Supplier Quality Engineer: Defect Reduction & PPAP Expert

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company; La Grange (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Education Assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is seeking a Quality Engineer to assess product quality and ensure compliance with engineering and manufacturing specs. You will guide process improvements and resolve quality issues across production and suppliers.

Responsibilities include reviewing PPAPs, working with suppliers, and applying Six Sigma and SPC techniques to eliminate defects. Travel up to 50% is possible; a Bachelors in engineering is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years working knowledge of technical aspects of manufacturing and engineering.
• Experience with manufacturing and production processes and principles.
• Knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Office, Outlook, ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Reviews PPAP submissions from suppliers for product approval, including reviewing supplier documentation, such as warrant, PFC, FMEA, control plan, etc.
• Interacts with production, suppliers, and engineers to investigate quality control issues.
• Work with suppliers to resolve any supplier related issues.
• Determines quality of critical parts and supplier approvals.
• Assigns design assembly to design engineer associated to part/assembly for review and approval.
• Eliminates defects of casted and forged parts through SPC, DOE, and six-sigma concepts.
• Work with project teams to define project deliverables.
• Using SAP to establish inventory impact and address any adjustments required.
• Using Six Sigma concept to eliminate defects of parts through SPE, DOE.
• Conduct supplier audits, developing improvement plans and tracking items to closure.

Skills

Communication skills

Statistical analysis

Quality assurance

Supplier relations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Outlook

ERP systems

Job description

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is seeking a Quality Engineer to assess product quality and ensure compliance with engineering and manufacturing specs. You will guide process improvements and resolve quality issues across production and suppliers.

Responsibilities include reviewing PPAPs, working with suppliers, and applying Six Sigma and SPC techniques to eliminate defects. Travel up to 50% is possible; a Bachelors in engineering is required.