Lead Quality Engineer: Supplier Quality & PPAP

Alto-Shaam, Inc.; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 15%

Low-cost healthcare

11 paid holidays

Career advancement opportunities

Tuition assistance

Fitness reimbursement

Biannual performance reviews

Annual lunch with president

Job summary

Alto-Shaam, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer III to advance quality in design and manufacturing of foodservice equipment. The role collaborates with suppliers, Sourcing, and Engineering to resolve top quality issues and maintain compliance with the QMS.

You will own PPAP, develop inspection requirements, and publish supplier quality metrics, driving continuous improvement across multiple commodities and production lines.

Qualifications

• Proficient in analyzing quality data and communicating top issues.
• Experience in QA processes and metrics.
• Understanding of PPAP and supplier quality controls.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 standards and internal auditing.

Responsibilities

• Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data to identify and communicate top quality issues.
• Rapidly address purchased part quality issues impacting daily manufacturing operations.
• Lead corrective actions to address supplier quality issues collaborating with Sourcing and Engineering.
• Own the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to ensure suppliers meet drawing requirements and maintain quality standards through proper manufacturing controls.
• Work with Quality Assurance to develop incoming inspection requirements to identify non-conforming purchased components before they impact the production floor.
• Publish weekly/monthly supplier quality metric reports (DPPM, SCAR status, etc.) and share with Commodity/Sourcing managers.
• Comply with requirements outlined in Alto-Shaam Quality Management System.
• Serve as a Lead Internal Auditor to support Alto-Shaam’s ISO 9001 certification.
• Other project work as assigned

Skills

Data analysis

Quality assurance

PPAP

Supplier quality

Internal auditing

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Alto-Shaam, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer III to advance quality in design and manufacturing of foodservice equipment. The role collaborates with suppliers, Sourcing, and Engineering to resolve top quality issues and maintain compliance with the QMS.

You will own PPAP, develop inspection requirements, and publish supplier quality metrics, driving continuous improvement across multiple commodities and production lines.