Supplier Quality Technician (SQT)

D&L Jones Inc; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

D&L Jones Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Technician to manage steps toward customer satisfaction for purchased parts. Responsibilities include monitoring quality issues, conducting part audits at OEM lines, and supporting production with part-related quality topics.

Ideal candidates have a BS in Engineering or Quality, 2+ years in manufacturing, and strong knowledge of quality systems and statistical methods to drive root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years manufacturing experience.
• Strong understanding of quality systems and processes.
• Knowledge of inspection techniques and statistical methods (DOE, Six Sigma).

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze quality problems to prevent recurrence.
• Audit OEM manufacturing lines for specification compliance.
• Evaluate manufacturing/packaging processes per corporate guidelines.
• Apply DOE, Six Sigma, CEP to root cause analysis.
• Coordinate with SQEs to ensure project quality and process stability.
• Define action plans for improvements based on results.
• Influence continuous improvement through audits and monitoring.
• Review supplier 8D responses to close quality topics.
• Support production with part-related quality topics.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Quality systems knowledge

Statistical methods (DOE, Six Sigma)

Education

BS in Engineering or Quality or related

Job description

The Supplier Quality Technician (SQT) position is responsible for managing all the needed steps to obtain customer satisfaction in regard to purchased parts. Position will include series monitoring, containment monitoring, part audits, part problem analysis, production support, review of parts during pre-series to ensure quality and generation levels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Solve manufacturing issues via monitoring and analysis of the quality problems, ensuring that the contingency and definitive measures are implemented assuring process stability and preventing these issues in the future.
• Audit the product at the OEM manufacturing line, making sure that it is specification compliant and the manufacturing process and quality can be granted.
• Evaluate and authorize manufacturing processes and packaging related to the CKD logistic process, according to the corporate guidelines.
• Apply methods like DOE, 6 Sigma, CEP (Closed-Ended Problems), etc. to analyze the root causes of complaints.
• Coordinate with the SQE’s the follow-up of projects to achieve the quality requirements and the stability of the processes.
• Define action plans to implement the needed improvements, based on the results.
• Influence continuous improvement of our product through audits and series monitoring
• Recommend technical product improvements evaluating risks and potential chances to avoid quality manufacturing issues by comparing similar parts in the assembly line.
• Issue KPM complaints and review supplier 8D responses to close open quality topics
• Support production with part related quality topics

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years manufacturing experience
• BS Engineering or Quality related or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of quality systems and processes.
• Knowledge of inspection techniques and statistical methods (i. e. DOE, 6 Sigma, CEP, Fishbone, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience at a Tier 1 Supplier or OEM as a Supplier Quality Engineer
• International experience
• BS/MS Engineering
• Familiar with manufacturing processes associated with electronics, plastics, textiles, and metals
• Knowledge of OEM Systems.
• Technical Knowledge of OEM specifications/drawings.
• German and Spanish languages.

Environmental Requirements:

• Job may require employee to move objects up to fifty (50) lbs
• Regularly stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during shifts of 8+ hours