Supplier Quality Engineer
Nefab · Coppell, TX · 2 wk ago
Quality AssuranceFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if content present. Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to parse the posting.
We need to extract sections:
- About the role: likely the introductory paragraph describing role responsibilities? Actually "About the role" could be the description of the role: "As Supplier Quality Engineer you will be responsible for establishing and enforcing supplier quality standards..." etc. Could be considered responsibilities. But we need to follow headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which content goes where.
The posting includes:
- Intro: "Nefab Group is on a growth journey..." etc. That's about company and role context. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the company". But we only have allowed headings; we can use "About the role" for that.
- Then responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences: "You will be responsible for establishing and enforcing supplier quality standards, incoming inspection criteria and material acceptance protocols across our regional manufacturing sites. You will lead supplier qualification, auditing and performance management, manage the Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) process with root-cause analysis (8D, 5-Why), and drive supplier compliance with global environmental and packaging regulations such as EUDR and PPWR. You will contribute to Nefab's success by protecting operational efficiency, mitigating regulatory risk and ensuring the incoming material integrity that supports our customer commitments. You will be a critical partner to Sourcing, Portfolio, Engineering and Manufacturing teams, including new supplier onboarding, material qualification and first article inspections. In the Quality organization, you will track supplier performance metrics such as Supplier Defect Rate (PPM), quality OTIF and SCAR closure timelines. You will also deploy continuous improvement initiatives across the supply base using Lean, Six Sigma and Nefab Way methodologies, building productive, long-term vendor partnerships while holding suppliers accountable."
That's responsibilities.
- Then "This is a hybrid role with domestic and international travel of up to 35%, and remote work when not traveling. Candidates must live in a metropolitan area near one of our Nefab sites." That could be under "Schedule" or "Benefits"? Travel and remote work maybe schedule. Could be "Schedule" (hybrid role, travel up to 35%, remote when not traveling). Also maybe "Benefits" not specified.
- Then "Do you want to be part of a global organization and contribute to our growth journey? Apply to the position as Supplier Quality Engineer today!" That's application instruction, we must remove.
- Then "Your Profile" heading with bullet list of qualifications: Bachelor's degree..., 4–7 years..., Proven experience..., Experience in industrial packaging..., Solid understanding..., Strong analytical..., Advanced experience..., Detail-oriented..., Excellent communication..., Results-oriented..., Collaborative mindset..., Quality certifications... are a plus, Willingness to travel...
We need to separate into Requirements, Qualifications, Skills maybe.
Often "Requirements" includes education, years experience, etc. "Qualifications" maybe similar. "Skills" includes technical skills, soft skills.
We need to decide mapping.
We have to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to include sections only if real content.
We have content for About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Requirements (education, experience), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (analytical, communication, etc.), Benefits? Not really; maybe travel and remote work could be considered Benefits? But travel is more schedule. Benefits not mentioned. Pay not mentioned. Schedule: hybrid role, travel up to 35%, remote work when not traveling. That's schedule.
Thus we will output sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule.
We must not include Benefits, Pay if no content.
Now we need to format: Use
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to parse the posting.
We need to extract sections:
- About the role: likely the introductory paragraph describing role responsibilities? Actually "About the role" could be the description of the role: "As Supplier Quality Engineer you will be responsible for establishing and enforcing supplier quality standards..." etc. Could be considered responsibilities. But we need to follow headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which content goes where.
The posting includes:
- Intro: "Nefab Group is on a growth journey..." etc. That's about company and role context. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the company". But we only have allowed headings; we can use "About the role" for that.
- Then responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences: "You will be responsible for establishing and enforcing supplier quality standards, incoming inspection criteria and material acceptance protocols across our regional manufacturing sites. You will lead supplier qualification, auditing and performance management, manage the Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) process with root-cause analysis (8D, 5-Why), and drive supplier compliance with global environmental and packaging regulations such as EUDR and PPWR. You will contribute to Nefab's success by protecting operational efficiency, mitigating regulatory risk and ensuring the incoming material integrity that supports our customer commitments. You will be a critical partner to Sourcing, Portfolio, Engineering and Manufacturing teams, including new supplier onboarding, material qualification and first article inspections. In the Quality organization, you will track supplier performance metrics such as Supplier Defect Rate (PPM), quality OTIF and SCAR closure timelines. You will also deploy continuous improvement initiatives across the supply base using Lean, Six Sigma and Nefab Way methodologies, building productive, long-term vendor partnerships while holding suppliers accountable."
