Strategic Supplier Quality Engineer

Sanmina; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays & PTO

Restricted stock units

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Sanmina is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure externally provided products and services meet requirements. You will manage supplier programs for manufacturing and packaging, drive CAPA, lead root-cause investigations, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve quality.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 5 years in manufacturing, quality, or engineering, with strong knowledge of supplier management and quality system audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering field or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in Manufacturing, Quality, or Engineering.
• Ability to participate in the resolution of technical issues with respect to product processes, systems and deliverables.
• Knowledge of Supplier Management practices and processes.
• Ability to provide guidance to suppliers on all aspects of quality.
• Experience in implementing, maintaining, and auditing management systems.
• Experience in developing supplier relations and continuous improvement plans.
• Proficient in 5S, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with sourcing team to evaluate supplier capabilities and capacity for supplier selection process
• Qualifies new suppliers based on customer requirements
• Periodic reevaluation of suppliers based on delivery of quality products, materials, and services
• Support operations in supplier related issues, communicates non-conformances identified during in-coming inspection, and manufacturing; and drive resolution in partnership with cross-functional teams and supplier
• Lead investigations to identify root cause and Corrective and Preventive Action
• (CAPA) activities with suppliers using appropriate problem-solving methods
• Visit supplier facilities to conduct audits, witness production and inspection processes
• Review and approve all First Article Inspection submissions
• Monitor supplier performance and issue periodic reports; issue improvement actions to non-performing suppliers
• Act as a single point of contact for all supplier related quality matters
• Facilitate the escalation of unresolved supplier quality issues
• Participate and support internal and external management system audits
• Collaborate closely with the MRB and RTV teams to drive timely disposition and manage supplier quality metrics.

Skills

5S

Lean

Six Sigma

Supplier management

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Sanmina is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure externally provided products and services meet requirements. You will manage supplier programs for manufacturing and packaging, drive CAPA, lead root-cause investigations, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve quality.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 5 years in manufacturing, quality, or engineering, with strong knowledge of supplier management and quality system audits.