Supplier Quality Engineer

Eaton; Vantaa; In loco; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

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Global company

Challenging projects

Promotion opportunities

Safe working environment

Descrizione del lavoro

Eaton Corporation's Vantaa campus in Finland hosts its Critical Power Solutions HQ. The Operational Supplier Quality Engineer will manage daily supplier quality activities, interfacing between production, IQC, and suppliers.

The role supports PPAP, containment actions, and continuous improvement to ensure material quality. You will participate in supplier-related product and process changes, lead corrective actions, and help drive growth initiatives from a supplier quality perspective.

Competenze

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering.
• Working proficiency in both Finnish and English.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lead Auditor certification is preferred.

Mansioni

• Manage supplier quality issues affecting production and act as primary contact for supplier quality communications.
• Coordinate supplier reclamations and track corrective actions (8D) for effectiveness.
• Review and approve supplier corrective action responses and containment actions.
• Support PPAP documentation review and validation for new product introductions and changes.

Conoscenze

Supplier Quality Management

Cross-functional collaboration

Electrical products/industry knowledge

Planning and reporting

Proactive improvement mindset

Formazione

B.Sc./M.Sc. in Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

Requisition ID76623-Posted11/04/2026

Eaton's state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, serves as a hub for its critical power systems business, bringing together research and development, manufacturing, warehousing, sales, and service under one roof. The campus supports the company's continued growth and creates new career opportunities in the region.

As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), Eaton’s expansion in this area is driven by strong business growth and the demand for systems that ensure business continuity. Situated in a prime location next to the Helsinki airport, the Vantaa facility serves as Eaton’s Critical Power Solutions headquarters and a center of excellence for data centers.

As an Operational Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for daily supplier quality management activities that support manufacturing operations and ensure the quality of incoming materials. You will act as the primary interface between the production line, Incoming Quality Control (IQC), and suppliers for quality issues, while supporting supplier corrective actions, non-conforming material management, and supplier quality performance. You will also support new product introductions and supplier-related product, part, and process changes through PPAP documentation review and validation.

As part of your role, you will be a member of our growth program, helping to ensure that supplier quality activities support our growth objectives. You will participate in the planning and implementation of growth-related activities from a supplier quality perspective.

Key responsibilities:

Supplier Quality Issues & Corrective Actions

• Manage supplier quality issues affecting production and act as the primary contact for supplier quality-related communications.
• Create, coordinate, and track supplier reclamations, ensuring timely resolution of supplier quality concerns.
• Review, evaluate, and approve supplier corrective action responses, including 8D reports, and verify the effectiveness of implemented actions.
• Support production teams by driving containment actions and resolving supplier-related quality issues to minimize manufacturing disruptions.

Non-Conforming Material & Incoming Quality Control

• Own the supplier-related non-conforming material process, including inventory control, disposition coordination, and material tracking.
• Coordinate Incoming Quality Control activities based on supplier performance, quality trends, and production requirements.
• Contribute to the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the Adaptive Sampling Plan.

Supplier Quality Performance & Improvement

• Monitor supplier quality performance and analyze defect, reclamation, and inspection data to identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities.
• Maintain supplier quality records, reports, work instructions, and performance metrics.
• Provide regular updates on supplier quality performance and open quality issues.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing supplier defects, non-conforming material, and production quality risks.
• Support new product introduction projects from a supplier quality perspective.
• Support supplier-related product, part, and process changes.
• Review, verify, and validate supplier PPAP documentation.
• Support qualification and first article inspection activities.

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering.
• Working proficiency in both Finnish and English.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lead Auditor certification is preferred.

Skills:

• Knowledge of Supplier Quality Management processes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders.
• Experience or familiarity with electrical products, technologies, or industry.
• Ability to contribute to project-related activities, including planning, implementation, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Proactive, hands-on, and improvement-oriented approach, with the initiative to identify development needs and drive improvements forward.

What we can offer to you:

• Contract in fast growing global company
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Great promotional opportunities - We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible
• Excellent working environment - safety and ethic are really important for us

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