That's responsibilities.
- Then "This is a hybrid role with domestic and international travel of up to 35%, and remote work when not traveling. Candidates must live in a metropolitan area near one of our Nefab sites." That could be under "Schedule" or "Benefits"? Travel and remote work maybe schedule. Could be "Schedule" (hybrid role, travel up to 35%, remote when not traveling). Also maybe "Benefits" not specified.
- Then "Do you want to be part of a global organization and contribute to our growth journey? Apply to the position as Supplier Quality Engineer today!" That's application instruction, we must remove.
- Then "Your Profile" heading with bullet list of qualifications: Bachelor's degree..., 4–7 years..., Proven experience..., Experience in industrial packaging..., Solid understanding..., Strong analytical..., Advanced experience..., Detail-oriented..., Excellent communication..., Results-oriented..., Collaborative mindset..., Quality certifications... are a plus, Willingness to travel...
We need to separate into Requirements, Qualifications, Skills maybe.
Often "Requirements" includes education, years experience, etc. "Qualifications" maybe similar. "Skills" includes technical skills, soft skills.
We need to decide mapping.
We have to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to include sections only if real content.
We have content for About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Requirements (education, experience), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (analytical, communication, etc.), Benefits? Not really; maybe travel and remote work could be considered Benefits? But travel is more schedule. Benefits not mentioned. Pay not mentioned. Schedule: hybrid role, travel up to 35%, remote work when not traveling. That's schedule.
Thus we will output sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule.
We must not include Benefits, Pay if no content.
Now we need to format: Use for each heading, then content: either
for prose or
- for lists. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to extract bullet points from "Your Profile". It's a list of items separated by line breaks. We'll turn each line into
- .
Let's list them:
- Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain or a related technical field
- 4–7 years of progressive experience in supplier quality engineering or manufacturing quality roles
- Proven experience with quality management systems (ISO 9001) or technical supplier auditing in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in industrial packaging, wood/timber supply chains, plastics or corrugated manufacturing is highly preferred
- Solid understanding of global packaging regulations, material compliance and sustainability standards (e.g., EUDR, PPWR, chain-of-custody tracking)
- Strong analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills (8D, Ishikawa/Fishbone, FMEA, SPC)
- Advanced experience with ERP quality modules, electronic CAPA systems and data analytics tools
- Detail-oriented when reviewing technical material specifications, mill certificates and compliance documentation
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Results-oriented, with a strong sense of urgency and the ability to manage multiple priority investigations under tight production deadlines
- Collaborative mindset with a focus on alignment between plant quality, corporate sourcing and technical engineering teams
- Quality certifications (e.g., ASQ CQE, CQA, or Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt) are a plus
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to (25% - 35%)
Note: The travel percentage appears also in schedule; but we have travel mention in Your Profile as well. We'll keep it there maybe as part of Requirements? But we also have schedule section for hybrid role and travel. To avoid duplication, we could keep travel mention only in Schedule section, but the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot drop it. If we put it in Schedule, we still preserve it. If we also keep it in Your Profile, that would duplicate. Better to keep it only once. Since schedule section already mentions travel up to 35%, we can incorporate that. The Your Profile also mentions willingness to travel up to (25% - 35%). That's similar but slightly different range. We could combine? But we must not invent or summarize away detail; we could keep both but that would be duplication. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Duplication is not prohibited, but we should avoid unnecessary duplication? Not explicitly prohibited. However, they said "remove duplicated lines". So we should remove duplicated lines. The travel line appears both in schedule and your profile; we should keep only one instance. Which is more appropriate? Schedule section is about hybrid role and travel; the your profile includes willingness to travel as a requirement. It's not exactly duplicate but similar. Might be considered duplicated content. Safer to keep travel mention only in Schedule (since it's about role logistics) and remove from Your Profile list. However, we need to preserve all substantive information; removing the willingness to travel line would lose that info. But we still have travel info in Schedule; does that cover the willingness? The schedule says hybrid role with domestic and international travel of up to 35%, and remote work when not traveling. That implies travel expectation. The your profile line says willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to (25% - 35%). Slight nuance: range 25-35% vs up to 35%. Not identical but similar. If we keep schedule only, we lose the 25% lower bound and the "willingness" aspect. Might be considered substantive. Could we keep both but adjust wording to avoid duplication? Perhaps we keep schedule as is, and in your profile we keep the line but rephrase to avoid duplication? But we cannot invent or summarize away detail; we can keep the line as is, even if similar. The instruction about duplicated lines likely refers to exact duplicated lines in the posting (like repeated sentences). The travel line is not exactly same as schedule line; schedule line: "This is a hybrid role with domestic and international travel of up to 35%, and remote work when not traveling." Your profile line: "Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to (25% - 35%)". Not identical. So we can keep both.
