Supplier Quality Engineer - Chemical Commodities

Supplier Quality Engineer
- Chemical Commodities

The Supplier Quality Engineer
- Chemical Commodities serves a vital role in working with suppliers in an up-front, preventative mode and also in a problem-solving mode. Collaborates with suppliers and relevant internal functions such as purchasing, engineering, and the plants to guarantee the quality of components from the supply base for new product launches and current production.

Performs Supplier Quality Engineering activities for assigned commodities, including but not limited to:

• Qualification of potential suppliers and Approval of components – Potential supplier Audit (PSA), business case, Production Part approval Process (PPAP), Interim Recovery Worksheet (IRW), Process Audit (PA), Program Reviews (PR)
• Support for new program launches -- Tech Review, Quality Risk Assessments (QRA)
• Resolution of supplier quality issues and management of supplier quality performance -- SQP management, PIQ/PPM metrics
• Current product management (CPM) resolutions
• Assure proper nonconformity containment tools application as CSL1/2/3 (Containment Shipping Level) and proper corrective actions to achieve stable supplier conformity
• Extensive understanding of problem-solving techniques at suppliers (8D, Ishikawa, pareto diagram etc.)
• Support warranty recovery projects -- technical support on warranty claims

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelors degree in Engineering is required - BSME, BSIE or BSTech
• A minimum of six (6) years of manufacturing/quality control/design experience in Plastic components. Three (3) of the six (6) years of experience needs to focus on: quality engineering, supplier quality engineering and/or quality management
• At least 3 years experience with Roto-molding, injection molding, fiberglass, rubber, paint, etc.
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Understanding and experience working with Advanced Quality Planning tools (design reviews, FMEAs, Contractual Control Plans, Inspection and Test plans, Gage R&R Studies, Capability Studies, SPC, 7-step or 8D corrective action process)
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time within North America

Preferred Skills/

Experience:

• Master's degree preferred
• Self driven, strong ownership of assigned jobs and passion to achieve a high level of work
• Experience with in the off highway vehicle sector preferred
• Prefer 3 years of experience managing a supply base or Project Management
• Professional certification (CQE, CQA, CQMgr, CMfgE, etc.) and exposure to Six Sigma is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Excellent computer skills:
  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, statistical software, etc.