Supplier Quality Engineer
Home Based
Job Description
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Non-Conformance Process Support and Management
Liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing and Procurement for material issues
Supplier Audits and Action Verification
Supplier Continuous Improvement
Assist in First Article/First Piece Inspection and Physical Configuration Audits at either the company sites or the Suppliers’ sites
Coach Suppliers on PFMEA and Control Plan activity.
Coordinate all efforts for Non-conforming material, getting inputs from design, manufacturing and supply chain management.
Review data obtained through the incoming receiving department, and address issues or make adjustments within the inspection system accordingly for their commodity area.
Support the ISO 9001:2015 approved Supplier Quality system and support audits as required.
Provide support for any customer visits and/or DCMA visits related to parts.
Investigate and address customer complaints regarding part quality.
Evaluate new suppliers and ensure that due diligence is given to identifying and managing the associated risks
Assist the Supplier Quality Manager with the approval process when suppliers are added, their scope of approvals are updated, or there are changes in the location of manufacture, process, critical equipment, ownership, etc. With Supply Chain Management actively approved and disapprove suppliers as required.
All staff is required to take reasonable care for their own health and safety by adhering to established safety policies and procedures, to not wilfully place at risk the health or safety of any individual and to wear personal protective equipment as specified in work instructions.
Other:
Must be willing to travel 2-3 days per week to suppliers UK wide, including overnight stay if necessary (rarely required)
Must have excellent understanding in root cause analysis and the ability to lead teams in the use of the data.
Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), ERP systems, Minitab and other Quality assurance tools.
Must be proficient using GD&T and basic metrology equipment (caliper, micrometer, etc.).
Experience with electronic components, PCBAs, and/or batteries is preferred.
Knowledge of metals and metal forming processes and metal treatment processes