Supplier Quality Engineer - SQE

Murphy Search Group; Hamden (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy Search Group is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality initiatives across domestic plant sites. You will build strong supplier partnerships, audit specifications, and work with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to meet design and performance requirements.

Responsibilities include creating QA guidelines, tracking supplier performance with scorecards, and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• 3–5 years quality experience with a supply chain concentration.
• Strong engineering, operations and quality experience to resolve supplier problems.
• Manufacturing and machining industry experience preferred.
• Willing to travel up to 35% of the time.
• Extremely well-organized with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask in a high-paced environment and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong working relationships with suppliers.
• Act as liaison between suppliers and company for quality solutions.
• Review, edit, and audit Purchase Specifications and drawings for accuracy.
• Coordinate with Design and Manufacturing Engineering on design and performance requirements.
• Create supplier quality control guidelines and protocols.
• Ensure suppliers adhere to regulations and understand specs.
• Develop process capability with suppliers to meet spec requirements.
• Maintain supplier performance records and scorecards.
• Create standardized supplier metrics and reporting.
• Promote strategies to improve quality and efficiency of supplied systems and products.
• Review supplier drawings and communicate discrepancies to ensure conformance.
• Investigate and resolve quality issues with suppliers to reduce defects.
• Perform logistics tasks like communicating rejections and complaints to suppliers.
• Work with Incoming inspection and production to assess impact to product and process.
• Evaluate supplier samples, approve new suppliers, verify revisions, implement improvements.
• Communicate technical specifications to suppliers for full understanding.
• Visit suppliers to perform Quality Systems audits and ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Engineering to qualify new suppliers.
• Train new employees and suppliers on QA procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement based on audits and process reviews.

Skills

Quality engineering

Supply chain

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Supplier Quality Engineer

Provide leadership and guidance on supplier issues for domestic plant sites.

Responsibilities:

• Develop strong working relationships with suppliers.


• Act as liaison between suppliers and company determining solutions to any challenges to quality standards.


• Review, edit, and audit Purchase Specifications and drawings for accuracy, completeness, and correctness.


• Work with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure they address design and performance requirements.


• Create Supplier Quality Control guidelines and protocols.


• Ensure suppliers adhere to regulations and understand specifications and requirements.


• Work with suppliers to develop process capability to meet purchase specification requirements.


• Create and maintain supplier database with records of performance to enhance current supplier scorecard.


• Create standardized supplier metrics.


• Create and promote strategies to increase the quality and efficiency of supplied systems and products.


• Review supplier drawings and communicate discrepancies to suppliers in a timely manner to facilitate conformance with customer requirements.


• Work with suppliers to investigate and resolve quality issues resulting in reduced defect rates.


• Perform logistics tasks such as communicating and visiting suppliers to notify them of rejections and complaints.


• Work with Incoming inspection and production to understand impact to product, processes and customer.


• Work with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to evaluate supplier samples, approve new suppliers, verify new revisions, and implement improvements.


• Communicate technical specifications and details to suppliers to ensure full understanding of requirements.


• Visit suppliers to perform Quality Systems audits and ensure manufacturing processes comply with requirements and guidelines.


• Work with Purchasing and Engineering teams to research, Identify and qualify new suppliers.


• Train new employees and suppliers on Quality Assurance procedures and protocols.


• Drive Continuous Improvement and recommendations based upon supplier audits and process reviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering


• 3-5 years quality experience with a supply chain concentration.


• Strong Engineering, Operations and Quality experience to resolve complex supplier problems.


• Manufacturing and Machining industry experience preferred.


• Must be a self- starter willing to travel up to 35% of the time.


• Extremely well-organized with superior attention to detail.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to multitask, work in a high paced environment and meet deadlines.