Supplier Quality Engineer

Company Overview Verify Inc. is a global leader dedicated to supporting aerospace, defense, and other quality-critical industries. With operations spanning over 50 countries and collaborating with more than 7,000 supplier sites, Verify specializes in Supplier Performance Management solutions that help customers ensure compliance, mitigate supply chain risks, and deliver high-quality products on time.

Industry:

Aerospace Position:

Supplier Quality Engineer Location:

Middletown, CT Duration:

On-going Contract Frequency:

Full-time Pay Range:

$40hr-$50/hr BOE The SQE ensures suppliers meet contractual/regulatory and internal quality standards for parts and materials. They will need to have exp performing audits, analyze supplier processes and products, conduct root cause analysis for issues with parts, drive corrective actions, and reject/do a part stoppage if they arrive with defects. They must be able to do supplier qualification, performance monitoring, development, and document first article inspections. They qualify and evaluate new suppliers and monitor performance, conduct audit of supplier facilities and processes to ensure compliance with

ISO/AS9100

quality standards and contractual requirements. Investigate and analyze supplier defects. See description for more specific details. The SQE works under the general direction of the Manager, Program and Supplier Quality Assurance with minimum supervision performing supplier source inspections, first article inspections, supplier surveys and audits assuring supplier corrective action where required. Interface with procurement and other personnel within the procurement organization. Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Maintain the supplier rating system, which will define the total cost of ownership of products procured from suppliers. Implement and maintain a supplier approval system that will, in a cost-effective manner, qualify suppliers to do business with the company and meet varied purchase order requirements. Evaluates lean initiatives at supplier facilities and assists in implementing lean as necessary. Assures the means for procurement to issue purchase orders to qualified/approved suppliers and all requirements are included in the purchase orders. Manage the supplier corrective action system to identify and correct supplier problems in a timely manner. Coordinate Supplier Manufacturing Readiness Reviews and manage Supplier Request for Variance (when applicable). The Supplier Quality Engineer will conduct capability assessments that verify supplier qualifications, travel to assigned suppliers, and lead multiple projects to completion. Act as primary interface between the company and suppliers in resolving technical problems and performing source control inspections. Coordinate with functional departments and ensure that problems are resolved in a timely manner. Aid in determining the responsibility of discrepant hardware already received into the company and issued to the shop or shipped to customers. Establish and maintain effective communications with other operating departments and suppliers to facilitate problem identification/resolution and compliance with various specification requirements for supplier control. Prepare and maintain reports such as supplier performance, survey results, specification compliance, corrective actions, etc. Your responsibilities will include conducting audit, analyzing defect trends. Monitoring supplier performance and response times to ensure production continuity. Managing supplier corrective action reports. Developing and implementing supplier quality-related training programs for the quality and sourcing teams. Interface with cell managers to assure all applicable inspections/tests are performed and to assure that only acceptable hardware is received into the company. Collect and analyze supplier quality and delivery data. Develop and implement cost effective intervention plans to improve quality and on-time-delivery ratings. Maintain a list of approved suppliers. Monitor suppliers for continuous improvements. Ability to travel for supplier visits.

Requirements:

Broad knowledge of a general technical field such as electrical, mechanical, industrial engineering. BS degree in related engineering field. Thorough understanding of

ISO 9000

regulations certification process. Fully Onsite 5+ years' work experience in Supplier Quality and Aerospace. Detailed-oriented, good communications skills, critical thinking, methodical, and organizedWe are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, political affiliation, marital status, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Verify, Inc. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics."

Pay:

$50.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance Application Question(s): Describe your experience conducting supplier audits. Which quality standards have you audited against (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP, customer-specific requirements, etc.) What experience do you have with First Article Inspections (FAIs) and AS9102 documentation?

Experience:

aerospace supplier quality : 3 years (Required)

Work Location:

In person