Supplier Quality Engineer

Company: Graymore Group

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General Information
US-DE-Wilmington
$65,000.00 - $75,000.00 /Year
4 Year Degree
Full-Time
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Job Description

Leading global manufacturer of innovative hardware products serving a diverse marketplace including automotive, telecommunications, marine, computer and medical with a 100+ year history of solid growth; offering comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance as well as paid vacation, and retirement program.


Overview:

Responsible for the ongoing performance monitoring of quality and delivery aspects of supplier performance. Work with suppliers to drive continuous improvement in both quality and delivery. Responsible for reviewing and approving supplier PPAP’s for all engineering changes and new products. Conduct supplier audits, and provide training where needed to improve or enhance performance.


Responsibilities:

  • Conduct supplier survey to evaluate supplier quality systems, technical and process capability, capacity based on company's and the customers’ quality, cost and delivery requirements.
  • Support facility supplier performance reviews and undertake actions to resolve issues. Drive supplier performance to required levels (quality, service, delivery, cost).
  • Acts as QN coordinator for plant supply chain to disposition all QN’s related to suppliers.
  • Drives a culture of continuous improvement within the supply base. Actively engaged in regional Scorecard processes challenging facility and regional resources to drive lasting root cause solutions to identify and leads them through to implementation.
  • Executes continuous improvement activities and works closely with the suppliers’ resources to achieve improvements.
  • Ensure completed analysis of supplier’s quality defects, reoccurring problems and leads corrective/preventive action, including 8d’s and Audits.
  • Work closely with operations and other departments for effective integration of quality goals and overall business goals.
  • Compile monthly facility Supply Chain Scorecard. Lead internal scorecard review with all interested parties in the facility. Ensure improvement activities are completed on a timely basis.
  • Review and approve supplier PPAPs for engineering changes or new products. Communicate discrepancies to suppliers, and ensure timely resolution for full PPAP approval.
    • Job Requirements
    • BS Degree in Engineering.
    • 3 or more years experience in supplier development or supplier quality assurance.
    • 5 years experience in manufacturing flow and quality system improvements (supplier related).
    • Certified Quality Engineer certification preferred.
    • Working knowledge of PPAP, APQP, SPC, quality systems ISO9000, TS16949 including supplier audit and evaluation techniques.
                Working knowledge of the use of quality improvement methodology such as SPC, Six Sigma, Poka-            yoke, lean manufacturing, etc.
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