Supply Chain Quality Manager

Voith Hydro; York (York County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith Hydro Inc. in York, PA is seeking a Supply Chain Quality Manager to deploy and lead supplier quality and supply-chain quality systems across projects. You will ensure qualified, capable suppliers are used and drive continuous improvement across QC activities.

The role requires coordinating audits, CAPA, and release readiness, working with global engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, logistics, and project teams, and traveling up to 50% to supplier sites and customer locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years in Supplier Quality/Quality within industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Experience qualifying, auditing, releasing, and developing suppliers; strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Qualify, release, audit, and monitor suppliers based on defined criteria and quality risk.
• Plan and document supplier audits and surveillance per ISO 19011 and internal standards.
• Coordinate source inspections, FATs/FAIs, and ensure documentation for release/readiness.
• Support deployment of QMS across suppliers and manufacturing activities with CAPA and continuous improvement.
• Travel up to ~50% to supplier, manufacturing, project, and customer locations.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

Root-cause analysis

Lean methods

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Job description

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Hydro is hiring for:

Supply Chain Quality Manager

York, PA

Voith Hydro Inc. | Reports to: Head of Supply Chain Quality

Reasons you’ll love working here

• Flexibility with work/life balance.
• Dress for Your Day dress code.
• Great compensation and benefits package.
• Climate-neutral footprint worldwide.
• Leadership and professional development opportunities.
• Contribute to sustainable hydroelectric energy projects that support clean, reliable power generation worldwide.
• Work in a One Voith environment focused on a consistent, proactive, end-to-end quality approach with early risk visibility and standardized methods.
• Partner with global engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, logistics, project, construction, commissioning, HSE, and quality teams.
• Lead supplier and manufacturing quality improvements that directly affect product conformity, manufacturing readiness, environmental responsibility, shipment quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop professionally through supplier audits, ISO management-system activities, Lean continuous improvement, FMEA-based risk prevention, and digital quality/reporting initiatives.

Summary

• Deploy, lead, and continuously improve supplier quality and supply-chain quality systems, processes, tools, and performance across Voith Hydro.
• Ensure qualified, capable, and compliant suppliers are used to support hydroelectric projects, manufacturing operations, testing, logistics, customer requirements, and project execution.
• Provide functional leadership for supplier qualification and release, supplier audits, supplier performance management, corrective and preventive actions, supplier development, lessons learned, and management-system improvements.
• Serve as a key interface between the project, customer, suppliers, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Logistics, Project Quality, Construction & Commissioning, HSE, and Quality teams.
• Help ensure project quality requirements are deployed across suppliers and manufacturing activities and that quality issues are prevented before shipment and construction/commissioning.

Responsibilities

Supplier Qualification, Audit, and Performance Management

• Qualify, release, conditionally approve, suspend, or block suppliers based on audits, performance evaluations, certifications, defined criteria, product-specific quality capability, and quality risk.
• Plan, lead, and document supplier audits and supplier surveillance activities in accordance with ISO 19011 practices and Voith Hydro supplier-quality requirements.
• Monitor supplier certifications, quality management systems, manufacturing controls, traceability practices, inspection records, product conformity evidence, and compliance documentation.
• Manage supplier performance using defined KPIs, scorecards, audit findings, nonconformance data, corrective actions, preventive actions, and improvement plans.
• Initiate and drive supplier corrective actions, root-cause analysis, A3/8D problem solving, CAPA, containment, and verification of effectiveness.

Project, Inspection, and Release Readiness

• Coordinate source inspections, customer inspections, witness and hold points, FATs/FAIs, supplier surveillance audits, and quality documentation reviews for products and services supplied to Voith Hydro projects.
• Act as a primary quality interface among the project, customer, suppliers, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Logistics, Project Quality, and Quality teams for supplier/manufacturing-related quality topics.
• Support project quality requirement deployment across suppliers and manufacturing activities, including review of ITPs, MGS, QS, GS, EXI, FMEAs, technical risk management inputs, inspection requirements, acceptance criteria, and supplier-specific quality controls.
• Support sourcing strategy and procurement readiness by assessing supplier quality risks, verifying supplier qualification needs, and ensuring critical suppliers are approved and qualified prior to procurement start where required.
• Monitor execution of project ITPs, critical inspections, test activities, FAT records, supplier audit/visit findings, and action plans to ensure compliance with project quality requirements.
• Ensure readiness for Quality Release and shipment by confirming required release documentation, certificates, traceability records, inspection/test records, and supplier-related NCR closure are complete and available.

Manufacturing, Environmental, and Management-System Support

• Support manufacturing facility quality controls by ensuring supplier material certifications, NDT documentation, dimensional inspection results, welding records, coating documentation, test reports, and lot/heat traceability meet requirements.
• Evaluate supplier environmental controls and compliance expectations related to hazardous materials, chemical management, waste handling, spill prevention, pollution control, emergency preparedness, and lifecycle influence where applicable.
• Support ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, BMS, customer, internal, external, and supplier audit activities, including corrective-action tracking, management-review inputs, and evidence of effective controls.
• Capture, apply, and transfer lessons learned across supplier, manufacturing, logistics, project, and quality activities; ensure applicable management-system changes and supplier controls are implemented.
• Support cost optimization, OPEX, Lean, QHSE KPIs, reporting, dashboards, digital quality tools, data management, and process-standardization initiatives across the supply chain.
• Travel to supplier, manufacturing, project, and customer locations as required, up to approximately 50%.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical field; MBA or postgraduate business degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in Supplier Quality, Supply Chain Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Quality Engineering, or Quality Management within an industrial, manufacturing, power generation, renewable energy, or hydroelectric environment.
• Demonstrated experience qualifying, auditing, releasing, blocking, monitoring, and developing suppliers based on product quality, process capability, compliance, and performance criteria.

Quality Systems, Supplier Processes, and Technical Knowledge

• Working knowledge of ISO 9001; experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 19011, BMS governance, customer audits, and supplier audit documentation is preferred.
• Auditor qualification in accordance with ISO 19011 preferred; Lead Auditor certification is an advantage.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and supplier processes such as machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, coatings, dimensional inspection, electrical testing, NDT, material certification, and traceability requirements.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, project quality requirements, ITPs, MGS, QS, GS, EXI, FMEAs, inspection plans, quality plans, contract requirements, supplier documentation, corrective-action responses, and technical quality records.
• Strong understanding of root-cause analysis, CAPA, 8D, A3, PFMEA, Lean methods, technical risk management, lessons learned, supplier development, and continuous improvement.

Leadership, Tools, Communication, and Travel

• Experience coordinating supplier/manufacturing quality activities with Project Quality, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering, HSE, and customer-facing project teams.
• Ability to support customer inspections, witness points, FATs/FAIs, supplier audits, manufacturing visits, quality-release readiness, shipment readiness, and closure of critical NCRs before release where required.
• Practical knowledge of IT tools including SAP, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, database tracking systems, supplier quality systems, digital quality tools, and reporting/dashboard tools; Power BI experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, presentation, analytical, decision-making, stakeholder-management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Fluent English communication skills, written and spoken; additional languages are an advantage.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently to supplier, manufacturing, project, and customer locations, up to approximately 50%.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.