Supplier Quality Engineer

Socomec Group; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Socomec Group is seeking a Quality Engineer Supplier based in Suwanee, Georgia. This role ensures supplier and product quality by reviewing submissions and promoting compliance with industry standards. Candidates should have at least eight years of manufacturing experience and a degree in a related field such as engineering.

The position offers a salary range of $90,000 to $95,000 USD. Engage in continuous improvement and root cause analysis while adhering to safety practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of manufacturing-related experience.
• Experience with quality inspection and root cause analysis tools.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally with valid passport.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate supplier PPAP submissions.
• Conduct testing and validation to ensure product compliance.
• Provide feedback on product and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Strong collaboration skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Proactive and responsive

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, or Metallurgical Engineering

Tools

ISO9001 and ISO14001 systems

Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

About This Role

The Quality Engineer Supplier will initially be responsible for both supplier quality and product quality. This role ensures that all products are reviewed, validated, and approved from suppliers in alignment with product standards including design, mechanical, electrical, and packaging requirements. It also assesses supplier operational processes to ensure compliance with manufacturing specifications, company standards, and industry standards. In addition, this role ensures that all supplier parts are assembled and manufactured according to design intent. As part of the Advanced Product Quality Process team, this is a broad role focused on achieving and maintaining high levels of quality across both supplier activities and in process manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Supplier Quality

• Create or assist in creating PPAP requirements for commodity specific suppliers.
• Review, validate, and approve supplier PPAP submissions.
• Monitor new product introduction deliverables for supplier sourcing and approval processes.
• Drive approval of supplier parts, materials, and subcontractor service activities in coordination with cross functional teams.
• Ensure supplier qualification processes are executed fully and that suppliers remain qualified and compliant.
• Ensure supplier nonconformances are identified, controlled, investigated, and resolved with effective corrective actions.
• Oversee supplier quality function and establish quality control objectives.
• Lead supplier assessments and drive corrective and preventive actions based on supplier performance and maturity.
• Maintain supplier quality records.
• Promote early supplier involvement in product development to improve quality, delivery, cost, and risk outcomes.
• Support supply chain in evaluating new and existing suppliers from a quality perspective.
• Review supplier documentation including certifications and technical data to ensure compliance.
• Participate in continuous improvement, problem solving, and cross functional collaboration.

Product Quality

• Conduct testing and validation to ensure products, systems, or software meet requirements and customer expectations across incoming inspection, manufacturing, test labs, and final inspection.
• Drive root cause analysis and problem solving activities in collaboration with cross functional teams.
• Support engineering in developing test protocols for new products or product updates.
• Ensure all nonconformances are identified, controlled, and resolved.
• Review customer and supplier documentation to ensure compliance with company requirements.
• Support reduction of manufacturing errors.
• Evaluate quality issues from a customer or stakeholder perspective.
• Collaborate to resolve issues through root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Improvement

• Provide feedback to engineering and research and development on product and process improvements.
• Evaluate test performance and improve testing methods for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Apply lessons learned from field issues to improve testing and product performance.
• Perform quality system audits.

Safety

• Promote employee engagement in safety programs and risk prevention activities.
• Follow safety systems and procedures to maintain a safe work environment.
• Identify unsafe conditions and collaborate with HSE teams to improve safety practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• Leadership
  • Experience leading and motivating teams.
  • Ability to work in a matrix environment.
  • Strong collaboration, influencing, and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to build long term relationships.
• Finance for non financial managers
  • Ability to analyze and present business and financial information.
  • Understanding of financial and operational metrics.
• Sales and Marketing
  • Understanding of business, markets, and customers.
  • Results orientation.
  • Hands on, driven, and performance focused.
  • Entrepreneurial and resourceful mindset.
• Communication
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to clearly present ideas and concepts.
• Autonomous and dependable
  • High integrity and accountability.
  • Proactive and responsive to business needs.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, or Metallurgical Engineering
  • May be substituted with eight years of relevant industry experience with direct process knowledge.

Minimum of Eight Years of Manufacturing Related Experience

• Experience in documentation creation including procedures and inspection plans.
• Understanding of Advanced Product Quality Planning concepts.
• Experience with quality inspection and root cause analysis tools such as nonconformance, corrective action requests, and problem solving methods.
• Experience with ISO9001 and ISO14001 quality and environmental systems.
• Ability to read technical drawings and knowledge of GD&T is desirable.
• Experience with Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or similar methodologies is desirable.
• Strong communication, decision making, and problem solving skills.
• Valid unrestricted driver’s license.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally with valid passport.
• Availability for business travel required.

Additional Language Skills

Additional language skills are an asset.

Location

LI-YZW

Compensation

$90,000 – $95,000 USD

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.