Senior Supplier Quality Engineer: Material Quality & Risk

Jobtailor

Kentucky

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor in United States, Kentucky is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to establish and uphold quality standards for raw and intermediate materials used in manufacturing. You will monitor supplier quality with SPC tools, lead RCIs, manage supplier audits, and drive improvements across global supply chains, including change management and risk mitigation.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's in a related field, 7+ years' experience, and proficiency in Minitab/JMP, DOE, Gage R&R, and advanced

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science/Engineering, or a related engineering discipline is required.
7+ years combined experience in manufacturing, Development/Scale-up, Quality or Continuous Improvement Engineering is required.
Demonstrated experience with risk tools such as FMEAs
Demonstrated understanding of statistical techniques including DOE, Control Charts, Gage R&R, ANOVA is required.
Experience working and managing projects in a global environment (both internal and external) with communications across cultures
Proven change management and project management skills – improvements in material/supplier performance require multiple projects to be managed with varying complexity and customer impact
Experience using a statistical software program (e.g., Minitab, JMP) is required.
Required to have proficient computer skills such as advanced Excel and PowerPoint use.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain quality standards for raw and intermediate materials used in manufacturing.
Monitor incoming raw material quality using SPC tools and engage with suppliers when issues arise.
Support troubleshooting of material issues in manufacturing and lead RCIs related to material impact on product performance.
Manage supplier performance by conducting regular QMS and technical audits, leading quality meetings, and tracking improvement activities.
Provide performance feedback to suppliers based on quarterly scorecards and convey electronics industry expectations regarding management of change and process control.
Drive improvement of supplier quality systems, including change management, documentation and reporting, calibration, and non-conforming material review.
Fully understand supplier manufacturing processes to develop raw material risk mitigation FMEAs.
Drive raw material and sub-supplier changes through the change management process.
Ensure raw material supply plans align with business strategy.
Use risk assessment tools to determine second source opportunities and alternate agreements with current suppliers.
Manage qualification planning, trials, and data packages for new raw materials, suppliers, or supplier process changes.
Coordinate analytical tasks and work with SMEs to understand raw material characteristics.
Link key material analysis parameters to process/product performance.
Lead crossfunctional taskforces with Process Engineering, R&D and manufacturing stakeholders as needed.