Supplier Quality Engineer

Yanfeng•Chattanooga, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Yanfeng is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure that their area of responsibility adheres to IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and International Operating System (YF IOS) requirements. This role involves initiating and leading Management Quality Review (MQR) processes for problematic suppliers, developing and maintaining systems to verify incoming product conformance, and managing incoming inspection and containment activities. The position also includes managing the nonconforming area, documenting and managing supplier issues in the company’s system (IQS, QMS), and ensuring suppliers complete yearly validation requirements. The role requires continuous work with suppliers to improve performance using problem-solving techniques and statistical methods, assuring corrective and preventive action plans are effective, and interacting with various internal departments and external suppliers to enhance the quality of supplied components. Responsibilities also include managing supplier change requests, reviewing and processing supplier PPAP submissions, and executing visits to supplier sites to assess their processes. The role also involves communicating plant performance goals and performing other duties as assigned. Common requirements for all employees include understanding and meeting IOS, EHS, Product Safety, Compliance, and Information Security requirements, complying with company policies, and the ability to work additional hours as needed.

Requirements

3-5 Minimum Years of Experience in quality engineering, supplier quality or manufacturing engineering.
1-3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry
Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function related IOS requirements.
Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function related EHS requirements.
Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Nice To Haves

Familiar with Engineering prints.
Experience with basic metrology tools, callipers, micrometres, etc.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
TS-16949 knowledge.
Basic supervisor skills and experience.
Six Sigma Green Belt.

Responsibilities

Ensure that area of responsibility follows IATF 16949, VDA 6.3 as applicable and International Operating System (YF IOS) requirements.
Initiate and lead appropriate Management Quality Review (MQR) processes for problematic suppliers.
Develop, organize, and maintain systems used to verify incoming product conformance to accepted quality standards.
Manage incoming inspection and containment activities as required.
Manage the nonconforming area to ensure quarantined material related to external supplied components is transacted appropriately and in a timely manner.
Document and manage supplier issues (e.g., SMRR, SCB, Supplier Containment Notification, etc.) in the company’s system (IQS, QMS) in a timely manner.
Ensure YF Suppliers are completing yearly validation requirements and storing information in the YFAI system.
Continually work with suppliers to improvement performance by applying problem solving techniques (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, KT etc.) and statistical methods.
Assure corrective and preventive action plans are developed, executed and effective at assigned suppliers, if required an on-site supplier visit.
Interact routinely with production personnel, Plant Quality Engineers, Plant Process Engineers, Purchasing, Engineering and Suppliers to improve quality of supplied components.
Communicate and manage supplier’s change requests (SCR) with the plant quality and processing teams or PPAP Coordinator.
Request, review and process supplier PPAP submissions for all supplier relevant Engineering and process changes, if applicable.
Execute visits to supplier sites to assess, review and verify supplier processes to YFAI requirements, if applicable.
Communicate plant performance goals with YFAI direct reports.
Other duties as assigned.