Supplier Development Tech II: Quality & CI Focus

Benchmark; Winona (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Plan

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Benchmark in Minnesota is seeking a skilled quality professional to support senior technicians, engineers, and Incoming Inspectors, ensuring materials meet requirements and driving continuous improvement. You will interact with supplier quality and internal teams to resolve nonconforming items and develop robust inspection processes.

Ideal candidates have a 2-year engineering/technical degree (or equivalent), 5+ years of experience, and ASQ certification preferred.

Qualifications

• 2 year Engineering or Technical degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by executive management
• 5+ years of experience in quality or supplier quality roles, ASQ certification preferred
• 3+ years in a leadership role; ASQ certification preferred
• Ability to provide various levels of engineer quality work
• Ability to lead problem solving teams, both internal and external
• Ability to mentor and lead with respect to ERP and related computer-based applications as well as technicians and inspectors
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office
• Working knowledge of Lab and measurement equipment
• Ability to interpret SPC information
• Ability to utilize structured problem solving techniques
• Participate in problem solving teams, both internal and external
• Communicate and work with suppliers and customers through effective interpersonal skills
• Knowledgeable in ERP and related computer-based applications
• Participate in a continuous improvement activity with complete documentation, including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format
• Ability to work overtime requests when needed
• See job analysis forms for specific physical stressors o the job

Responsibilities

• Assist Supplier Development Engineers, Material Quality Engineers and Incoming Inspectors (Examples: First Article, Process Capability (Cpk))
• Analyze, disposition and facilitate transaction of suspect/nonconforming materials
• Develop Incoming Inspection tests and inspection procedures
• Coordinate stock purges/sort/rework of suspect/nonconforming
• Locate second sources for components
• Report metrics as directed
• Initiate actions to facilitate continuous improvement
• Act as technical resource
• All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction.
• Assist in the audits of suppliers and develop corrective actions to improve supplier performance
• Provide interface to manufacturing and design as a technical resource within Commodity or customer group
• Create action plans for correcting component/material issues
• Disposition suspect/non-conforming materials
• Perform special tests that need to be conducted and assist the Incoming Inspectors with training for those tests (First Article, etc.)
• Develop, plan and coordinate stock purges of defective material in stockroom and production floor
• Oversee Supplier Corrective Actions and Supplier interface to get immediate countermeasures within assigned Commodity
• Develop second sources for components
• Identify and facilitate implementation of systemic continuous improvement

Skills

Quality engineering

Leadership

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Measurement equipment

Education

2 year Engineering or Technical degree

Tools

ERP software

Lab equipment

Job description

Benchmark in Minnesota is seeking a skilled quality professional to support senior technicians, engineers, and Incoming Inspectors, ensuring materials meet requirements and driving continuous improvement. You will interact with supplier quality and internal teams to resolve nonconforming items and develop robust inspection processes.

Ideal candidates have a 2-year engineering/technical degree (or equivalent), 5+ years of experience, and ASQ certification preferred.