Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

Provide quality support to production operations, ensuring the integrity of components and products purchased from suppliers meet engineering requirements. Drive quality improvements, ensure adherence to company standards, and lead organizational initiatives towards achieving “zero defects” performance. Foster cross-functional support to implement process improvements and problem-solving efforts for the supply base, focusing on protecting and improving incoming product quality.

Responsibilities

• Drive and champion quality improvement efforts internally and externally (supply base).
• Process non-conformance and supplier corrective action reports.
• Lead PPAP efforts within the organization and at the supplier.
• Be responsible for advanced product quality planning, removing roadblocks, and ensuring successful launch of supply base projects.
• Work closely with Procurement and Engineering to establish the Quality Plan and PPAP requirements for the full product lifecycle.
• Manage supplier quality metrics, including improving PPAP results, supplier scorecard, SCAR, supplier audit, and supplier SPC processes.
• Conduct ISO 9001 based audits at suppliers and audit supplier corrective action results.
• Improve the supplier evaluation, scorecard, and approval processes through corrective action, continuous improvement, and off-sourcing activities.
• Conduct supplier quality training at supplier or G&W facilities to meet quality expectations/requirements.
• Optimize process capability on critical characteristics at the supply base through statistical analysis techniques and problem-solving.
• Proactively work with suppliers to minimize ongoing quality/performance issues.
• Review and make dispositions on supplier PPAPs to ensure they meet organizational requirements.
• Travel 10 to 25% of the year (Canada & International). Limited international travel; must be able to acquire a visa or passport as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Material Science Engineering.
• 3-5 years of manufacturing, quality, or supply quality engineering experience.
• Experience in electronics assembly, electrical equipment, semiconductor manufacturing, or allied industries is a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with FMEA, Control Plan, statistical process control, inspection equipment and techniques, root cause and failure analysis, capability studies, statistical distributions, machine and assembly processes, problem-solving, team facilitation, and geometric dimensioning and tolerance.
• Experience with report writing in Microsoft Word™, PowerPoint™, and analysis using Minitab.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, or IATF 16949 required.
• Innovative problem solver, familiar with 7 or 8-step / 8D problem-solving methodologies.
• Strong team-building and communication skills; ability to work with all levels of the organization.

Preferred qualifications: Ability to speak Spanish and French, ETQ or JD Edwards software quality experience, ASQ Certification (Quality Engineer), Six Sigma Black Belt, or Lean Certification.

Skills

• PPAP Processes and tools
• Experience with ERP systems

Physical Demands / Working Conditions

• General office environment with PC use.
• Travel up to 10-25% of the year (Canada & International).
• Light lifting (occasional 25 lbs or less).
• Stooping and standing.

Pay

Typical pay is $80,000 – $97,193 annually, based on candidate skills, experience, and qualifications. This position is eligible for participation in our Quarterly Incentive Pay Program.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short and long-term disability.
• Life insurance.
• Health club membership program and reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Annual profit sharing.
• Vacation.