Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

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Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from birth through every phase of life. Our mission is to help you see better, to live better. We maintain a portfolio of over 400 fully integrated products and serve customers across the full spectrum of eye health needs worldwide.

With approximately 13,000 employees in around 100 countries, we continue to lead the advancement of eye health in the future.

• Represent Supplier Quality in internal project meetings and manufacturing readiness reviews, leading supplier on multiple quality deliverables for the existing supply base.
• Act as the Supplier Quality liaison between Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, Operations Quality, and the supplier.
• Support purchasing and operations with source identification, evaluation and selection; lead On‑Site Assessments and supplier risk assessments of existing and potential new suppliers.
• Coordinate supplier activities necessary to fulfill B+L general and specific requirements for product/service qualification such as First Article Inspection, receiving inspection processes, supplier process controls, capability studies for critical product characteristics, and implementation of PFMEAs and Control, process validation among others in support of the current supply base.
• Develop and maintain local supplier management procedures to ensure that regulatory, local and corporate requirements are met; review and provide input to new/revised corporate procedures that impact the site.
• Perform supplier audits for new and existing suppliers to assure products/services meet the requirements of applicable ISO standards, regulations, product specifications and B+L local and corporate requirements.
• Reviews and approves supplier‑related/initiated Change Notices and documentation for existing product revisions/line extensions and/or services.
• Ensures resolution of supplier‑related quality problems, including internal failures, customer complaints and audit findings by managing nonconforming product disposition, supplier investigation of root cause, corrective action planning, implementation, and verification of effectiveness activities.
• Establishes, reports, and sustains key supplier quality performance metrics and corresponding training, improvements and reporting responsibilities.
• Ensure supplier documentation is maintained including risk assessments, quality agreements, and quality system certifications.
• Lead costs of quality reduction goals and supplier risk mitigation activities.
• Authoring, reviewing and implementation of policies and procedures to drive supplier quality improvement processes for continuous improvement.
• Responsibilities may include up to 25% travel.

• BS in Engineering
• Preference given to Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects with limited direct supervision.
• Effective organization and negotiation skills.
• Strong ability to manage suppliers, follow-up and complete projects.
• Proficient in MS Office Applications.

• Statistical background or experience with Mini Tab.
• Experience with Gage R&R activities.
• Strong GD&T background.

• 5+ years’ working in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Must have proven and results‑driven track record of successfully managing projects, people and suppliers.
• Responsible for developing & implementing quality processes in a global business environment, including supplier manufacturing sites.

• Quality experience in the Medical Device Manufacturing industry; 3+ years in quality related processes.
• Additional consideration for experience in other regulated industries (automotive, aerospace, etc.) and for the following certifications: ASQ CQE, CQA, CQM and Six Sigma Green Belts, Black Belts, and Master Black Belts.
• Knowledge and experience with PPAP and APQP.