Supplier Quality And Development Engineer

Your tasks

Supplier quality and development engineer responsibilities include:

• Design and maintain standards expertise, policies, procedures, and manuals for supplier quality on the determination of new supply sources, supplier quality relations, standardization of measurements, and acceptable criteria of materials. Compile supplier performance KPI metrics and participate in supplier scorecard development.
• Ensure suppliers meet requirements and develop suppliers to meet these requirements as needed.
• Support the sourcing team in the selection and quality of potential suppliers and support new product development (NPD) projects.
• Interface with personnel from multiple plants to resolve chronic or major supplier issues and verify that suppliers understand process and product requirements.
• Implement and maintain quality improvement and auditing systems with suppliers focusing on process controls, quality control, quality management, and quality systems.
• Review engineering specifications and drawings to determine suppliers’ abilities to meet parameters and review new and modified product designs from a material standpoint, advising modifications when necessary.
• Review and approve suppliers’ PPAPs; review and audit the deliverables including control plans, capability studies, part layouts, gage R&R, PFMEA, and support or lead project management efforts regarding supplier changes.
• Involve suppliers, internal resources, and plant personnel to drive containment and closed-loop closure to significant quality issues. Ensure that supplier quality issues are resolved using appropriate problem-solving methodologies such as root cause analysis, 8D, and decision matrices.
• Assist multiple plants on third-party audits regarding supplier qualifications and performance.
• Assist purchasing and customer service to expedite product from suppliers in urgent situations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS degree in engineering related field.
• Five or more years demonstrated quality systems knowledge and experience.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing.
• Capable of summarizing test data and reporting for external customers.
• Proficient with problem-solving tools such as KT and 8D.
• Familiarity with advanced quality planning including AIAG advanced quality planning and control plan, FMEAs, PPAPs, MSA, and statistical process control (SPC) standards.
• Experience using Minitab or other statistical tools.
• Strong self-motivation and communication skills.
• Strong commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Ability to think outside the box and suggest or implement continuous improvement ideas.
• Strong analytical thinking.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to interface with foreign personnel.
• Ability to perform successfully in a matrix organization and lead complex efforts on behalf of quality leadership across functions.

Licenses / Certificates

• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt or Certified Quality Engineer.

Technology / Equipment

• Previous experience as an auditor for ISO 9001, TS 16949, or VDA quality systems is required.

What we offer

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage for positions of 30+ hours per week.
• Health savings account with annual employer contributions.
• Company-provided insurance including life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and short-term insurance.
• Voluntary insurance options for additional coverage including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, and long-term insurance for yourself, your spouse, and your children.
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions, fully vested from day one.
• Educational support including tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Lifestyle reimbursement with a $150 Amazon gift card upon completion of your annual physical.
• Wellness program featuring health coaching, monthly webinars, quarterly challenges, and gift card incentives for participation and earning points.
• Safe work environment that is clean and secure.
• Generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays, a holiday shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s, and paid vacation available from day one.
• Paid parental leave to support your family.