The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for assessing supplier quality and ensuring that products received are free of defects. This position requires constant and accurate communication between senior management and suppliers to address and resolve quality issues, provide technical input and guidance on process enhancements and improvements.

Supplier Quality Engineer - Extrusion Project (6 months - Contract, potentially to be hired directly as full-time later)

• Automotive or Aerospace Engineering background preferred.
• Strong PPAP experience.
• Lean-Sigma Green Belt Cerification is a plus.
• Manage supplier audits.
• Help improve, maintain, and manage supplier metrics.
• Support and communicate expected goals w/ internal teams and vendors.
• Participate in the training and implementation of performance goals and metrics with the supplier.

Major Areas of Responsibility :

• Contribute to the development of the company's strategic & tactical plan under the guidance of the Quality Manager

• Conduct First Article Inspections, tests, and assessments on batches of products to identify potential non-conformances or quality issues.

• Maintain detailed reports related to supplier quality that contain vital information including defect rates and areas within the manufacturing process that result in flaws.

• Under the guidance of the Quality Manager, provide technical guidance and advice to suppliers and to decision-makers to attain information on process enhancement and/or suggestions to overhaul production and manufacturing elements to reduce defect rates. The supplier quality engineer will work closely with the vendor to incorporate these recommendations.

• Serve as a liaison between the organizations’ senior management and vendors by meeting with both parties to identify issues in supplier quality and strive for continuous improvement.

• Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.

• Maintain a positive presence as a Role Model for safety and continuous improvement throughout the business

• Conduct vendor site visits, as needed, to review manufacturing process and to ensure vendors are supplying conforming products

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred, and/or 5 years working as a Supplier Quality Engineer in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong statistical analysis skills. SQE should be able to rigorously assess and analyze supplier or vendor data and then drive to improve both external and internal metrics

• Have the knowledge of technical elements of manufacturing and engineering, such as reading and understanding technical drawings and bulletins

• Supplier Quality Engineer needs to inspect products to identify potential issues. Using calipers, micrometers and other similar measuring instruments is essential in the role.

• Should be well-versed in technical/engineering operations and best practices.

• Ability to work as a part of a team in a diverse environment and interact effectively with other groups and departments, clients, and partners.

• Have a willingness to continuously learn and be open to feedback to improve individual performance as well as the continuous improvement of our daily working environment.

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time efficiently and effectively.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with internal and external customers; problem resolution skills; understand competitive market; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a high-volume environment.

• Detailed oriented, well-organized; self-starter; ability to work under minimal supervision.

• Dependable and self-motivated.