Strategic Supplier Quality Engineer

A-dec, Inc. (USA); Newberg (OR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A-dec is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to assess supplier quality and ensure that purchased products arrive defect-free. You will perform dimensional/visual/functional analysis for new product introduction to identify potential failure modes and guide design for manufacturing and cost reduction.

You will collaborate with management, buyers and suppliers, visit supplier facilities, and develop qualification plans, containment actions and corrective measures to improve supplier performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience applying supplier quality engineering principles.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Determine which parts require inspection at incoming.
• Create inspection plans (frequency, dimensional/visual/functional requirements) and monitor through ERP.
• Facilitate dock to stock receipts process as necessary.
• Address supplier quality issues with containment and corrective actions.
• Support buyers, inspectors and suppliers on containment, root cause analysis, and preventive actions.
• Lead supplier quality audits (on and off site).
• Develop part qualification plans for new parts and major revisions.

Skills

Supplier quality engineering

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

ERP system

Job description

A-dec is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to assess supplier quality and ensure that purchased products arrive defect-free. You will perform dimensional/visual/functional analysis for new product introduction to identify potential failure modes and guide design for manufacturing and cost reduction.

You will collaborate with management, buyers and suppliers, visit supplier facilities, and develop qualification plans, containment actions and corrective measures to improve supplier performance