Supplier Quality Engineer II

ICONMA, LLC

Redford, MI

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$32.09–$36.03 Per Hour
SKILLS
8D, Assembly Line, Auditing, Automotive Engineering, Automotive Industry, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), Casting, Chemical Engineering, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Documentation Review, Electrical Engineering, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Health Plan, Industry Standards, Injection Molding, Lean Manufacturing, Machining, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Multilingual, Needs Assessment, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Engineering, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Engineering, Quality Management, Resolve Customer Issues, Root Cause Analysis, Sales Management, Statistical Process Control, Technical Presentation, Time Management, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Redford, MI
POSTED
10 days ago
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
 
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