OPEN JOB: Sr Supplier Technical Engineer LOCATION: Gardena, California - Partial relocation assistance is available
SALARY: $120,00 to $180,500 INDUSTRY: Energy JOB CATEGORY: Materials Management - Supply Chain ROLE: - Assesses supplier quality and drives process improvement to decrease product defects and ensure products are in compliance with manufacturing specifications and standards.
RESPONSIBILITIES - Ensure quality of received components by reviewing supplier provided data against drawing requirements
- Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
- Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational policies and quality certifications (ISO, NADCAP).
- Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.
Skill Descriptors: - Supplier Management - MFG : Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
- Facilitates supplier partnering arrangements that share risk and reward.
- Monitors supplier performance; works to resolve discrepancies between performance and agreements.
- Develops quality standards and controls for suppliers.
- Builds and maintains partnerships with multiple and/or large suppliers.
- Evaluates issues and terminates supplier relationships as appropriate; works with legal departments.
- Ensures the fulfillment of report and record-keeping requirements.
- Process Improvement : Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services
- Streamlines the critical workflow for executing key processes.
- Sets priorities for addressing process problems that limit performance
- Develops methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
- Monitors external sources for applicable new methods and controls.
- Analyzes findings from improvement cycles to ensure success of interventions.
- Coaches others to develop the skills to improve processes.
- Product Quality Assurance : Knowledge of product quality assurance; ability to use tools, techniques and methodologies assuring the quality of development for and manufacturing of products.
- Advises others on the strengths and weaknesses of alternative quality assurance methodologies.
- Consults on the optimal matching of quality assurance tools to specific products or product groups.
- Interprets QA failures, analyzes the underlying causes and estimates associated costs.
- Implements quality assurance processes for multiple hardware products.
- Conducts and directs quality reviews and audits.
- Oversees the activities and documentation associated with the preparation, administration, validation, and publications of QA audits.
- Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies : Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
- Consults on development and implementation of cross-functional standards.
- Participates in the development of organizational policies and practices.
- Develops and uses control and monitoring mechanisms for adherence.
- Collaborates with other functions on establishing and documenting joint standards.
- Participates in defining architectural principles and standards for organization.
- Ensures communication vehicles are effectively informing affected areas and employees.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - An Engineering or Supply Chain degree
- 5+ years of experience in a STE or related role
- Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
- Quality Engineering background is a plus
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
- Full Updated Resume
- Required Compensation
- Contact Information
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss in full
JASON DENMARK
Recruiting Manager INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: jdenmark@intermediagroup.com
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