Supplier Development & Quality Engineer

Blackline Safety Corp.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Hybrid work model

Paid vacation, personal and sick days

Professional development opportunities

Education funding

Inclusive culture and collaboration

Perks and discounts

Dress for Your Day

Job summary

Blackline Safety Corp. is seeking a Supplier Development Specialist to optimize supplier performance across manufacturing processes including injection molding, die casting, stamping, and coating.

You will lead Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, run rate validations, supplier audits, and corrective actions to boost quality, capacity, and throughput. Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and suppliers to ensure alignment with quality standards and long-term performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in process improvement and troubleshooting in manufacturing environments (injection molding, die casting, stamping/sheet metal fabrication, coatings).
• Minimum 5 years in supplier management, supplier development, or supplier quality engineering.
• Experience implementing process improvement initiatives within manufacturing environments.
• Proven ability to resolve complex tooling, process, and mechanical compatibility issues in supplier operations.
• Strong root-cause analysis and corrective action skills.
• Ability to travel to supplier facilities ~10–20% of time.
• Preferred: Lean certification, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, supplier audits experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier quality performance, process capability, yield, and defect trends.
• Drive supplier process capability improvements via SPC, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Lead complex supplier quality investigations using 8D, root cause analysis, and Lean methods.
• Drive closure and verification of supplier corrective actions.
• Support supplier scorecard development and performance reviews.
• Lead Run-at-Rate validations to ensure capacity and throughput.
• Verify readiness to support production demand and growth.
• Assess bottlenecks, constraints, and risk areas; recommend improvements.
• Lead yield improvement initiatives and Kaizen events.
• Coordinate containment, corrective action, and preventive action with suppliers.
• Perform supplier audits focusing on production controls and quality systems.
• Develop supplier improvement plans based on audits and data.
• Build collaborative supplier relationships and dock-to-stock program development.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to improve internal yield and supplier-driven quality.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Root cause analysis

Six Sigma

Process improvement

Supplier management

Travel capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Industrial/Quality

Tools

SPC

8D

Kaizen events

Job description

Blackline Safety Corp. is seeking a Supplier Development Specialist to optimize supplier performance across manufacturing processes including injection molding, die casting, stamping, and coating.

You will lead Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, run rate validations, supplier audits, and corrective actions to boost quality, capacity, and throughput. Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and suppliers to ensure alignment with quality standards and long-term performance.