Supplier Quality Process Engineer

## Supplier Quality Process Engineer Apply remote type:
Onsite locations:
Morton Grove, Illinois time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R49685

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Xylem is seeking a Supplier Quality Process Engineer to help execute their strategy of technological excellence and to increase focus on delighting customers. This role is responsible for assessment, continuous monitoring, and ultimate effectiveness of process performance from supplier selection through product integration. This role is focused on proactively ensuring Xylem ALWAYS receives material and components that are within specification and meet or exceed the demands of the intended application by ensuring suppliers implement and maintain adequate quality control processes and systems that align with Xylem process and performance requirements.

Key success in this role will be the ability to perform failure/risk evaluations and root cause determination in partnership with a Cross-Functional Team (CFT). Supplier management will also require partnership with Sourcing and Engineering groups to assure implementation of the best possible solutions.
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* CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

** To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
* Utilize information derived from data to identify systematic approaches for increasing repeatability and other continuous improvement activities to drive savings, collect, analyze, and report data to internal & external customers on process performance measurement
* Execute product audits including material identification/verification & traceability
* Define and manage in-process testing and inspection activities
* Manage 8D Corrective Action for all Quality inputs, including internal and customer-identified defects
* Complete PPAP/ISIR for purchased parts defined as CTQ/SPC by engineering
* Identify impact of engineering change notifications for Quality processes and documents and determine any steps necessary for change authorization with internal stakeholder alignment
* Perform Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (PFMEA) to identify risks to product quality
* Witness product validation and verification
* Coordinate material segregation and disposition
* Develop Process Control Plans to standardize and control manufacturing process
* Ensure customer satisfaction through conformance and defect resolution
* Conduct/assist in third party regulatory and safety agency audits
* Participate in the Xylem (XGP) Supplier Assessment to qualify capable suppliers that meet engineering, procurement and quality requirements
* Perform on-site or remote risk assessment audits at Xylem suppliers worldwide based on Xylem supplier policy & quality management system requirements for recommendations on approval, reject or development decisions and follow through on capability
* Create a development plan for suppliers to support performance targets and monitor performance in meeting Xylem goals.
* Partner with Sourcing to implement supplier quality requirements during the Request for Quote process
* Represent Xylem QA at site meetings and submit daily reports to Xylem Morton Grove
* Perform other duties as assigned by Quality Supervisor or Quality Manager
** QUALIFICATIONS****:
*** Bachelor’s Degree in applied science, or engineering field. Advanced certification as a CQE, CQM, LSS greenbelt or blackbelt a plus.
* Three to Five (3-5) years prior experience in Quality Assurance with a consumer product manufacturer
* Background or substantial knowledge of six sigma problem solving methodologies
* Strong proficiency of Microsoft Office Applications, Business Objects, Minitab Team Guru, etc.
* Detailed working knowledge of ISO procedures…