Website Loram
Loram
Company : Loram
Job Description
Job Title: Engineer, Supplier Quality
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Quality Assurance
Reports to: Manager, Operational Quality
Flex Work Eligible! This position qualifies for the Flexible Work Policy. Employees receive 75 work days annually to work home! The initial amount of days is prorated for the first year based on start date.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:
The role of Supplier Quality Engineer is to drive exceptional product quality for customer value beyond expectation while ensuring regulatory assurance and optimized cost quality. Through effective and accurate supplier quality processes this position ensures product quality, cost effectiveness, and safe and efficient equipment operation.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Strategic and Functional
- Develop and manage supplier quality plans through appropriate risk analysis.
- Support ISO 9000 Quality Process Requirements.
- Support implementation of initiatives related to supplier processes and improvements.
- Ensure Corrective and Preventive Action plans are developed and executed at assigned suppliers.
- Evaluate the need for quality data/reports and provide required quality information beneficial to the specified processes.
- Perform supplier quality audits as required by the verification plan or by the Quality Manager.
- Identify non-conforming materials and workmanship, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective short and long-term corrective actions.
- Participate and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Write and submit reports as required for audits, inspections, rejects, root causes, etc.
Customer Management
- Develop positive relationships and work closely with Global Sourcing Leaders to manage and implement supplier/engineering changes, New Product Introductions, and transfers.
- Manage supplier audit program and overall supplier approval/rating program through robust qualification processes.
- Interface with Suppliers, Engineering, Service, Manufacturing and Sourcing to drive Quality improvements that minimize the costs of quality, specifically Incoming rejects, failures, and factory defects.
- Work with product support teams, R&D and regulatory on component quality issues and supplier initiatives.
- Attend Engineering design reviews and project meetings to ensure quality checkpoints are built into the design.
- Provide technical support to Loram suppliers, and Manufacturing functions, to ensure that delivered quality meets or exceeds key performance indicators, quality standards, governing codes and regulations.
- Work directly with vendors under the control of the Company’s Quality/Logistics.
- This involves travel to supplier sites, so this person must be available to travel at short notice.