Supplier Quality Engineer

Position: Supplier Quality Engineer 1
Location: New Boston

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your tasks

Follow-up and Problem Solving of supplier claims: responsible person to close 8D reports from suppliers and input in SAP/QM system

Initiation and follow-up on sorting activities concerning supplied parts that do not meet specification

Debits of supplier caused costs to supplier

System and process audits at suppliers to avoid reoccurance of failures and as a tool for preventive Quality Management (Process audits, Requlification audits, VDA audits)
Update incoming inspection plans

Facilitate the consequent execution of error prevention, continuous improvement and problem solving by utilization of corporate tools (Problem Management Process, Top Quality reporting, warranty and field reviews)
Supplier Quality Performance tracking

Perform process capability studies on an ongoing basis to validate especial characteristics form new supplier validation and monthly supplier evaluation to ensure effective corrective actions, failure prevention and continuous improvement.

Review supplier part documentation (PPAP) and deviation tracking

Validate, document and publish lessons learned from positive and negative experiences, consolidate those lessons into Plant Standards and communicate these up to the North American and Global Lessons-Learned Committees.

Your Profile Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge of Quality and Environmental Systems including TS16949, ISO
14001 and Ford/Chysler LLC Customer Specific Requirements;
Auditing experience and certification.

Knowledge of AIAG standards (PPAP, MSA, FMEA, LPA)
Proficient knowledge in SAP QM Module.

Proficient in Microsoft office

Must be a strong communicator and work well in teams. Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.

Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical and insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life.

Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.
* Benefits package may vary slightly per location