Supplier Quality Engineer — Drive Quality, APQP & PPAP

Schaeffler; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with company match

Employee appreciation events

Job summary

Schaeffler is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer in Fort Mill, SC to oversee supplier quality within the order fulfillment process and resolve supplier quality issues in the plant. You will lead APQP/PPAP activities, drive cost efficiency, and coordinate corrective actions across cross-functional teams to ensure continuous quality and on-time delivery.

You will evaluate suppliers, support product development, and foster collaboration with internal teams to meet rigorous quality standards in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering related field and minimum 1 year of experience.
• Proven experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer or similar role.
• Strong understanding of quality assurance processes and techniques, including APQP and PPAP.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• External applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment VISA or other sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality control of supplied products within the order fulfillment process.
• Address and resolve any supplier quality issues that arise in the plant.
• Collaborate with suppliers during product development to support advanced quality planning.
• Focus on cost efficiency and producibility during product development stages.
• Conduct supplier evaluations to ensure ongoing adherence to quality standards.
• Manage supplier process changes, initiating and coordinating corrective actions to maintain agreed quality levels.
• Lead the sampling inspection process, making decisive judgments on sample acceptance or rejection.
• Coordinate claim management during series production.
• Act as an escalation point to agree on and implement remedial action plans until resolution.
• Train suppliers on APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) requirements.
• Ensure suppliers' adherence to agreed quality planning and approval processes.

Skills

Quality assurance

APQP

PPAP

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Supplier evaluation

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Schaeffler is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer in Fort Mill, SC to oversee supplier quality within the order fulfillment process and resolve supplier quality issues in the plant. You will lead APQP/PPAP activities, drive cost efficiency, and coordinate corrective actions across cross-functional teams to ensure continuous quality and on-time delivery.

You will evaluate suppliers, support product development, and foster collaboration with internal teams to meet rigorous quality standards in a