Supplier Quality Engineer/ Development Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Summary (Position Description): The Supplier Quality Development Engineer’s primary responsibility is to work closely with the Supply Chain ensuring suppliers meet quality standards and continuously improve their performance.

Reports To: Supply Chain Manager

Pay: $80K - $105K

Shift: Day shift

Duties & Tasks

· Helping to formulate and maintain quality objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals by developing and initiates Lean Six sigma standards and methods for sub-contractors and suppliers to reduce cost and to improve quality.

· Assesses and develops new and existing suppliers initiating standards and methods for sub-contractors and suppliers with successful kaizen development and implementations that result in benefits such as increased productivity, improved quality, better safety, lower costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

· Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate the current sub-contractors and supplier process and process changes.

· Ensures the quality records, acceptance certificates, mechanical completion certificates and the documentation for specific systems and buildings/areas are prepared and collated in accordance with project requirements

· Keeps management team abreast of significant issues or developments identified at sub-contractors and suppliers

· Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality codes and standards and perform scheduled supplier audits.

· Coordinate Approved Engineering Change Notifications for new product launches or product changes in respect of implementation into supplier processes

· Identify + Clarify deviations on specifications with suppliers. The objective is to eliminate root causes of deviations and have stable processes.

· Decides whether to accept a product or continue business with sub-contractors and suppliers based on a review of the sub-contractors and supplier’s quality programs.

· Plans and oversees the analysis, inspection, design, test, and/or integration to assure the quality of assigned product or component Evaluating Process capability with the supplier

· Coordinate with Engineering and Purchasing department to ensure milestone dates are understood for new and existing products. Review supplier’s inspection and test plans against the milestone scope of work.

· Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality activities and new supplier selection

· Reviews all data obtained during all quality control and quality assurance activities of sub-contractors and suppliers to ensure consistency with company policies and procedures.

· Coordinate the issue of nonconformance reports with the supply chain and internal BITZER customers in order to drive root cause evaluation for assigned suppliers.

· Designs and implements quality training programs to key sub-contractors and suppliers’ personnel in conjunction with managers.

· Complete daily/weekly/monthly forms or reports as needed.

· Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned.

Who We Are:

You apply world-class manufacturing solutions to create best-in-class products to drive operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You take action on challenges and opportunities and learn from new situations. You partner with others to get work done. You gain insight into customers' needs and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You create Raving Fans. You set objectives aligning with organization and prioritize accordingly.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Advanced knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
• Knowledge of machining, metal fabrication and welding
• Pressure vessel experience
• Problem-solving skills (8D, 5 why, Fishbone, CAPA.)
• Able to travel up to 25% of time
• Hands-on. Willing to be involved with and lead production issue resolution teams
• Minitab experience
• SPC data Analysis
• Intermediate knowledge of Engineering drawing and GD&T
• Data acquisition and analysis experience
• Six sigma Green Belt or equivalent
• SAP experience including data entry
• Knowledge and application of AIAG processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ FT experience in a Supplier Quality Development related function
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ FT experience Auditing
• Able to travel up to 25% of time
• Possess excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively meet and communicate with inter-department as well as cross-functional colleagues and any other interested parties
• Daily contact requires courtesy, discretion and sound judgment.
• Solid PC skills using Microsoft Office software, as well as a working knowledge of general office equipment (photocopier, fax machine, phones.)
• Excellent written communication skills and effective organizational skills.

Work Environment:

· This job is performed in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands:

- While

Employee Benefits:

Employer paid Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits

$5 a week health insurance coverage

3% Employer 401K contribution

Other Information

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees are required to follow any job-related instructions and to perform job-related duties requested by management. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This Job Description does not imply an employment contract. BITZER Scroll is an at-will employer.

BITZER Scroll is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Requirements:

• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ FT experience in a Supplier Quality Development related function
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ FT experience Auditing
• Able to travel up to 25% of time
• Possess excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively meet and communicate with inter-department as well as cross-functional colleagues and any other interested parties
• Daily contact requires courtesy, discretion and sound judgment.
• Solid PC skills using Microsoft Office software, as well as a working knowledge of general office equipment (photocopier, fax machine, phones.)
• Excellent written communication skills and effective organizational skills.