Global Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

VAT GROUP; Sennwald; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

VAT Group, a global leader in vacuum solutions, is seeking a Supplier Development and Quality Engineer to join our international team in Switzerland. You will own supplier qualification for machining and welding and drive ongoing process improvements to ensure product quality across global suppliers.

You will assess supplier capability, lead audits, and coordinate with Engineering, Operations and Sourcing to secure material availability.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or similar.
• 5–10+ years in supplier quality, manufacturing engineering or supplier development.
• Experience with machining and welding quality.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 3834.
• Willingness to travel to supplier sites.
• Experience with audits, process qualification, ramp up and CAPA.
• Root cause analysis using 8D, 5 Why and corrective action verification.
• Ability to work in international matrix organizations with regular supplier travel.

Aufgaben

• Own supplier qualification and development for machining and welding suppliers globally.
• Assess supplier capability, process maturity, production capacity and readiness for serial production.
• Drive supplier development, industrialization and ramp up activities with clear action ownership.
• Support relocations, second source implementation and qualification projects.
• Train suppliers in VAT requirements, standards, technologies and process expectations.
• Lead supplier complaints, root cause analysis and corrective actions using 8D methodology.
• Review ISIR, PPAP and process qualification documentation.
• Monitor supplier KPIs, process capability and risk trends; define improvement actions with suppliers and procurement.
• Plan and perform system and process audits for machining, welding and manufacturing controls.
• Audit CNC turning, milling, grinding, multi axis machining, TIG, orbital, laser and vacuum soldering processes.
• Drive closure and effectiveness verification of audit findings.
• Support supplier related Change Requests, customer escalations and shortage prevention with technical risk assessments.
• Lead supplier recovery actions, including capability assessments, material risk assessments and top management escalation support.
• Define and drive actions to secure material availability in close alignment with Engineering, Operations and Strategic Sourcing

Kenntnisse

Strong communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or similar

Tools

ISIR

PPAP

8D

FMEA

SPC

Jobbeschreibung

VAT Group, a global leader in vacuum solutions, is seeking a Supplier Development and Quality Engineer to join our international team in Switzerland. You will own supplier qualification for machining and welding and drive ongoing process improvements to ensure product quality across global suppliers.

You will assess supplier capability, lead audits, and coordinate with Engineering, Operations and Sourcing to secure material availability.