Principal Specialist, Supplier Quality & Development (Remote)

About the role

Collins Aerospace is looking for a seasoned Principal Specialist, Supplier Quality & Development to work as an individual contributor to achieve objectives that have a significant impact on area of responsibility. Manage Supplier Quality & Development processes and / or projects. Uses experience and knowledge to influence supplier, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes.

What You Will Do

• Conducts supplier assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes.
• Analyzes and makes recommendations on quality data and the development of part / supplier specific quality issue resolution and corrective actions.
• Provides research on and explanations of root cause analysis & problem solving (Red-X & 8D) in escape management procedures.
• Develops corrective and / or preventive actions for systemic process and product design problems for product provided by suppliers.
• Conducts processes and procedures for supplier qualification / certification, source inspection and material release processes, and Correction Action Boards / DQ Clinics with suppliers.
• Reviews processes and metrics and makes recommendations to ensure supplier is capable to meet all requirements for work transfer and process change management including Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance.
• Periodic travel to the suppliers locations in the Northern and Midwestern areas in US.

Qualifications Must Have

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• Experience in a supply chain operations environment (monitoring, auditing, developing suppliers/operations) or equivalent.
• Experience using MS office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Experience with Quality Regulations, and Quality Tools.
• Experience using PFMEAs, Control Plans and Process Flows.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to speak effectively and easily with both internal and external executives and employees.
• Ability to adapt and use multiples forms of interaction styles to convince and / or persuade people / stakeholders to follow ideas and proposals.
• Experience with Problem solving and Escape management techniques
• Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma) Knowledge.
• Aerospace Industry Experience
• Experience conducting manufacturing process reviews
• Experience using Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) or Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

Pay

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

Schedule

Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

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