Bilingual Supplier Quality Engineer

FORVIA; Simpsonville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Bilingual Supplier Quality Engineer to enhance supplier quality at their Simpsonville plant. This role is crucial for driving quality improvements through collaboration and audits, ensuring compliance with management codes, and tracking costs related to non-conformance. The ideal candidate will possess strong bilingual communication skills and a results-oriented mindset. Join a dynamic team where your expertise can significantly impact supplier performance and quality standards in the automotive manufacturing sector.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in quality engineering within an industrial environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with a focus on quality or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Initiate corrective actions with suppliers for quality improvement.
• Manage audits of Bought-Out Parts and coordinate with suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance and report status as needed.

Skills

Bilingual Communication (English/Spanish)

Quality Engineering

Problem-Solving

Process Auditing

Supplier Performance Monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

QSS

Validate

CQMS

CQR

EBSC

eCIMS

EWT

GCS

NCT

PRAS

QNA

webCN

WIS

Job description

Direct message the job poster from FORVIA

Talent Acquisition Leader in the Automotive industry. Strategic Staffing Expert

Forvia is seeking a Bilingual Supplier Quality Engineer (English/Spanish) to join our team at our Simpsonville, KY plant. If you have experience in quality engineering and want to play a key role in improving supplier quality, this opportunity is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiate and validate corrective and preventive actions with suppliers for immediate containment actions.
• Manage process audits of existing Bought-Out Parts (BOP) where the parts require problem-solving actions and coordinate with suppliers.
• Collaborate with plant buyers to implement supplier improvement plans.
• Track costs associated with supplier non-conformance and ensure cost recovery.
• Monitor supplier performance through formal systems (QSS, Validate) and report supplier status as needed.
• Perform on-site audits at supplier locations as necessary for process and corrective action verification.
• Establish PPAP requirements and perform PPAP verification for engineering changes.
• Compile lessons learned related to supplier issues.
• Comply with and reinforce Forvia's Code of Management and Code of Ethics.
• Perform any other tasks necessary to ensure supplier quality integrity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with a specialization in quality or comparable experience.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the quality field within an industrial environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in both English and Spanish.
• Results-oriented mindset with the ability to work in a matrixed organization.
• International mindset; overseas experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with customer-specific requirements (CQMS, CQR, EBSC, eCIMS, EWT, GCS, NCT, PRAS, QNA, webCN, WIS).

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Quality Assurance

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing