Supplier Quality Engineer III

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer III - PPAP

Location: Redford, MI (Detroit)

Pay: $45-$50 hourly - depending on experience

This is a hybrid position - 4 days in the office and 1 day at home.

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Position is responsible for leading a group of automotive suppliers, in providing quality powertrain components in sufficient capacity. This position is within the client's Aftermarket Supply Chain organization, and will report to the responsible Aftermarket Supply Chain Team Leader.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the supplier to ensure supplier performance is regularly reported and that appropriate and timely corrective actions are implemented.
• Strategically lead supplier performance improvement projects in an effort to increase the supplier capability of consistently meeting customer existing or new requirements. Projects may include: PPAP, process analysis, value stream mapping, process capability and throughput analysis, 6‐Sigma, 5S and Kaizen events.
• Facilitate and help lead the supplier in the advanced product quality planning of aftermarket part supply following the international VDA/RGA process.
• Documents activities related to investigation, disposition and resolution to quality complaints.
• Conduct supplier audits to confirm product conformity, or drive process standardization, waste elimination, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor, communicate and improve key supply chain KPI’s, including DPPM, Quality Complaints, and capacity to support OTS (On Time Ship) compliance.
• Lead or support effort to establish specific short / long term supplier quality goals.
• Champion problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers and customers to eliminate recurrence of non-conformances.
• Work to resolve supplier technical issues in a timely manner to ensure continuity of supply.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 3-7 years of experience required, but can be flexible
• Project management experience preferred
• Statistical process control experience preferred
• Problem solving experience preferred