Global Supplier Quality Engineer - PPAP & Quality

Socket.dev; Highland Park (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng is the global leader in automotive interiors, seeking a role to develop and strengthen Supplier Management Programs. The objective is to complete APQP deliverables on time and meet PPAP by SOP.

You will drive supplier quality initiatives, lead MQRs, verify conformance, manage inspections, and coordinate with plants, engineering, and Purchasing to improve supplier performance worldwide.

Qualifications

• 3-5 minimum years of experience in quality engineering, supplier quality or manufacturing engineering.
• 1-3 minimum years of experience within the automotive industry.
• Willingness to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial plants.

Responsibilities

• Ensure area compliance with IATF 16949, VDA 6.3 and IOS requirements.
• Initiate and lead MQR processes for problematic suppliers.
• Develop and maintain systems to verify incoming product conformance.
• Manage incoming inspection and containment activities as required.
• Oversee nonconforming material and quarantined components handling.
• Document supplier issues in IQS/QMS in a timely manner.
• Ensure yearly supplier validations are stored in the YFAI system.
• Lead supplier improvement using problem solving (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, KT).
• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions and on-site visits if needed.
• Interact with production, QA Engineers, Process Engineers, Purchasing, and Engineering.

Skills

Quality engineering

Supplier quality

Automotive industry experience

IATF 16949 knowledge

Six Sigma Green Belt

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing quality

Equivalent work experience may be considered

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Job description

Yanfeng is the global leader in automotive interiors, seeking a role to develop and strengthen Supplier Management Programs. The objective is to complete APQP deliverables on time and meet PPAP by SOP.

You will drive supplier quality initiatives, lead MQRs, verify conformance, manage inspections, and coordinate with plants, engineering, and Purchasing to improve supplier performance worldwide.