Supplier Quality Engineer

Edwards Vacuum LLC; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust

Career growth

Innovative environment

Comprehensive compensation

Health & well-being

Job summary

Edwards Vacuum LLC is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to manage supplier quality activities across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The role requires planning, prioritization, and coordination across sites and suppliers in North America, with travel as needed and a hybrid work arrangement.

Responsibilities include driving QMS improvements, reviewing supplier data, leading audits, and ensuring corrective actions are completed.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment and supplier quality role.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Experience using SAP or MRP systems and MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier quality development and continuous improvement aligned with KPI targets.
• Analyze supplier performance data and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Lead supplier quality audits and 8D problem solving with suppliers.
• Coordinate supplier qualification and approvals of Edwards Supplier Quality Manual.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Quality systems

SAP / MRP knowledge

Office 365

Strong communication

Tools

SAP

MRP system

Office 365

Job description

Supplier Quality Engineer

The scope of this role covers all aspects of supplier quality management with a focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Environmental Impact. The role requires extensive planning, priority setting, coordinating of work and competing priorities. The incumbent must be able to balance all these items at any given time. Represents Supplier Quality Engineer's team in particular meetings or events. The role may involve regular travel to other sites or to suppliers within a region and occasional global travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to drive supplier quality development, process improvement and continuous quality improvement in line with agreed KPI's and goals using available processes and procedures. Initiates, leads and coordinates following supplier quality improvement actions.
• Analyzes and evaluates supplier quality data - quality performance, implementation and validation of corrective action plans and preventative measures.
• Attends daily SIM 2 board meetings, ensures valid external scrap is signed off and information sent to suppliers.
• Leads and performs regular quality reviews with nominated suppliers, providing results/feedback vs. targets and expectations.
• Obtains supplier agreement and approval of Edwards Supplier Quality Manual from suppliers.
• Ensures that costs for incoming inspection will be charged to supplier in case of repeated non-conforming deliveries.
• Requests, reviews and signs off 8D improvement process with suppliers.
• Focuses on resolving customer complaints using the NEXUS (Failure Reporting and Corrective Actions) system.
• Leads supplier quality audits and EHS/Business Continuity audits in accordance with the agreed upon annual audit plan.
• Raises supplier corrective action plans where required and regularly monitors with supplier.
• Is involved in SESPA audits for selection of new suppliers.

Qualifications

• Experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience within a previous Quality / Supplier quality role.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in using SAP or MRP system.
• Experience with Office 365 tools including PPT, Word and Excel.
• Validation of specification and quality of incoming goods where necessary, due to highlighted quality issues.

Benefits

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Job Location

Option: Remote. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at any of our facilities in North America.