Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer
On-siteBrookfield, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary
Plan, coordinate, and conduct supplier audits to ensure process and quality controls are in place during assessment visits or ongoing management reviews. Lead on-site process assessments and development efforts to ensure compliance with product requirements and process documentation. Drive resolution of quality issues by collecting data, performing root cause analysis, and implementing corrective and preventative actions through systems like 8Ds and Six Sigma. Compile and report on supplier performance metrics, participate in scorecard reviews, and coach suppliers on best practices in manufacturing techniques. Travel up to 50% domestically and internationally to support these activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in either Quality, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
- five (5) to eight (8) years of related work experience in a Supplier Quality role
- Experience in Supplier Management through the process of supplier selection, supplier auditing, supplier evaluations, supplier scorecards, supplier development, supplier improvement, and working through supplier exiting Strategies, when necessary
- Ability to work in a cross functional team and matrix management environment, while remaining agile within complex priority decision-making
- Demonstrated technical aptitude with strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interpret process risks and gaps with extended supply chain and sub-tier suppliers and recommend best practices for improvement
- Demonstrated ability to indirectly lead a group and/or team and provide guidance and influence other employees
- Proven track record of demonstrating communication & leadership when managing complex, integrated projects
- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and ability to apply Lean tools such as Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Change-Over Reduction, and identify waste
- Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems to create, track, and document non-conformance records (NCMR), Supplier Corrective Actions (SCAR), and root cause analysis (8D)
- Working knowledge of metal forming & joining (welding, stamping, etc), machining/grinding process controls, extrusion & sintering processes (carbide, etc), as well as inspection methods and complex problem-solving techniques
- Working knowledge with 1) lead auditing, 2) gauging methods, procedures and software and 3) Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- Travel required up to 50% (20-30% expected) domestically and internationally, sometimes on short notice
Desired Qualifications
- Professional society / organizational certification (CQE, CQA)
- Experience with ISO-9001, TS16949, or VDA 6.3 process auditing
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification
- Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
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