Thus we keep both.
Now we need to decide which sections get which content.
About the role: The introductory paragraph before responsibilities: "Nefab Group is on a growth journey and we are dependent on high-performance people to succeed. Our Quality and Sourcing organization is vital for us to deliver reliable, compliant and defect-free material solutions to our customers. We are now looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our team at Nefab Packaging - Americas." That's about the role and company. We'll put that in About the role.
Responsibilities: The paragraph starting "As Supplier Quality Engineer you will be responsible for establishing and enforcing supplier quality standards..." etc. We'll put that as responsibilities.
Requirements: Education and years experience maybe: Bachelor's degree, 4–7 years experience. Could also include proven experience with QMS etc. But those could be qualifications. Let's split:
- Requirements: Bachelor's degree..., 4–7 years of progressive experience...
- Qualifications: Proven experience with quality management systems (ISO 9001) or technical supplier auditing..., Experience in industrial packaging..., Solid understanding..., Strong analytical..., Advanced experience..., Detail-oriented..., Excellent communication..., Results-oriented..., Collaborative mindset..., Quality certifications..., Willingness to travel...
But many of those are skills. However we have a separate Skills heading allowed. We could put technical skills under Skills, and soft skills under Skills as well. But we need to avoid too many thin sections. Perhaps combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But we have headings for both; we can use both if we have content.
We need to decide what goes where to make meaningful sections.
Let's think: Requirements often are mandatory: education, years experience, core experience. Qualifications could be preferred or additional qualifications. Skills could be abilities.
From the list:
Mandatory-ish: Bachelor's degree, 4–7 years experience, Proven experience with QMS or technical supplier auditing, Experience in industrial packaging (highly preferred but not mandatory), Solid understanding of regulations, Strong analytical skills, Advanced experience with ERP..., Detail-oriented, Excellent communication, Results-oriented, Collaborative mindset, Quality certifications (plus), Willingness to travel.
We could treat:
Requirements: Bachelor's degree, 4–7 years experience, Proven experience with QMS or technical supplier auditing.
Qualifications: Experience in industrial packaging, Solid understanding of regulations, Strong analytical skills, Advanced experience with ERP, Detail-oriented, Excellent communication, Results-oriented, Collaborative mindset, Quality certifications (plus), Willingness to travel.
Skills: Could be split into technical vs soft but we already have many. Maybe we can put Skills for the analytical, problem-solving, communication, etc. But that would be overlapping.
Given we have limited headings, maybe we just use Requirements and Qualifications and skip Skills. But we have Skills heading allowed; we could use it for soft skills like communication, negotiation, interpersonal, results-oriented, collaborative mindset. However we already have many items.
Alternatively, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section called "Requirements" and put all bullet points there, and not use Qualifications or Skills. But the instruction says we should prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we just have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including all bullet points), Schedule. That's four sections. That seems reasonable.
We need to ensure we don't create a heading with filler. We'll have content for each.
Thus:
- About the role: intro paragraph.
- Responsibilities: the long paragraph about duties.
- Requirements: list of bullet points from "Your Profile". We'll include all bullet points (including travel willingness). We'll format as
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