Supplier Quality Engineer 1

Brose North America Inc; New Boston (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible working hours

Educational assistance

Job summary

Brose North America Inc is seeking a Supplier Quality professional to manage supplier claims, conduct audits, and drive continuous improvement across North American suppliers.

Key responsibilities include closing 8D reports in SAP/QM, performing process capability studies, and ensuring PPAP compliance with AIAG standards. Strong communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in engineering or related field.
• 5–10 years related experience or training preferred.
• Auditing experience and knowledge of automotive quality standards desired.

Responsibilities

• Follow-up and problem solving of supplier claims and close 8D reports.
• Initiate and follow up on sorting activities for non-conforming parts.
• Debits of supplier-caused costs to suppliers.
• Conduct system and process audits at suppliers to prevent recurrence and support QMS.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

SAP QM Module

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your Tasks

• Follow-up and Problem Solving of supplier claims: responsible person to close 8D reports from suppliers and input in SAP/QM system
• Initiation and follow-up on sorting activities concerning supplied parts that do not meet specification
• Debits of supplier caused costs to supplier
• System and process audits at suppliers to avoid reoccurance of failures and as a tool for preventive Quality Management (Process audits, Requlification audits, VDA audits)Update incoming inspection plans
• Facilitate the consequent execution of error prevention, continuous improvement and problem solving by utilization of corporate tools (Problem Management Process, Top Quality reporting, warranty and field reviews)
• Supplier Quality Performance tracking
• Perform process capability studies on an ongoing basis to validate especial characteristics at incoming.
• Perform new supplier validation and monthly supplier evaluation to ensure effective corrective actions, failure prevention and continuous improvement.
• Review supplier part documentation (PPAP) and deviation tracking
• Validate, document and publish lessons learned from positive and negative experiences, consolidate those lessons into Plant Standards and communicate these up to the North American and Global Lessons-Learned Committees.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Quality and Environmental Systems including TS16949, ISO14001 and Ford/Chysler LLC Customer Specific Requirements; Auditing experience and certification.
• Knowledge of AIAG standards (PPAP, MSA, FMEA, LPA)
• Proficient knowledge in SAP QM Module.
• Proficient in Microsoft office
• Must be a strong communicator and work well in teams. Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.

We offer you a modern working environment with our Brose working world

Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical and insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life. Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.

• Benefits package may vary slightly per location