Supplier Quality Engineer II

Our client, a Automotive company, is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer II for their Redford, MI/ Hybrid location.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the supplier to ensure supplier performance is regularly reported and that appropriate and timely corrective actions are implemented.
• Manage timely resolution of supplier technical issues to ensure uninterrupted supply to production.
• Strategically lead supplier performance improvement projects in an effort to increase the supplier capability of consistently meeting customer existing or new requirements.
• Documents activities related to investigation, disposition, and resolution to quality complaints.
• Conduct supplier audits to confirm product conformity, or drive process standardization, waste elimination, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor, communicate and improve key supplier quality KPI's, including DPPM, Quality Complaints, and capacity to support OTS (On Time Ship) compliance.
• Lead or support effort to establish specific short / long-term supplier quality goals.
• Champion problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers and customers to eliminate recurrence of non-conformances.
• Work to resolve supplier technical issues in a timely manner to ensure continuity of supply.
• Interface and support cross functional business units on topics relating to supplier quality.
• Oversee containment actions at the supplier to mitigate the impact of quality issues to Client.
• Deal with supplier related issues
• 8d 5y reviews - corrective action - supplier implementation - supplier development
• 50% meetings and phone calls - internally and externally with suppliers combined - team meetings
• 50% - documentation review - 8d 5y reviews - corrective action - supplier implementation - supplier development - closing supplier complaints -
• Manage & resolve supplier quality issues on purchased components

Requirements:

• Project management experience
• Statistical process control experience
• Familiarity with Engine, Axle, and Transmission components
• Experience with various manufacturing processes such as machining, casting, injection molding, stamping, & forging.
• Experience working with global suppliers and managing quality across different regions and cultures.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related - mechanical engineer electrical process engineer chemical engineering
• 1-3 year of related experience
• Engineering or related - mechanical engineer electrical process engineer chemical engineering -
• Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to present complex technical topics during meetings with suppliers and Client management.
• Knowledge of GD&T and MSA. - Machining processes background
• Ability to understand metallurgical requirements and interpret reports.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a solution-focused mindset.
• Understanding of quality problem solving tools such as 8D, 5-why, fishbone, etc.
• A customer-focused mindset with the ability to understand and address customer needs and expectations related to supplier quality topics.
• As you start to go through resumes, what would stand out to you as the BEST candidate versus an AVERAGE candidate.
• Statistical process control experience
• Familiarity with Engine, Axle, and Transmission components
• Experience with various manufacturing processes such as machining, casting, injection molding, stamping, & forging.
• Experience working with global suppliers and managing quality across different regions and cultures.
• Knowledge of a foreign language
• What are some of the performance indicators you'll be looking for once this person ramps up. (Meeting deadlines, quality of work, etc.
• KPI's - Claim closure - solving supplier related issues - problem solving
• What does success look like in this role
• Offers candidate ability to develop by working with several different manufacturing processes, global interaction with different suppliers & Client colleagues, internal cross functional experience among plant quality and operations, engineering, series management, and manufacturing engineering across our Axle and Transmission assembly lines
• Manufacturing processes - machining - forging - processing
• Quality experience
• 8d 5y fishbone diagram - lean process methodology - AIAG industry standard requirements

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities