Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer II

Description

• Leads process and product improvement projects in the development of quality programs and procedures for TDW’s suppliers to validate the capability of supplier Quality Systems and to ensure data collection is structured, managed, and utilized to benefit TDW’s quality system.
• Schedules, conducts, and manages supplier audits to approve new suppliers, to assure supplier compliance with TDW’s quality requirements and to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Creates and distributes a monthly supplier “report card” for key suppliers, including key metrics.
• Provides regular reports detailing supplier quality system performance to help direct continuous improvement efforts across TDW’s global supply chain.
• Utilizes appropriate quality tools (e.g., problem solving and root cause analysis, lean and Sig Sigma) to help resolve issues related to non-conformances.
• Manages supplier related NCR/CAR activities to ensure timely administration of activities and records
• Manages the Material Review Board (MRB) to ensure that material is distributed appropriately and quickly.
• Designs any special testing requirements for evaluation of components or sub-assemblies that are purchased.
• Utilizes statistics, problem solving and other quality tools to monitor and improve TDW’s global Supply Chain business processes and to help troubleshoot production process and product issues.
• Identifies and facilitate the resolution of problems at the supplier relating to quality and production control.

Requirements

• 3 years Quality Engineering or Supplier Quality Engineering experience with ISO 9001 certified company.
• Intermediate MS Office skills.
• Ability to travel (internationally and domestically), up to 20% of the time.
• Demonstrated ability to create, develop, organize and utilize complex databases in a quality environment.
• Experience with statistical software such as Minitab, R or SAS.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
• Experience with statistical DOE, SPC, ANOVA, Regression and Theory of Constraints.
• Thorough understanding of advanced statistics and their application in an industrial environment.
• Good understanding of Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA) and Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA).
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics, Engineering, or other technical discipline.
• Quality System Auditor certification (e.g., ASQ Certified Quality Auditor or RAB/QSA Certified Lead Auditor) preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation and multimedia communications skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance