Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Summary

Primary Duties

• Support sourcing team for new supplier selection and drive new supplier qualification activities.
• Drive requalification audit of existing suppliers to ensure Dorman’s requirement is continuously met by suppliers
• Participate in second-party and third-party quality management system audits as required
• Work directly with product groups to ensure product and engineering design specifications are met by suppliers
• Support product development and reverse engineering functions as required
• Line readiness review and process audit for new project as required
• Train suppliers in Dorman’s development processes and ensue “speed to market”
• Facilitates the creation and validation of FAI (First Article Inspection) & OTS( Off The Shelf) samples and PPAP documentation review and approval
• Drive source inspection activities for 1st shipment of new product
• Monitor supplier performance and work with product team and quality team to continuously reduce the warranty cost.
• Drive and facilitate Continuous Improvement efforts at suppliers to better control of nonconforming products
• Support supplier related corrective action and prevention actions / 8D follow up and validation of internal and external.
• Elimination of repeat of product and process nonconformance through quality engineering activities and drill deep & wide investigations by working together with internal cross functional teams
• Participate in cross-functional teams as required.
  

Qualifications

• Communicate proficiently verbally and written, in English. Experience in a global cross-functional team environment. Working experience in global manufacturing and distribution environment is preferred.
• Working knowledge of IATF16949 quality management systems or similar i.e. ISO9001, ISO14001
• Auditing experience (Internal, Supplier, Corrective Action validation, Product, Process, CSR, WCA, SQP, C-TPAT)
• Working experience of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC and MSA
• Exposure to the Blow/Injection/Insert/ moulding process for automotive plastics i.e., Valve Cover, Coolant tanks, Ducts, climate control modules, etc
• Experience with development of Automotive Plastic parts, performing quality audits on automotive plastic parts preferred.
• Working experience of new supplier project management.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in root cause analysis/problem solving. 8D, 5-Why, DMAIC, DOE. etc.
• Working experience of Leading Continual Improvement activities.
• Working knowledge of product qualification testing, inspection tools and equipment, and supplier quality activities.
• Familiar with automotive vehicle components and knowledge of field failure analysis (FFT) is preferred.
• Working knowledge of materials, finishes, and specifications (SAE, ASME, ANSI, etc.)
• Familiar with knowledge of common parts and one of the following manufacturing processes, such as plastics, stamping, rubber, casting, machining, forging, plating. Familiar with knowledge of electronics/electrical parts and manufacturing process is a plus.
• Familiar with GD&T and can understand drawing related with parts of mechanical and/or electrical.
• Familiar with checking fixture and know how to conduct check fixture calibration.
• Good PC skills including MS Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PPT. Minitab / SAP is preferred.
• Physical Requirement: Capability to lift 20 pounds.
• Working Conditions: Working Conditions: "this role would require 50% travel to supplier partners across the country for all the activities mentioned above.
  

Education / Experience

• Preferred Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in a technical or quality related field from four-year College or University; and 10 years related experience.
• Working knowledge of Tier1 / OEM is preferred.
• At least 8 years automotive related project / program / quality working experience.