Supplier Quality Engineer: PPAP & Continuous Improvement

G&W Electric Co; Bolingbrook, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Annual Profit Sharing

Job summary

G&W Electric Co is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to support production operations and the supplier base, ensuring components meet engineering requirements and driving zero-defect performance.

You will lead PPAP activities, manage supplier metrics including SCARs and audits, and collaborate with Procurement and Engineering to establish quality plans across the product lifecycle. Expect 10–25% travel, including international assignments.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Material Science Engineering.
• Minimum 3–5 years of manufacturing, quality or supply quality engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality support to production operations and supplier base to ensure conformance to engineering requirements.
• Lead PPAP efforts and manage supplier quality metrics, including SCAR and supplier audits.
• Conduct ISO 9001 based supplier audits and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Travel 10–25% of the year (Canada & International).

Skills

FMEA

Control Plan

Statistical Process Control

Root Cause Analysis

8D Problem Solving

Minitab

ASQ/ Six Sigma

Problem Solving

Team Facilitation

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Material Science Engineering

Tools

JD Edwards

ETQ

Minitab

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

G&W Electric Co is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to support production operations and the supplier base, ensuring components meet engineering requirements and driving zero-defect performance.

You will lead PPAP activities, manage supplier metrics including SCARs and audits, and collaborate with Procurement and Engineering to establish quality plans across the product lifecycle. Expect 10–25% travel, including international assignments.