Automotive Quality Engineer - Resource Professional Solutions

SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER

Our client is a growing IATF16949 certified manufacturer of Brake rotors and calipers for Racing and High-Performance Niche OE applications. We have an immediate career opportunity for a SupplierQuality Engineer. This is a mid-level position in Quality.

We operate in the highly competitive automotive industry and seek aggressive, results-oriented individuals who possess the will to win.

Duties for the role

• Responsibilities:
• ensuring suppliers for the company maintain all regulations and requirements
• creating and updating a supplier database with updated records of performance
• reviewing guidelines for product assembly and ensuring all materials and resources are available
• creating quality control guidelines and protocols
• training new employees, suppliers, and vendors on quality assurance procedures and protocols
• providing advice to vendors on how to reduce defect rates
• performing logistics tasks, such as communicating with vendors when supplies don't meet quality standards
• assessing products and supplies from vendors to ensure their quality
• ensuring manufacturing processes comply with requirements and guidelines
• creating and promoting strategies to increase the quality and efficiency of systems and products
• conducting audits of quality systems (supplier and internal)
• completing system maintenance when necessary
• assist in researching the best vendors and suppliers with purchasing
• acting as a liaison between vendors and company leaders, determining solutions to any challenges to quality standards
• visiting vendor facilities to ensure they uphold quality standards
• leading other employees involved in assessing supplier quality standards
• developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers and vendors
• lead / monitor supplier launches on quality/delivery/costs/timing

• Skills:
• must be able to audit to IATF16949 or ISO 9001 along with PFMEA/CP audits.
• extensive ability to navigate and use Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/SharePoint/etc)
• must be personable and be able to work with suppliers and internal customers as a TEAM
• must have AIAG experience with PPAP/PFMEA/CP/MSA/SPC and have done ppap approvals.
• ability to learn the CMMs
• use general quality measurement devices: calipers, micrometers, height gages, radius gages, Optical Comparator, rockwell hardness, profilometer, thickness gages (electronic), etc.
• solid use of 8D/5Whys and driving completion of supplier concerns
• ability to negotiate on hard issues
• Use of SAP/PLEX a plus
• Must be able to travel up to 50%

Supplier quality experience

(stamping/plating/casting/materials preferred)

• Education:
• 4 year degree in Engineering or Supplier Quality or experience.
• ASQ Certifications a plus
• Six Sigma/Shanin Red-X a plus