Supplier Quality Engineer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with other department functions and suppliersto ensure quality standards are understood and that process controls are in place

• Support Project Management in new product launches and second sourcing efforts.

• Perform Risk Identification, analysis, and mitigation including and not limited to escalation to the correct level of management, implements, and ensures adequate documented closureof supplier corrective actions, verifies effectiveness of implemented supplier corrective action.

• Evaluatesupplier quality business goals, identify improvement opportunities, and apply scientific methods, statistics, and problem-solving techniques to improve and sustain product quality and process effectiveness.

• Establish programs, policies, and procedures to communicate product requirements including workmanship criteria to internal and supplier personnel for alignment.

• Support the development, maintenance and improvement of the Purple Quality Management System focused on supplier management and supplier continuous improvement and as directed.

• Schedule and perform audit activities, to include pre-audit planning, audit execution and evaluation and post-audit follow-up and recommendations for our suppliers.

• Compile & write training material and conduct training sessions on improvement tools & methodologies to ensure specifications including acceptance criteria is well defined and standardized at all Purple sites and with Purple suppliers.

• Participate in change initiatives that align with organizational objectives and recognized quality standards such as ISO 9001. 

• Apply industry best practice policies, processes, and procedures as they relate to supplier quality management. 

• Provides feedback/recommendations to leadership as appropriate

• Produce, track and trend quality metrics, generates and submitstimely reports

• Provide quality representation on projects as assigned

• Assist or lead the development or correction of quality procedures, work instructions, and forms as assigned

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• Perform other related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 5 years of experience in quality engineering position in a manufacturing environment

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or equivalent in a technical discipline (engineering, chemistry, etc.)

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and or certified lead auditor preferred.

• Proficient in MS Office Suite

• Excellent organizational, communication and project management skills