Supplier Quality Engineer (SUPPL005840)

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety is the foundation of daily work through vigilance and accountability
• Maintains approved supplier list and supporting evaluations
• Maintains supplier risk evaluations
• Reviews and approves suppliers through both mail-in audits and on-site audits
• Performs data analysis to identify systemic issues and develops quality improvement plans with the supplier using proactive quality tools (PFMEA, MSA, Control plans, etc.)
• Reports on supplier quality performance at Quality Management Board
• Performs preliminary review of supplier request for deviated material
• Led purchasing corrective action meetings; accepts or rejects supplier corrective action requests
• Verifies supplier containment is taken immediately upon discovery of a quality concern
• Liaison between Sargent functional teams and supplier for rejection disputes
• Aids supplier development team as needed to drive improvement and work transfers
• Supports Advanced Quality Planning and PPAP review for new product introduction
• Maintains Supplier Quality Clauses and Supplier Quality Assurance Manual
• Ability to travel to suppliers on as needed basis (30%)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
• Minimum 5 years of quality system auditing experience with 3 years of demonstrated experience performing external quality systems audits
• ASQ CQA certification or must be able to achieve certification within 1 year of employment
• Demonstrated ability to use causal analysis tools to analyze and resolve issues varying from basic to complex
• Proficient skill level with Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Ability to communicate and work well with other individuals, departments and companies
• U.S. Citizenship

Qualifications

• Knowledge of electrical / mechanical engineering disciplines
• Experience with source inspection at suppliers
• Experience with performing First Article Inspections reviews to AS9102 requirements
• GD&T Experience
• Six-Sigma Green Belt
• Attended and Passed ISO9001 or AS9100 Lead Auditor training
• Experience in providing ISO 9001 or AS9100 auditor training