Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description

Work in a team environment with suppliers, to develop and implement best practices that emphasize defect prevention, reduction in variation and waste and provide for continuous improvements in meeting all customer requirements. Collect root cause analysis and provide corrective feedback to prevent line stops due to supply issues. Manage the customer specific requirements and offer technical support to suppliers. Responsible for ensuring that the products produced by suppliers, meet quality standards required, to minimize quality costs and maximize customer satisfaction, whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to. Maintain the robustness of product builds following new product introductions to ensure continuity and improvement in supplier capability.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

- Responsible for supplier qualification, certification, assessment, monitoring, PPAP, development, performance management and quality issue resolution for suppliers in designated region.
- Works closely with the region and Category Sourcing teams to qualify new suppliers for cost, quality and delivery improvements. Performs new supplier qualification audits, identifies gaps and improvement opportunities for new suppliers and works to develop them into high performing suppliers that meet SPX Flow requirements.
- Work collaboratively with Regional Sourcing, to manage the PPAP process for new parts from new and existing suppliers.
- Uses analytical tools (e.g. supplier segmentation, supplier scorecards, etc.) to prioritize suppliers for performance management and development. Maintains performance scorecards for targeted suppliers that includes attributes for quality, on-time delivery, responsiveness and cost competitiveness. Distributes scorecard performance to key stakeholders.
- Conducts supplier quality audits for quality systems, special processes, customer requirements and regulatory standards.
- Responsible for compiling, controlling and managing Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR's).
- Works with underperforming suppliers to conduct root cause analysis & implement corrective action to address quality (Supplier Corrective Action Requests), delivery and responsiveness issues.
- Ensure critical suppliers have adequate control plans, schedules, and resources to make continued improvements to quality of supplied products.
- Deliver training for suppliers of quality awareness.
- Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to adhere to process and prevent occurrence of any non-conformity relating to product, process or system.
- Supports the Sourcing organization with cost recovery for supplier quality related issues.
- Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.
- Enhances supplier quality systems by applying LEAN & continuous improvement tools (e.g. A3, RCA, Kaizen, PFMEA, etc).
- Maintains all quality records and documentation in accordance with established quality processes and customer requirements.
- Maintains list & condition of company-owned supplier tooling & gauges. Works with manufacturing sites & suppliers to ensure condition maintenance or replacement as required.
- Works closely with Global Sourcing to maintain approved supplier certifications, audit reports, expirations and re-certification frequency/schedule.
- Works collaboratively with global category and regional sourcing, site purchasing, manufacturing quality, operations teams, engineering, customers, suppliers, and other external parties on supplier quality issues
- Educates suppliers about SPXFLOW Supplier Quality requirements and expectations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and assembly techniques and related standards and specifications
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong project execution / management skills
- Knowledge of inspection & testing methods
- Knowledge of quality standards, LEAN and CI tools (PFMEA, 8D, 5why, A3, Kaizen etc.)
- Proficient in ISO 9001
- Knowledge of statistical analysis, measurement methods & instruments for verifying specification attributes.
- Technical ability to define, describe, and classify the seriousness of product and process defects
- Technical ability to read and understand technical drawings, specifications and requirements.
- Listening skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to present data effectively
- Understanding of Health and Safety practices
- Team working skills
- Understanding of cost and financial impacts

Education And Experience

- Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in Engineering, Business or Supply Chain Management
- Experience in quality supervising capacity
- 5 years of experience in Supplier Quality Engineer in a manufacturing company
- Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
- Experience with ERP systems, preferable SAP