Supplier Quality Engineer — Travel‑Heavy Audits & Improvement

LRSolutions, LLC; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

LRSolutions, LLC in Omaha, Nebraska seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure materials and components meet required quality standards and to serve as the liaison with suppliers on quality issues, audits, and continuous improvement.

The role leads supplier qualification, audits, and performance scorecards, drives corrective actions (8D, 5-Why), and collaborates with Engineering, Purchasing and Operations to resolve non-conforming material while supporting ISO 9001/14001 compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field with 2+ years in supplier quality or QA.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 quality standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and maintains supplier quality standards, processes, and procedures.
• Conducts on-site supplier audits to assess quality management systems and process capability.
• Leads supplier qualification activities including initial assessments, process validation, and approval.
• Manages supplier performance metrics and scorecards; reviews results and drives improvements.
• Investigates and resolves supplier quality issues using root cause methods (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone).
• Collaborates with Engineering, Purchasing, and Operations to resolve non-conforming material.
• Reviews supplier PPAPs, FAI reports, and other quality documentation as required.
• Supports development and execution of supplier improvement plans; travels 40-60%.
• Ensures compliance with ISO 9001, 14001, REACH/RoHS and related standards.
• Provides training on supplier quality procedures and best practices.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Audits

Root Cause Analysis

PPAP

FMEA

ISO 9001/14001

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

PPAP Tools

SPC

8D Problem Solving

Job description

LRSolutions, LLC in Omaha, Nebraska seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure materials and components meet required quality standards and to serve as the liaison with suppliers on quality issues, audits, and continuous improvement.

The role leads supplier qualification, audits, and performance scorecards, drives corrective actions (8D, 5-Why), and collaborates with Engineering, Purchasing and Operations to resolve non-conforming material while supporting ISO 9001/14001 compliance.