Supplier Quality Engineer

Position: Supplier Quality Engineer

Experience: 8+ years of experience

Client: John Deere

Location: Remote

Job Description:

As a contingent PDP / Supplier Quality Engineer for John Deere Horicon Works you will lead Quality Planning Activities for assigned commodities related to PDP programs, current production, service parts and continuous improvement (CI) and value improvement (VI) projects.

In addition, you will:

* Facilitate/participate in cross functional teams in the application of quality-related development activities (e.g. DPAR's, FMEA's, control plans, design reviews, supplier audits, risk assessments, and root cause analysis).

* Assist in identifying, communicating and resolving supplier quality problems for PDP programs and current production.

* Facilitate corrective action (8D process steps) for PDP programs and supplier quality issues

* Ensure robust execution of Return Goods Authorization (RGAs); Supplier Change Requests (SCRs); quality plans, and supplier improvement activities as required

What Skills You Need:

* 8 or more years of related experience which may include manufacturing, quality engineering or supply management in a design/manufacturing environment

* Experience with standard quality tools such as FMEA (Failure Modes Effect Analysis), NCCA (Non-Conformance Corrective Action), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Root Cause Analysis, and Six Sigma.

* Experience utilizing advanced data gathering and analysis techniques, including statistical analysis to identify, investigate, and resolve problems.

* Experience with drawings and schematic interpretation, product models, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

* Ability to lead and identify priorities with minimal supervision

* Excellent communication, facilitation, and organization skills