Supplier Quality Engineer

ASC Engineered Solutions; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ASC Engineered Solutions is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to drive quality in supplier relationships. You will partner with Global Sourcing and Design Engineering to ensure QC requirements are clearly defined and adhered to at supplier locations, and you will implement robust quality assurance across purchased components.

The role emphasizes on-site audits, containment planning, and data-driven improvements with ISO 9001 knowledge, PPAP/SPC familiarity, and strong problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent quality engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and standards.
• Experience with quality system auditing is preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 or similar quality systems.
• Knowledge of PPAP, SPC, Fishbone, six-sigma tools.

Responsibilities

• Communicate quality requirements to suppliers and serve as the main contact for supplier quality issues.
• Conduct on-site supplier quality audits (system, product, process, internal) to verify QMS implementation.
• Develop test and inspection criteria for evaluating field returns and provide reports.
• Issue Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) as needed for nonconforming products.
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Collect and present KPI data showing supplier quality trends and effectiveness of the program.
• Evaluate statistical techniques used in quality improvement activities.
• Coordinate containment of product quarantines and support MTI/MTR system for suppliers.

Skills

Quality engineering

Engineering drawings

Quality auditing

ISO 9001

Regulatory knowledge

Quality tools

PPAP

SPC

Manufacturing processes

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Title: Supplier Quality Engineer
Department: Engineering
Employment Type Full Time
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Workplace Type: Onsite
Reporting To: Onsite

Supplier Quality Engineer

The Supplier Quality Engineer acts as the primary point of contact between the company and suppliers regarding the quality of purchased components, subassemblies and assemblies. The individual in this position works closely with Global Sourcing and Design Engineering to ensure quality requirements are communicated, understood and implemented at supplier locations. The ideal candidate also has strong industry-related knowledge and problem solving capabilities.

How You Will Help

• Effectively communicate the company's quality requirements to suppliers and act as the main point of contact with suppliers regarding quality issues.
• Operate in compliance with applicable regulations, guidelines and management expectations.
• Support new supplier and/or new product qualification.
• Perform on-site supplier quality audits (system, product, process, internal, etc.) as necessary, to ensure suppliers have implemented an appropriate quality management system to ensure all design, quality, and production requirements can be met.
• Develop test & inspection criteria for evaluation of field returns providing reports and resolution.
• Issue Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) as needed for product found nonconforming in inventory or as returned for warranty credit by customers.
• Effective evaluation of root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action.
• Collect data and compile appropriate KPI reports that show supplier quality trends and ultimately the effectiveness of the company's supplier quality program. (i.e.: COQ, PPM)
• Evaluation of statistical techniques used during problem solving and quality improvement activities.
• Interact with globally recognized independent product safety and regulatory organizations.
• Coordinate containment and resolution of product quarantines.
• Support the company's Mill/Material Test Report system for sourced suppliers.
• Prepare reports and presentations for suppliers and internal departments.
• Perform other Quality related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What You Will Bring

• Degree in Engineering and/or equivalent quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Teams, Sharepoint, Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, national and international standards.
• Prefer quality system auditing experience.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 or similar quality systems.
• Knowledge of various manufacturing processes such as machining, casting, forging, metal stamping, assembly and test.
• Knowledge of product safety, regulatory and environmental organizations.
• Knowledge of quality related manufacturing systems.
• Knowledge of quality tools including: PPAP, SPC, Fishbone, 6-sigma, and others.
• Knowledge of quality auditing methods.
• Ability to travel 10-20% to conduct supplier evaluations and/or audits as required.

About Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation

Bringing together more than 175 years of innovation, quality, and customer commitment under one name and one promise.

The company was forged in 1850, as American industry was being connected by pipe, valves, fittings, and the skilled people who knew how to put them in the right place. More than 175 years later, that heritage lives in ASC Engineered Solutions, a comprehensive pipe preparation, joining, hanging and flow-management portfolio supporting the people who build and maintain commercial buildings, industrial facilities, infrastructure, and critical systems. A house of brands, Anvil, Gruvlok, Sharpe, SCI, and ABZ, unified as ASC in 2019, and the portfolio has grown in the years since.

In 1920, Reliable Automatic Sprinkler started doing one thing exceptionally well: building the fire safety systems that protect people and property. Sprinklers, valves, and accessories, made in the United States. More than a century later, the discipline has not changed. A century of American-made fire protection products, with multi-generational customer relationships and multi-decade specifications. A century of protecting what matters the most.

Two legacies. One Future.

*Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.*