Supplier Quality Engineer - Intermediate

LiveHire Limited; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Critical Illness Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer - Intermediate for a 12-month, 100% onsite assignment in Buffalo Grove, IL. You will drive supplier-related quality improvements, evaluate new suppliers, and ensure robust acceptance criteria and testing for components.

Responsibilities include leading corrective actions, monitoring supplier performance, and guiding design input on quality and reliability. A BS in engineering with 5–8 years of experience is expected.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or related field or Master’s with limited experience.
• 5-8 years of hands-on supplier quality experience required.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Drives improvement and corrective action in supplier quality for sourced components.
• Provides technical support in supplier selection and acceptance criteria.
• Monitors supplier performance and drives corrective actions for yield issues and field failures.
• Ensures compliance with corporate policies and procedures.
• Assesses new suppliers for technical and manufacturing capabilities.
• Approves test protocols and reviews qualification reports for components.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Supplier Management

Process Improvement

Corrective Action

Documentation

Education

BS in Engineering or related field

5-8 years of related experience

Tools

Acceptance testing

Job description

Title: Supplier Quality Engineer - Intermediate

Location: Buffalo Grove, IL

Duration: 12 Month's

100 % Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers.
• Provides technical support in the selection of suppliers.
• Develops acceptance criteria for materials.
• Monitors supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield issues and field failures.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Primary Duties

• Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities.
• Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier.
• Develops and reviews component measurement procedures.
• Approves use of inspection tools and equipment.
• Assists in generating and interpreting component specifications.
• Approve test protocols, monitor testing, review qualification test reports and approve components for use in products.
• Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis.
• Analyzes incoming material defects.
• Dispositions and drives corrective action as necessary.
• Communicates issues to suppliers.
• Reviews new design specifications and provides input from component quality and manufacturability perspective.
• Investigates field failures related to supplier materials.
• Develop corrective action plan where necessary.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
• Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• May lead a project team of moderate scope.
• Provides guidance to less experienced staff.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering or related scientific field plus 5-8 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or
• Master's degree with 0-2 years of related work experience

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.