Plant Supplier Quality Engineer

*Reports to: Plant Quality Manager
*Position Focus: Responsible for coordinating suppliers and verifying quality standards in accordance with the requirements of the organization and the customer.
*Core Responsibilities:
• Support the supplier PPAP process by reviewing and approving supplier PPAP submission, including any required follow up and the coordination of part samples for dimensional reviews and assembly trials
• Support plant production by ensuring all supplier parts meet engineering requirements
• Manage supplier notification, responsiveness, containment, root cause determination, corrective actions and closure of supplier quality issues using internal supplier tracking database
• Track all supplier related costs associated with poor quality and/or service; summarize these costs and communicate to the supplier via the debit memo process.
• Receiving and inspection process owner which includes supervising Incoming Inspectors and maintaining incoming inspection reports, data and /or records
• Report monthly supplier performance and quality to management using standardized reports
Identify to the Division Supplier Quality team any ongoing systemic quality issues/poor performing suppliers
• Coordinate with Divisional Supplier Quality, the communication and implementation of formal controlled internal or external staffed containment action
• Facilitate and supervise all supplier based sorting and product containment activities
• Has the authority and the responsibility to stop any process or product delivery in case of a non-conformance of customer expectations, safety or environmental risks.