Supplier Quality Engineer/supervisor

JOB SUMMARY
Metal SQE
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct supplier process audits to ensure that necessary process controls are in place during supplier assessment visits or on-going supplier management assessments.
• Implement and maintain process improvement and monitoring systems with suppliers as appropriate. These systems will focus on process controls, metrology, quality control, quality management and quality systems.
• Understand the supplier's current capabilities and potential new capabilities and communicate to purchasing, engineering, and quality personnel.
• Identify systemic supplier quality issues and drive corrective and preventative actions through
1) data and information collection regarding trends and issues
2) data and information collection from assessments and from supply base, and 3) root cause analysis and problem resolution.
• Demonstrated specialized depth and/or breadth of process expertise in required area of focus.
• Resolves complex problems using Root Cause, 8Ds, Six Sigma, Shainin Red X, and decision matrices.
• Leads others to solve problems using analytical thought, exercising judgment and identifying innovative solutions. May lead functional teams or projects.
• Communicates difficult concepts such as process improvements and changes and negotiates with others to effectively influence as appropriate.
• Vendor metrology assessment and development to meet Milwaukee requirement