Based on site in our Muscle Shoals officeyou'llown and deploy best practice quality engineeringprocess,toolsand techniques. This includes supplier appraisal and selection, advanced product quality planning, supplier assessment, non-conformance management, supplier performancemetricsand continuous improvement.
In this highly visible hands-on role,you'llwork closely with both internal stakeholders and externalproviders, andbecome the primary contact for supplier issues and set the standard for Quality in the production supply chain.
Responsibilities Include:
- Develop the company’s supplier quality assurance process and procedures to meet the needs of the business and satisfy the requirements ofappropriate standards
- Support the set up and maintenance of an approved supply chain including theinitialidentification processes and methodologies for potential suppliers with both engineering and supply chain teams
- Conduct supplier capability assessments (SCA) in support of an informed approach to supplierselectionand continuous improvement
- Provide quality oversight and input to negotiations and contracts reviews with key suppliers and contract manufacturers
- Establish good relations with the supplier’s quality representatives and become a trusted partner
- Drives supplier quality input to ‘made to specification’ design reviews and works with the stakeholders to ensure the supplier quality risks across theprogrammeare understood and under control
- Communicate supplier feedback and progress to relevant internal stakeholders, escalating issues as appropriate
- Support the Supply Chain team toestablishand develop quality procedures and documentation to ensure compliance, accuracy, efficiency, and clarity of requirements with suppliers
- Development of, and management of the non-conforming material, and associated supplier RCA investigation processes to ensure effective data analysis and reporting is provided to the engineering teams
- Ensures supplier’s adherence to all relevant regulatory legislation and provides approval of all supplier quality documentation
- Drive and support suppliers in continuously improving quality and performance
- Determination and definition of incoming inspection process and requirements. Ensuring process adherence, performancecomplianceand traceability
- Analyses internal and external quality data, documents, and acts on opportunities for improving reliability and quality
- Identifiesways ofeliminatingunsatisfactory performance, doing things better, cheaper, and/or faster whilstmaintainingreliability and quality
- Able to lead /facilitatetargeted improvement initiatives, such as process / value stream mapping or rapid improvement / kaizen events.
Requirements
- Experience working in a complex electronics quality role
- Strong supplier negotiation,engagementand management skills
- Lead auditor / auditing qualification to ISO9001 and / or AS9100
- Experience of managing projects through use of APQP
- Capability to generate, manage and review PPAP and FAI documentation
- Ability tofacilitateProcess Failure Mode Effect Analysis
- Familiar with problem solving techniques (5Y, 8D, Ishikawa etc.)
- Demonstrated in field experience of supplier evaluation, auditing, development, and management of performance metrics
- Must be detail focused but with the ability to multitask, and to manage deliverables and handle multiple projects at the same time
- Confident with working across multifunctional teams and excellent communicator to colleagues both verbally and in writing
- Experienced user of Microsoft office, must be able to manipulate andanalysedata within excel
- Must have high integrity, be a team player and have good interpersonal / facilitation skills to drive resolution of issues with suppliers
- Ability to travel on request to support supplier quality assurance activities (Estimated 30%)
- Degree or equivalent professional training in Quality Management / Engineering discipline/s
- Qualification in Six Sigma / Total Quality Management tools
- IPC A-610 qualification or experience in quality assurance of electronic assemblies
- QA experience in development of high frequency / telecommunication products
- Knowledge of RoHS & REACH directives
- Experience in the use and configuration of ERP / MRP systems
- Understanding and experience of advanced statistical techniques
Benefits
- Excellent Compensation package inclusive of competitive salary, 401(k) plan, healthcare and 25 days holiday in addition to the US Bank holidays.
- Bonus package
- Career development training opportunities (in house and external)
- Employee Referral scheme
