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Senior Quality Supplier Engineer

eTeam Inc.

Plymouth, MI

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$65–$75 Per Hour
SKILLS
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Capability Indices, Contract Management, Contract Manufacturing, Corrective Action, Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systems, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Equipment Validation, Extrusion, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Geometric Tolerancing, ISO 9001, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Requirements, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Process Capability, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Project Tracking, QoS (Quality of Service), Quality Engineering, Quality Management, Safety Training, Supplier Optimization, Supply Chain, Test Requirements, Time Management, Traceability, Validation Plan, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Plymouth, MI
POSTED
21 days ago
Job: Senior Quality Supplier Engineer
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Plymouth, Michigan

Job Description:
Supporting global supply chain with various time zones
Ability to travel Internationally
Focus on service part PPAP

Role Summary
You will work alongside cross-functional teams to drive quality requirements and manage our contract manufacturers quality performance ensuring seamless scaling of production. Your contributions will directly impact the performance and quality of service parts, ensuring successful launches for new programs as proper management on current ones. This role reports through the Service Supplier Quality Engineering Team.

Responsibilities
Engage with suppliers for industrialization and readiness for multiple automotive components.
Support supplier selection and capability assessment for various projects, ensuring alignment with program timelines and quality expectations.
Drive APQP discipline and enforce PPAP requirements, ensuring suppliers meet dimensional, material, and performance validation before production approval.
Track industrialization project KPIs, internally and externally to assess supplier readiness.
Evaluate and validate supplier manufacturing processes by leading process audits, PFMEA reviews, control plan validation, and equipment capability/Run@rate assessments.
Optimize supplier manufacturing scalability, ensuring production lines are capable of meeting increasing volume and quality expectations during ramp-up phases.
Monitor supplier industrialization performance through KPIs such as on-time PPAP submission, process capability indices (Cpk/Ppk), defect rates (PPM), issue closure rate, and supplier corrective action effectiveness.
Facilitate problem resolution using structured methodologies (focused problem solving) to address defects, process deviations, and launch roadblocks proactively.
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to drive VA/VE cost optimization, ensuring seamless design implementation into supplier manufacturing processes and technology while maintaining quality and performance standards
Up to 50% travel requirement

Qualifications:
Bachelor s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or other related field
Strong Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) development, Lean manufacturing, Traceability requirements
Technical expertise of automotive components designs and manufacturing, including knowledge of safety and test requirements and appearance approval process.
Knowledge of Geometric Design and Tolerancing (GD&T) and datum structures.
Experience in Extrusion and fabrication commodities.
VDA 6.3 credentials and understanding preferred.
In depth knowledge of IATF16949:2016 and understanding of ISO14001. ISO9001 is also a preferred knowledge set.
Ability to stand, sit, or walk for 8-10 hours per day.
Required to communicate using phone and/or e-mail.
Ability to view, read, and interpret documents.
Ability to perform all duties in an office environment that may contain ambient noise and temperature fluctuations

About the Company

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eTeam Inc.

Looking for a great job? Join eTeam. We’re looking for talented staffing professionals to join our staff. We also provide contract assignments and full-time jobs at Fortune 2000 Companies. We’ve been named one of the best companies to work for by Staffing Industry Analysts and New Jersey Business.
COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
www.eteaminc.com

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