Senior Supplier Quality & Operations Engineer

Celestica Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 105,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. in Toronto seeks an experienced Operations Engineering Advisor to oversee supplier quality for electronic components across the supply chain.

You will drive root-cause analysis, corrective actions and data-driven improvements with suppliers and internal teams. You will lead supplier audits, maintain material quality to meet cost and delivery targets, and collaborate with customers to resolve complex quality issues while supporting design-engineering knowledge for PCBs and

Qualifications

• Senior commodity engineer with extensive experience managing electronic component quality.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers to drive quality improvements via defect monitoring, corrective actions and supplier audits.
• Ability to review component specifications for alternate parts to drive cost reductions and mitigate shortages.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, TS16949, ISO 13485 and SPC methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Documents, maintains and improves implementation of processes.
• Provides advanced technical expertise for production or customer-identified material problems.
• Maintains quality of materials to ensure cost and delivery targets are met.
• Visits suppliers to evaluate their process controls and reliability programs.
• Provides quality and reliability performance data to suppliers and internal management team.
• Performs supplier assessments/risk analysis and makes recommendations regarding supplier selection.
• Works with suppliers to improve overall yield of assemblies and quality of materials.
• Gathers, analyzes and distributes data to understand and solve quality issues using quality tools and root cause analysis.
• Performs supplier audits and qualifications with commodity management to determine supplier strategies.
• In-depth knowledge of electronic components like optical transceivers, resistors, inductors, logic ICs and memory ICs.
• Experience with electronic component specification reviews and alternate source recommendations.
• Solid understanding of contract manufacturing processes.
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards and SPC methodologies.
• Knowledge of design engineering for systems and PCBs.
• Excellent supplier contact, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Strong presentation, database management and computer skills.

Skills

Quality engineering

Supplier management

SPC methods

Root cause analysis

Supplier audits

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Electrical engineering background

Tools

Minitab

Excel

Job description

Celestica Inc. in Toronto seeks an experienced Operations Engineering Advisor to oversee supplier quality for electronic components across the supply chain.

You will drive root-cause analysis, corrective actions and data-driven improvements with suppliers and internal teams. You will lead supplier audits, maintain material quality to meet cost and delivery targets, and collaborate with customers to resolve complex quality issues while supporting design-engineering knowledge for PCBs and