Supplier Quality Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, logistics or related field required
• Proven experience in manufacturing and in securing vendor contracts
• Proven leadership and business skills
• Good judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisions
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Provide the liaison function between the company and the supplier’s quality group.
• Request supplier involvement with potential quality concerns.
• Develop and maintain supplier corrective action tracking system.
• Develop and maintain PPAP tracking system.
• Document supplier quality processes.
• Responsible for all layout activities.
• Request supplier corrective action for all identified quality issues where supplier action is necessary; within 24 hours of occurrence.
• Verify the supplier understands basic expectations such as 24-hour response, containment, and financial responsibility for supplier related quality issues.
• Responsible for all suppliers charge back activity including labor and auxiliary expenses.
• Monitor and track to completion of overall supplier recovery charges. This will include working with accounting.
• Responsible for maintaining the return material cage.
• Lead and assist the Quality Technicians with review and approval of supplier PPAP package.
• Contact the supplier to request a PPAP submission.
• Attend, participate, and lead the quality portion of the Senior Executive Team process.
• Participate in the evaluation of potential supplier quality concerns with other departments.
• Lead internal supplier containment.
• Assist QE in external supplier containment.
• Provide direction and leadership to the supplier quality technicians.
• Provide the necessary supplier PPM data for KPI tracking and accompanying corrective action if required (trend, pareto, control charts, PSR).
• Keeps up to date on overall activities of the team, identifying problem areas and taking corrective action.
• Ensures manufacturing BOM is aligned with current revision level of parts required for chassis build.
• Performs all other duties and or meetings as assigned by the Quality Manager.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• HSA/FSA
• Wellness Plan
• 401(k) with match
• Disability
• Life Insurance
• Educational Reimbursement
• EAP
• Dependent Care