Supplier Quality Engineer

Parker; Apodaca; On-site; MXN 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker in Mexico is seeking a supplier quality engineer to ensure external supplier quality and performance across the supply chain. You will evaluate, monitor, and develop supplier capabilities while coordinating corrective actions to protect operations and meet customer requirements.

You will lead containment, analysis, and resolution of quality issues, review PPAP documentation, and collaborate with Purchasing, Engineering, and Production to prevent defects and drive continuous improvement in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 2-4 years of experience in quality assurance within the metalworking industry, supplier-quality focus.
• Knowledge of ISO standards and manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of GD&T and hydraulic schematics.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier quality performance with KPIs, audits, defect reports and corrective-action follow-up.
• Contain, analyze, and resolve quality issues involving externally supplied materials and components.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Engineering, Production and suppliers on disposition of nonconforming material.
• Lead action plans for underperforming suppliers and recurring quality incidents.
• Validate effectiveness of corrective actions using root-cause analysis and quality tools.
• Review and maintain PPAP documentation for external suppliers.
• Support supplier selection, evaluation, development, and re-evaluation per QMS criteria.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Management System processes and nonconforming product controls.
• Prepare supplier performance reports, defect trends, and risk assessments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, product transfers, and cost-reduction initiatives.

Skills

ISO standards

Manufacturing processes

Material properties

GD&T

Supplier quality

Quality audits

Quality issue resolution

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Org Marketing Statement

In Motion Systems Group and Hydraulic Valve Systems Division, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges by living our purpose: Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that lead to a Better Tomorrow. We believe that our team members are our key assets and that a diverse workforce is a driving force to bring our purpose to life. We foster a culture where every team member feels safe, included, and empowered. We all belong, we all matter, and we all make a difference.

Position Summary

Responsible for ensuring the quality and performance of external suppliers within the assigned supply chain through the ongoing evaluation, monitoring, and development of suppliers. This position leads to the response to and resolution of quality issues related to purchased raw materials and components, coordinating corrective actions with suppliers and internal functions to protect operational continuity, ensure compliance with customer requirements, and uphold Quality Management System standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve the quality performance of assigned suppliers through key performance indicators, audits, defect reports, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Manage the containment, analysis, and resolution of quality issues involving externally supplied raw materials, components, and services.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Engineering, Production, and suppliers on the disposition of nonconforming material, ensuring timely response and minimizing operational impact.
• Develop, request, and follow up on action plans for suppliers with below-target quality metrics or recurring quality incidents.
• Validate the effectiveness of supplier corrective actions using root-cause analysis methodologies and quality tools.
• Review, approve, and maintain PPAP documentation from external suppliers, ensuring compliance with technical, quality, and customer requirements.
• Participate in supplier selection, evaluation, development, and re-evaluation in accordance with the criteria established by the Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Quality Management System processes, procedures, and requirements, including nonconforming product control and corrective-action management.
• Prepare and communicate supplier performance reports, defect trends, supply risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects, product transfers, new product launches, engineering changes, and cost-reduction initiatives, with a focus on preventing quality issues throughout the supply chain.

Qualifications

• 2-4 Years of experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of ISO standards.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of material properties.
• More than two years of experience in quality assurance within the metalworking industry, with a supplier-quality focus.
• Experience reviewing engineering and manufacturing specifications.
• Understanding and interpretation of manufacturing audits.
• Knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
• Advanced knowledge of GD&T and interpretation of hydraulic schematics.