Aerospace Supplier Quality Lead

Sonaca North America; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Competitive wages

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision, life, and Acc

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Wellness program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Sonaca North America is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to drive supplier quality initiatives and support overall supplier management. You will partner with Strategic Sourcing Commodity Managers to ensure quality and compliance across the supplier base.

The role requires leadership, mentoring, and the ability to analyze supplier performance, define flow-down requirements on POs, and manage SCAR protocols to obtain corrective actions from suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and upkeep of Supplier Quality Assurance initiatives.
• Mentoring, training and coaching supplier quality team members.
• Oversee the Approved Supplier List (APL) and conduct on-site supplier surveys when necessary.
• Collaborate with Commodity Managers for comprehensive supplier information.
• Prepares reports and updates on vendor status and quality.
• Provide leadership in the development and maintenance of Supplier Quality Assurance initiatives and processes.
• Define quality flow-down requirements on purchase orders.
• Manage Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) protocols to solicit Cause/Corrective Action (C/CA) responses from suppliers.
• Investigate supplier rejections to determine the appropriate allocation of defect-related charges.
• Coordinate with site Quality Management to address quality performance concerns with suppliers.
• Evaluates vendor operations, products, and services for compliance with government and company quality standards.
• Analyzes and monitors metrics and KPIs to suggest improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Corporate and Plant purchasing departments to define quality-related flow down requirements on purchase orders (PO’s).
• Determine parameters such as First Article Inspection (FAI) requisites, source inspection criteria, Statistical Process Control (SPC) needs, and other specific approvals.
• Assist with special projects and participate on improvement teams as requested

Job description

Sonaca North America is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to drive supplier quality initiatives and support overall supplier management. You will partner with Strategic Sourcing Commodity Managers to ensure quality and compliance across the supplier base.

The role requires leadership, mentoring, and the ability to analyze supplier performance, define flow-down requirements on POs, and manage SCAR protocols to obtain corrective actions from suppliers.