Supplier Quality Engineer - Omaha

Are you passionate about quality and continuous improvement? Join our team as a Supplier Quality Engineer and play a key role in ensuring the materials and components we use meet the highest standards. You’ll be the vital link between our company and our suppliers, driving quality initiatives, leading audits, and managing supplier performance.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead supplier qualifications, audits, and performance improvement efforts
• Resolve quality issues using root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Purchasing, and Operations
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, 14001, and other regulatory standards
• Supervise and develop Receiving Inspectors at our manufacturing sites (Omaha, NE & Harlan, IA)
• Travel domestically and internationally (40–60%) to support supplier development

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical field—or equivalent experience
• 2+ years in supplier quality engineering, quality assurance, or related field
• Experience with PPAP, FMEA, SPC, 8D, and root cause analysis tools
• Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or other industry quality standards
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills

Conductix-Wampfler offers a great starting wage, with health, dental, and life insurance, 401k plan, paid vacation/personal time and holidays, profit sharing and tuition reimbursement program.

Please send resume to  or apply online ductix.us under careers.

Drug-free workplace/EOE

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Summary

The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality of materials and components supplied to the organization meet established requirements and standards. This role serves as the primary liaison between the company and its suppliers regarding quality issues, audits, and continuous improvement. The Supplier Quality Engineer will lead efforts to qualify new suppliers, audit supplier quality management systems, manage supplier performance and scorecards, and drive corrective and preventive actions for supplier-related issues.

This position will report to the Quality Assurance Manager and supports the company’s overall quality assurance and operational objectives, ensuring suppliers are aligned with business and customer requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include

• Develops, implements, and maintains supplier quality assurance standards, processes, and procedures.
• Conducts on-site supplier audits to assess quality management systems and process capability.
• Leads supplier qualification activities including initial assessments, process validation, and approval.
• Manages supplier performance metrics and scorecards; regularly reviews results and drives improvement initiatives with suppliers.
• Investigates, analyzes, and resolves supplier quality issues using root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone).
• Works cross-functionally with Engineering, Purchasing, and Operations to resolve non-conforming material issues.
• Reviews and approves supplier PPAPs, FAI reports, and other quality documentation as required.
• Supports the development and execution of supplier improvement plans and monitors implementation.
• Collaborates with suppliers to achieve process improvements, reduce variation, and ensure compliance with company and regulatory standards (ISO 9001, 14001, REACH/RoHS etc.).
• Maintains accurate records of supplier audits, corrective actions, and ongoing performance.
• Communicates quality expectations and requirements to suppliers.
• Conducts and supports the internal audit process in accordance with ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 standards
• Supports new product introduction and change management processes as they relate to supplier quality.
• Provides training to internal stakeholders on supplier quality-related procedures and best practices.
• Travel domestically and internationally to support supplier development activities, traveling from 40-60% of the time depending on project needs.
• Perform any other duties as required by the customer and assigned by management.
• Supports and upholds the Quality and EHS policy.
• Upholds the Core…