Supplier Quality Engineer I — Flexible Hours & Growth

Brose; Huron Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Educational assistance

Flexible working hours

Community outreach programs

Job summary

Brose, a family-owned company with North American operations, seeks a qualified supplier quality specialist to manage supplier claims, PPAP reviews, and QA audits. You will drive continuous improvement using problem management tools, perform supplier evaluations, and ensure compliance with AIAG/TS16949 standards across global teams.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, communication, and rigorous documentation.

Qualifications

• 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; strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• 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, Requalification 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.

Skills

Strong communicator

Team collaboration

Auditing experience

Quality awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP QM Module

Microsoft Office

Job description

Brose, a family-owned company with North American operations, seeks a qualified supplier quality specialist to manage supplier claims, PPAP reviews, and QA audits. You will drive continuous improvement using problem management tools, perform supplier evaluations, and ensure compliance with AIAG/TS16949 standards across global teams.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, communication, and rigorous documentation.