Supplier Performance Engineer

New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc; Peterborough (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. (NHBB) is a leading manufacturer of precision bearings and assemblies, founded in Peterborough, NH in 1946. The Supplier Performance Engineer will drive supplier quality, delivery, and cost improvements through structured initiatives and audits with suppliers.

You will collaborate across the organization to optimize processes, lead supplier reviews, and implement corrective actions, leveraging extensive quality tools and project management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Quality Engineering.
• 5+ years of proven Quality Engineering/manufacturing experience.
• Experience with aerospace components and assemblies preferred.
• Strong project management skills within manufacturing.
• Excellent technical and quality management skills with supplier audits and quality tools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Experience in supplier development and improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of costs, risks, and liabilities in supplier quality.

Responsibilities

• Develops, communicates, and executes supplier improvement initiatives to boost quality, delivery, and resilience.
• Contributes to cost, quality, and lead-time improvements by expanding supplier capability.
• Guide and support suppliers in resolving quality issues through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Assess and develop supplier quality management systems, process capability, and readiness including people and tooling.
• Research potential suppliers, assess practices and capability; conduct supplier quality audits.
• Support suppliers with process enhancements and quality assurance plans.
• Generate reports on supplier quality and guide defect-rate reduction.
• Lead supplier performance reviews with select suppliers and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem analysis

Drive for results

Self-sufficient

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Quality Engineering

Tools

APQP

Lean

Six Sigma

FMEA

8D

5Why

DFM

MSA

Supplier audits

Job description

The Supplier Performance Engineer will evaluate, monitor, and optimize supplier capability and performance. They will work collaboratively with suppliers to ensure that quality, delivery, cost, and technology goals are exceeded.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops, communicates, and executes structured and tailored supplier improvement initiatives, delivering measurable gains in supplier performance in quality, delivery, and resilience.
• Contributes to cost, quality, and lead-time improvement by developing true supplier capability while complementing commercial negotiation and technical uplift.
• Guide and support suppliers in resolving quality issues through robust root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assess and develop supplier quality management systems, process capability, and manufacturing readiness, including people, training, tooling, and equipment.
• Research potential suppliers, assess their manufacturing environment, practices, procedures, and capability; Conduct supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational and governmental policies and standards.
• Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guide suppliers to reduce defect rates.
• Lead the supplier performance reviews with select panel of suppliers, coordinating outcomes to key business stakeholders.

Preferred Experience:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Mechanical or Quality Engineering.
• 5+ years of proven Quality Engineering and/or manufacturing experience with a familiarity with manufacturing processes used to produce aerospace components and assemblies.
• Experience in precious metal plating, machining, heat treat, and metallurgy preferred.
• Demonstrated project management skills within manufacturing environment.
• Good interpersonal skills - able to work and influence across all levels of the organization and externally with suppliers to ensure key deliverables are met.
• Excellent technical and quality management skills with adequate experience in Supplier audit, APQP, Lean, 6Sigma, FMEA, 8D, 5Why, DFM, MSA etc.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proven experience in Supplier management, supplier development and improvement initiatives
• Proven knowledge and understanding of business correlations of costs, risks and impact
• Proven knowledge of legal and contract aspects of quality, warranty and liability
• Good moderation, communication and presentation skills
• Self-sufficient in problem analysis and drive for results
• Advanced understanding of manufacturing technologies

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position requires sitting for long periods of time, walking, standing, bending, reaching, daily phone and computer use, speaking, hearing, and seeing.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Equal Opportunity /Aff

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

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New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. (NHBB) is a leading manufacturer of precision bearings and complex bearing assemblies for the aerospace, defense, medical, dental, and high technology markets. Founded in Peterborough, NH in 1946, our almost 8 decades of success are rooted in our commitment to the safety, health and wellness of our employees, and partnerships with our customers, suppliers and the communities that surround us.