Supplier
Quality Engineer
Casa Grande, AZ (Onsite)
6 Months contract
Job Description:
This role demands technical expertise and soft skills to provide guidance and
leadership to suppliers and internal customers to promptly resolve supplier
quality issues and ensure a seamless transition of new products into mass
production. The SQE will be responsible for cradle-to-grave mass production
supplier management, ensuring best-in-class supplier quality, and safeguarding
manufacturing operations by working closely with Manufacturing, Plant Quality,
Material Planning, Logistics, NPI teams, and external suppliers.
You Will:
- As an Individual Contributor: Provide Supplier Quality support by
continuously addressing and resolving supplier quality issues, ensuring the
highest standards in EV production. Take cradle-to-grave responsibility for
assigned mass production suppliers, including managing supplier scorecards and
performance evaluations.
- Problem Solving and Troubleshooting: Swiftly identify, analyze, and resolve
supplier-related quality issues to protect plant operations. Implement root
cause analysis and permanent countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with Manufacturing, Plant Quality, Material
Planning, Logistics, NPI teams, and suppliers to develop robust solutions that
protect plant operations and drive product quality.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Maintain strong relationships with
suppliers, ensuring open communication and collaboration to achieve mutual
quality objectives.
- Support New Product Build Events: Collaborate with SIEs and Program teams
during new product build events, ensuring a seamless transition into mass
production while maintaining quality standards.
- Lessons Learned: Streamline lessons learned between programs in mass
production.
- Supplier Audits: Perform supplier assessments, audits, and site inspections;
develop process improvement plans and drive implementation; monitor and
maintain performance metrics.
- Be visible and voice of your commodity supplier quality team by generating
regular reports for senior management, highlighting SQEs/Supplier performance,
OKRs-Goals-KPIs, risks, and strategies for improvement.
- Be able to work independently and make decisions in the best interest of
Client and its business.
- Have the ability to travel 25-75% on average on a short-term or long-term
basis to Client and supplier sites globally on short notice.
You Bring:
- 5+ years of plant floor SQE experience in Interiors Commodity components
such as Center Consoles, Door Panels, Hard Trims, Instrument Panel, or Soft
Trims.
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Engineering); a Master’s
degree is preferred.
- Hands-on expertise in utilizing quality assurance practices and methodologies
such as 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone diagrams for prompt and effective resolution
of quality issues.
- Clear and effective communication abilities, ensuring quality issues and solutions
are well-articulated to both internal teams and external suppliers.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics and drawings and in-depth knowledge
of quality standards and specifications in the area of placement.
- Excellent analytical abilities, technical writing ability, and
comprehensive understanding of quality toolbox (IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, SPC,
MSA, FMEA, DOE, DFM/A, GD&T, etc.)
- Certification preferred - American Society for Quality, Six Sigma Black
Belt, etc.
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills, hands-on and data-driven,
creative mindset in problem-solving.
- Positive attitude, willingness to learn, be part of the solution and be able
to adapt to the dynamic working environment.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Working knowledge
of Smartsheet, JMP, Minitab, JIRA, and Tableau is a plus.
Rohit Rasakthla
Recruiter
Ph:
(615) 903-9646
Email:
rohit.rasakthla@harveynash.com
