Excellerate Supply Quality Engineer - Bilingual

FTI; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in El Paso, Texas, is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to manage supplier programs and ensure compliance with quality standards. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in business or engineering and have at least two years of relevant experience. The role involves problem-solving, communication with suppliers, and maintaining supplier quality documentation. The work schedule is Monday to Friday, with possible travel of 10-25%. Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of related industry experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier quality-related tasks.
• Establish supplier quality performance metrics.
• Communicate effectively with suppliers and customers.
• Manage the Part Production Approval Process for all new suppliers.
• Monitor and drive supplier corrective action and improvement to address nonconformances, customer feedback, and repeat process issues via the Supplier Corrective Action Response (SCAR) process.
• Ensure the supplier understands and meets all customer and company requirements throughout the lifecycle of the product, and ensure changes are communicated to suppliers on a timely basis.
• Participate in the supplier approval process by visiting potential suppliers, conducting supplier assessments, and performing for‑cause audits per procedures.
• Serve as the primary customer contact for supplier quality in meetings, customer feedback, and concerns, including supplier specification inquiries and requested supplier audits.
• Engage team members and other subject‑matter experts to address process concerns related to supplier quality.
• Assist and utilize the deviation process to ensure proper communication of supplier changes or concerns are communicated to the customer as required.
• Lead the SCAR process in response to a customer request for supplier corrective action, including responding to complaints and inquiries in the system.
• Maintain supplier quality records and build relationships with suppliers.
• Participate in the Quality Planning, Process FMEA and Control Plan processes and other new production introduction activities.
• Guide and assist in disposition decisions for Non‑Conforming Material (NCM).
• Promote company initiatives to improve quality.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Skills

Problem solving skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team leadership

Data analysis

Presentation

Project leadership

Mentoring

Visio

Excel

PowerBI

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Tools

Visio

Excel

PowerBI

Job description

The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for managing supplier programs for manufacturing, packaging, and other operational processes, ensuring that quality programs are in compliance with customer and company requirements.

Minimum Requirements

Education: A minimum of 2 years of related industry experience is required; a bachelor’s degree in a business or engineering discipline is preferred. Experience: Two (2) years of related industry experience is required; Five (5) years of related industry experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered.

• Ability to work well in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong ability to identify and solve problems proactively using structured problem‑solving tools (FMEA, DMAIC, 8D, etc.), including making timely and effective decisions.
• Apply systemic data analysis and problem solving to address a full range of technical and organizational problems with creativity, imagination, confidence, and responsibility.
• Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze, interpret, validate, and communicate data to key stakeholders.
• Ability to seek out best practices and apply them within their assigned area.
• Ability to apply knowledge, logic, and reasoning using mathematics, statistics, science, and engineering applications.
• Ability to design a system or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, efficiency, repeatability, environmental, health and safety, including documentation and controls to ensure long‑term sustainability.
• Ability to become a subject‑matter expert for an assigned system or process.
• Ability to coach and mentor site support functions within assigned areas of expertise.
• Ability to operate effectively in a cross‑functional team environment.
• Ability to effectively lead projects involving cross‑functional team members.
• Ability to learn and utilize a variety of computer programs such as Visio, Excel, PowerBI, and other applicable software.
• Strong attention to detail, time management skills, and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively interact with others.
• Must have strong presentation skills and the ability to represent the company in a professional manner.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of all customer and company information.
• General office equipment and materials.

Travel: 10‑25% based on company need.

Work Schedule: This position works between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday‑Friday. However, work may be performed at any time on any day of the week to meet business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Subject‑matter expert for supplier activities by managing, maintaining, and improving the Supplier Quality Manual and applicable supplier documentation.
• Provide leadership and management of supplier‑related issues to ensure proper communication and associated activities within the organization.
• Establish and drive supplier quality performance via supplier scorecard metrics for improvement by collaborating with Supply Chain and Procurement.
• Manage the Part Production Approval Process for all new suppliers.
• Monitor and drive supplier corrective action and improvement to address nonconformances, customer feedback, and repeat process issues via the Supplier Corrective Action Response (SCAR) process.
• Ensure the supplier understands and meets all customer and company requirements throughout the lifecycle of the product, and ensure changes are communicated to suppliers on a timely basis.
• Participate in the supplier approval process by visiting potential suppliers, conducting supplier assessments, and performing for‑cause audits per procedures.
• Serve as the primary customer contact for supplier quality in meetings, customer feedback, and concerns, including supplier specification inquiries and requested supplier audits.
• Engage team members and other subject‑matter experts to address process concerns related to supplier quality.
• Assist and utilize the deviation process to ensure proper communication of supplier changes or concerns are communicated to the customer as required.
• Lead the SCAR process in response to a customer request for supplier corrective action, including responding to complaints and inquiries in the system.
• Maintain supplier quality records and build relationships with suppliers.
• Participate in the Quality Planning, Process FMEA and Control Plan processes and other new production introduction activities.
• Guide and assist in disposition decisions for Non‑Conforming Material (NCM).
• Promote company initiatives to improve quality.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Benefits

We provide industry‑leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families.

Faith Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – veterans/disabled.