Supplier Quality Engineer - Metallic Commodity
$87,000–$133,000 year
HybridOak Brook, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Develop and implement a progressive supplier quality strategy to enhance overall performance and drive continuous improvement for your supply base. Lead cross-functional initiatives promoting supplier development, process excellence, and zero-defect culture while cultivating long-term partnerships through coaching and collaboration. Manage supplier qualification processes, including potential supplier audits and business case evaluations, ensuring adherence to APQP and PPAP standards. Enforce corrective and preventive actions using 8D, FMEA, and control plans to resolve issues efficiently, manage SQP metrics, and lead resolution of top warranty issues. This role supports CNH Industrial's mission to advance agriculture and construction through sustainable innovation, with a hybrid schedule of three days in-office and two days remote.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or related field)
- Associate degree with 10+ years of relevant manufacturing and supplier quality experience in metallic components
- Minimum of six (6) years of manufacturing, quality, or supplier quality engineering experience supporting metallic components
- At least three (3) years focused on supplier quality engineering, quality engineering, or quality management
- Hands-on experience with inspection methods (hard gaging and CMM)
- Experience with machining processes (manual and CNC turning, milling, grinding, broaching/key seating, and hobbing)
- Strong understanding of GD&T
- Experience with welding and/or CWI certification
- Knowledge of special processes including heat treat, zinc, electroless nickel plating, chrome plating, manganese phosphate, and powder, e-coat, or liquid paint processes
- Understanding and experience working with Advanced Quality Planning tools (design reviews, FMEAs, Contractual Control Plans, Inspection and Test plans, Gage R&R Studies, Capability Studies, SPC, 7-step or 8D corrective action process)
- Ability to travel up to 40% to 50% of the time within North America
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree
- Experience with precision-machined metallic components and their associated manufacturing and special processes
- Experience within the off-highway vehicle sector
- 3 years of experience managing a supply base or Project Management
- Professional certification CQE, CQA, CQMgr, CMfgE, etc. and/or Six Sigma
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Excellent computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, statistical software, etc.
- Ability to work with personnel at all levels of the suppliers' organization
- Ability to conduct meetings with and make presentations to platform leadership, industrial leadership, and senior management
- Self-driven, strong ownership of assigned jobs and passion to achieve high level of work
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