Supplier Quality Engineer

ZF Group; Gray Court (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Vacation

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Job summary

ZF Group in Gray Court, SC seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to support supplier quality activities for new or modified products and ensure compliance with automotive quality requirements and ZF standards. You will monitor processes, drive quality improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and maintain strong supplier relationships.

The role emphasizes executing core tools like APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC and GR&R to achieve robust quality launches

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 3–4 years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or supplier quality.
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP and IATF/VDA requirements.
• Experience with 8D, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions.
• Proficiency with SPC, MSA, GR&R and control chart methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier quality activities for new and modified products.
• Monitor processes and product quality to support launches and production.
• Maintain quality documentation, risk analyses, audit findings, field return data, scrap and rework records.
• Lead or support root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA

SPC

GR&R

Control charts

Job description

As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you will support supplier quality activities related to process control, APQP, problem-solving methodologies, and successful quality launches for new or modified products. This role helps ensure internal and external customer requirements are met while maintaining alignment with global quality objectives and corporate standards.

What you can look forward to as Supplier Quality Engineer:

• Ensure compliance with automotive quality requirements, customer specifications, ZF standards, and applicable AIAG, VDA, and IATF guidelines.
• Monitor manufacturing processes and assess product quality, capability, and process adequacy to support successful launches and ongoing production.
• Develop, maintain, and improve quality documentation, procedures, risk analyses, lessons learned, audit findings, field return data, scrap, rework, and complaint records.
• Apply core quality tools, including APQP, PPAP, 8D, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, GR&R, and control charts to drive supplier and product quality performance.
• Support supplier management activities, including tracking external supplier KPIs and ensuring completion of ZF-specified quality deliverables.
• Lead or support root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, escalation activities, and continuous improvement initiatives to protect internal and external customers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, manufacturing personnel, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to resolve quality issues and maintain productive working relationships.
• Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, technical specifications, and measurement results while ensuring engineering changes conform to quality standards.

Your Profile as Supplier Quality Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 3–4 years of relevant experience in quality, manufacturing, supplier quality, or a related field; internship or co-op experience may be considered.
• Working knowledge of automotive quality systems, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and IATF/VDA requirements.
• Experience with problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Familiarity with statistical quality tools such as SPC, MSA, GR&R, and control chart methodologies.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, manufacturing specifications, and technical quality requirements.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to make effective recommendations within established standards and procedures.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and all levels of the organization.

Why Choose ZF?

• A supportive collaborative team environment
• Annual Incentive Plan
• Paid Vacation
• 401k Plan
• Health Care Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities