Supplier Technical Engineer (US Citizen) - San Diego, CA - 4611

Job Title

Job Description:

Assesses supplier quality and drives process improvement to decrease product defects and ensure products are in compliance with manufacturing specifications and standards.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure quality of received components by reviewing supplier provided data against drawing requirements.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws;
  Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
• Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures;
  Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational policies and quality certifications (ISO, NADCAP).
• Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.
• Responsible for reading blueprints and understanding GD&T.

Skill Descriptors:

Effective Communications:
Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Level: Working Knowledge

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. Level: Extensive Experience

Process Improvement:
Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services. Level: Extensive Experience

Quality Orientation:
Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques; ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization. Level: Working Knowledge

Product Quality Assurance:
Knowledge of product quality assurance; ability to use tools, techniques and methodologies assuring the quality of development for and manufacturing of products. Level: Extensive Experience

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies:
Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance. Level: Extensive Experience

Supplier Management - MFG:
Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice. Level: Extensive Experience

Supplier Evaluations and Certification:
Knowledge of supplier evaluations and certification; ability to identify the methods, tools and documentation for evaluating, selecting and certifying vendors, suppliers and partners. Level: Working Knowledge