Engineer – Supplier Quality Improvement Full Time

∙Carry out supplier validation audits, with supplier support and supplier advanced
product quality planning (APQP).
∙Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) team to define process
parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet
product and process requirements
∙Lead the supplier approval process by assessing manufacturing/technology capabilities
and Health, Safety and Environmental risks
∙Support new product launches to ensure that supplier quality meets the required
standards
∙Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier quality issues
∙Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of correction
actions of supplier quality issues
∙Collate and evaluate supplier quality data to identify process improvement
opportunities within the supply chain
∙Work with the supplier directly, create correction action plans to address process
failures
∙Review supplier manufacturing processes collaborate with suppliers on process

improvement and value enhancement opportunities
∙Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as
Lean, Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), Measurement System Analysis, and Process
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
∙Provide concise, complete and accurate documentation of inspection results relative to
area of responsibility. In appropriate functional areas, this refers to supporting
inspection and test status requirements defined by regulations, engineering product
specifications or Control Plans, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) approval or
product warrant submission

Skills: Quality, SQI, Supplier Quality