ensures timely and accurate implementation of engineering and supplier process changes. The position is based in Portland, Oregon, in a normal office environment. This US ITAR facility role involves export-controlled goods; the company may need information from applicants upon acceptance of employment to determine whether export-control exemptions or licenses are required.
Requirements
- Four to six years of experience in a similar role or industry.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong knowledge of quality tools, ISO and IPC standards, and processes.
- Knowledge of software used to generate reports and capture and present data in an understandable format.
- Strong knowledge of products and manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of the business unit and how decisions affect customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery, and profitability.
- Knowledge of quality tools and methods such as FMEA, PMP, SPC, and 8D methodology.
- Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean Kaizen.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the team in independently handling quality excursions and taking effective, timely action.
- Oversee product and material quality from NPI through mass production.
- Develop quality control plans for the relevant material, process, or product area.
- Monitor and report quality KPIs for internal factory operations and external customers.
- Drive continuous improvement to benefit customers, Celestica, and suppliers.
- Develop and maintain internal quality systems, procedures, work instructions, and workmanship standards.
- Lead process, product, system, and supplier audits, and follow up on improvement actions, including industry-standard, compliance, and safety audits.
- Follow up on engineering changes (EC) and Supplier Process Change Notifications (SPCN) initiated internally or externally to ensure changes are implemented accurately and on time.
- Coach junior quality staff to improve their quality knowledge.
- Complete assignments from the supervisor and participate in quality strategy deployment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
