What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Engineer - Manufacturing - Merrimac, MA position at Michael Page?
- Influence supplier quality outcomes, and support long-term business objectives!
- Join a growing, technically advanced manufacturing organization!
Our client is a well-established global manufacturer known for delivering highly engineered products used in demanding industrial applications. The organization offers a collaborative, quality-driven environment with a strong emphasis on operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement, providing employees the opportunity to make a visible impact within a complex manufacturing setting.
Job Description
- Ensure supplier management activities align with established internal procedures and quality expectations.
- Coordinate the review, tracking, and approval process for supplier production part submissions, ensuring compliance prior to release.
- Conduct assessments of key prospective suppliers to support sourcing decisions, validate capabilities, and ensure readiness before product launch.
- Perform targeted supplier audits to evaluate effectiveness of corrective measures and confirm sustainable resolution of recurring quality concerns.
- Oversee nonconforming material returns by monitoring supplier response, material disposition, and closure activities following quality notifications.
- Drive supplier performance improvement initiatives by prioritizing engagement with low-performing vendors and addressing quality and responsiveness gaps.
- Develop and maintain supplier quality documentation, clearly communicating organizational standards, compliance expectations, and performance requirements across the supply base.
The Successful Applicant
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Approximately 5-7 years of experience supporting supplier quality, supplier development, or quality engineering functions within a manufacturing environment.
- Working expertise in quality management systems, including application and interpretation of ISO 9001:2015 standards.
- Demonstrated understanding of production part approval methodologies and supplier qualification processes, including PPAP frameworks.
- Formal training or certification in supplier auditing, with experience leading quality system or process-based supplier assessments.
- Strong background in structured problem-solving and continuous improvement practices, including corrective action methodologies, statistical analysis, process optimization, and organizational change initiatives.
- Knowledge of quality standards, root cause analysis tools, and supplier performance improvement techniques to support operational excellence.
The opportunity to join a stable, globally backed manufacturing organization in a highly visible supplier quality role with strong cross-functional exposure. This position offers the ability to make a measurable impact on supplier performance and quality outcomes while working in a collaborative environment that supports professional growth, process improvement, and long-term career development. Full-time employees typically receive a comprehensive benefits package, which may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, along with additional offerings such as life and disability coverage, employee assistance programs, wellness resources, and ongoing training and development opportunities.
Contact: Jenny Ly
Quote job ref: JN-052026-7021777
Salary : $80,000 - $105,000