Supplier Quality Engineer

Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Caterpillar is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer in Athens, GA. In this role, you will have the primary purpose of supporting the Quality Management System within the assigned operational area, by providing expertise and advice on production or product problems fed back from both internal and external customers. To conduct investigations, analyze information and facilitate teams dealing with issues/projects associated with resolution of quality problems.

• Participate in product validation procedures
• Perform internal quality audits
• Support issue resolution at the plant level
• Improve product reliability and customer satisfaction
• Track and support Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects and Scorecards
• Support CPS (Caterpillar Production System), NPI (New Product Introduction), and CPI (Continuous Product Improvement) programs
• Develop plans and tools for global quality systems and processes
• Implement and support quality processes including Cost of Poor Quality, APQP, PPAP
• Maintain and improve compliance with certifications such as MQ11005 and MQ12005
• Work with CMM "Coordinate Measuring Machine" and metrology software (Polyworks, PCDMis and Calypso are desirable) - a quality control solution to control tool or part dimensions, diagnose and prevent manufacturing and assembly issues, guide assembly building through real-time measurements, and oversee the quality of assembled products by using portable metrology.

• Quality Management:
  Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail:
  Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA):
  Knowledge of the concepts, principles and techniques of root cause analysis (RCA); ability to use a structured approach to identify the causes of undesirable consequences in a manufacturing environment and the changes needed to prevent recurrences.
• Problem Solving:
  Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering/manufacturing with an excellent understanding of quality management practices or equivalent experience. Prior experience working in a manufacturing environment, or in the quality field, is desired.
• Experience in AutoCAD, Teamcenter, Pinpoint, Nextgen and Genao.
• Minimum three to five years of experience and requires a thorough knowledge of quality concepts including process control, analysis, Caterpillar internal certification principles, and ISO
  9000 etc.
• Requires strong communication, cooperation and influence skills to work with all levels of employees and customers, especially with leadership management employees.
• Requires quality tools knowledge and to be able to teach manufacturing/office employees how to properly apply quality tools or techniques.
• Advanced computer applications, good oral and written communications skills are a must.
• Advanced experience in Print Reading and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Experienced in using ETQ Reliance to create, manage, and access controlled documents, as well as to document and communicate supplier quality issues.
• Experienced in using SAP ECC to create and review inventory transactions required to move or block inventory