Supply Quality Technician

Formel D; York (York County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Formel D is seeking a Supplier Quality Technician to manage monitoring, containment, audits and root-cause analysis for purchased parts. The role focuses on maintaining process stability and ensuring customer satisfaction through data-driven actions.

You will work with SQEs, apply DOE and Six Sigma tools, review CKD packaging, and support production with quality topics. A BS in engineering or related field and 2+ years manufacturing experience are required; German/Spanish are a plus.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Solve manufacturing issues by monitoring and analyzing quality problems.
• Audit OEM manufacturing lines for specification compliance.
• Evaluate and authorize CKD packaging per guidelines.
• Apply DOE, 6 Sigma, CEP to determine root causes.
• Coordinate with SQEs to ensure project quality and process stability.
• Define action plans for improvements.
• Support production on part quality topics.

Skills

Quality systems

DOE

Six Sigma

Statistical methods

Manufacturing experience

Education

BS in Engineering or Quality-related field

Tools

Minitab

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