SummaryThe
Supplier Quality Engineer provides leadership and guidance on supplier issues for all TMS USA sites.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Develop strong working relationships with suppliers.
- Act as liaison between suppliers and company leaders determining solutions to any challenges to quality standards.
- Review, edit, and audit TMS Purchase Specifications and drawings for accuracy, completeness, and correctness. Work with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure they address design and performance requirements.
- Create Supplier Quality Control guidelines and protocols.
- Ensure suppliers adhere to regulations and understand TMS specifications and requirements.
- Work with suppliers to develop process capability to meet TMS purchase specification requirements.
- Create and maintain supplier database with records of performance to enhance current supplier scorecard.
- Create standardized supplier metrics.
- Create and promote strategies to increase the quality and efficiency of supplied systems and products.
- Review supplier drawings and communicate discrepancies to suppliers in a timely manner to facilitate conformance with customer requirements.
- Work with suppliers to investigate and resolve quality issues resulting in reduced defect rates.
- Perform logistics tasks such as communicating and visiting suppliers to notify them of rejections and complaints.
- Work with Incoming inspection and production to understand impact to product, processes and customer.
- Work with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to evaluate supplier samples, approve new suppliers, verify new revisions, and implement improvements.
- Communicate technical specifications and details to suppliers to ensure full understanding of TMS requirements.
- Visit suppliers to perform Quality Systems audits and ensure manufacturing processes comply with requirements and guidelines.
- Work with Purchasing and Engineering teams to research, Identify and qualify new suppliers.
- Train new employees and suppliers on Quality Assurance procedures and protocols.
- Drive Continuous Improvement and recommendations based upon supplier audits and process reviews.
Qualifications/Requirements- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- 3-5 years quality experience with a supply chain concentration.
- Strong Engineering, Operations and Quality experience to resolve complex supplier problems.
- Manufacturing and Machining industry experience preferred.
- Must be a self- starter willing to travel up to 35% of the time.
- Extremely well-organized with superior attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to multitask, work in a high paced environment and meet deadlines.
