Supplier Quality Engineer

Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation in North Kingstown, RI seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to bridge engineering and sourcing. The role is the primary contact for supplier quality issues and requires auditing, data analysis, and strong communication to maintain design and production quality.

You will participate in supplier qualification, develop QA criteria, and drive corrective actions while ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 standards and relevant regulations.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Engineering or equivalent quality engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and national/international standards.
• Quality system auditing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 or similar quality systems.
• Understanding of machining, casting, forging, stamping, assembly, and test.
• Knowledge of product safety, regulatory and environmental organizations.
• Familiarity with quality-related manufacturing systems.
• Knowledge of PPAP, SPC, Fishbone, Six Sigma and related tools.
• Ability to travel 10–20% for supplier evaluations/audits.
• Strong problem solving and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary contact between the company and suppliers regarding quality of purchased components.
• Work with Global Sourcing and Design Engineering to communicate and implement quality requirements at supplier locations.
• Support new supplier and/or new product qualification.
• Perform on-site supplier quality audits to ensure quality management systems meet requirements.
• Develop test & inspection criteria for evaluation of field returns with reports and resolutions.
• Issue SCARs for nonconforming product.
• Evaluate root cause analysis and implement corrective action.
• Collect data and compile KPI reports showing supplier quality trends.
• Coordinate containment and resolution of product quarantines.
• Prepare reports and presentations for suppliers and internal departments.

Skills

Engineering degree

MS Office proficiency

Interpreting drawings

Quality auditing experience

ISO 9001 knowledge

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Regulatory & safety knowledge

Quality systems familiarity

QA tools including PPAP/ SPC/ SixSigma

Travel up to 20%

Data analysis and problem solving

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Supplier Quality Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: North Kingstown, RI

Description

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.