Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

Introduction
Visium Resources has been asked to identify qualified candidates for this Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer position. This position is a contract opportunity which is expected to be on-site in Middletown, CT for a duration of 6 to 12 month. 

• Ability to travel for supplier visits.

Summary: 

Works under the general direction of the Manager, Program and Supplier Quality Assurance with minimum supervision performing supplier source inspections, first article inspections, supplier surveys and audits assuring supplier corrective action where required.  Interface with procurement and other personnel within the procurement organization.   

Responsibilities: 

• Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
• Maintain the supplier rating system, which will define the total cost of ownership of products procured from suppliers.
• Implement and maintain a supplier approval system that will, in a cost-effective manner, qualify suppliers to do business with the company and meet varied purchase order requirements.
• Evaluates lean initiatives at supplier facilities and assists in implementing lean as necessary.
• Assures the means for procurement to issue purchase orders to qualified/approved suppliers and all requirements are included in the purchase orders. Manage the supplier corrective action system to identify and correct supplier problems in a timely manner.
• Coordinate Supplier Manufacturing Readiness Reviews and manage Supplier Request for Variance (when applicable).  
• The Supplier Quality Engineer will conduct capability assessments that verify supplier qualifications, travel to assigned suppliers, and lead multiple projects to completion.
• Act as primary interface between the company and suppliers in resolving technical problems and performing source control inspections.  
• Coordinate with functional departments and ensure that problems are resolved in a timely manner.  Aid in determining the responsibility of discrepant hardware already received into the company and issued to the shop or shipped to customers.   
• Establish and maintain effective communications with other operating departments and suppliers to facilitate problem identification/resolution and compliance with various specification requirements for supplier control.
• Prepare and maintain reports such as supplier performance, survey results, specification compliance, corrective actions, etc. Your responsibilities will include conducting audit, analyzing defect trends.  Monitoring supplier performance and response times to ensure production continuity.   Managing supplier corrective action reports.  
• Developing and implementing supplier quality-related training programs for the quality and sourcing teams. 
• Interface with cell managers to assure all applicable inspections/tests are performed and to assure that only acceptable hardware is received into the company.
• Collect and analyze supplier quality and delivery data.   Develop and implement cost-effective intervention plans to improve quality and on-time-delivery ratings.
• Maintain a list of approved suppliers.  
• Monitor suppliers for continuous improvements.  
• Maintain personal productive and quality standards as determined by supervision. 
• Follow standard departmental/company practices and procedures, as outlined by management. 
• Where required to access DOD classified information, must be qualified for appropriate security clearance.  Maintain area in a clean and orderly condition.   Perform similar and other related duties, as required.

Requirements:

• EDUCATION: BS degree in related engineering field.
• 7  years of related experience required.
• Must have a broad knowledge of a general technical field such as electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering.
• Must have a thorough understanding of ISO 9000 regulations certification process.
• Must be consistent in accuracy, with strong attention to detail and personal sense of responsibility for the correctness of work.
• Duties require considerable judgment to work independently toward general results, devising new methods, modifying or adapting existing methods, techniques and procedures to meet new or unusual conditions and making decisions guided by precedent and based on company policies.
• Regularly works with some confidential data of major importance such as proprietary business information, must understand the importance of confidentiality.