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GE Vernova
Lead Supplier Quality Engineer
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A Supplier Quality Engineer manages relationships with suppliers with a focus on improvement of product quality. Performs audits to ensure compliance with quality standards of their organization and regulatory standards.
$96,319 / year median in North Carolina
-4% projected decline
Job Description
Job Description Summary The Lead Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for the quality of procured services, materials, and products in the nuclear business. In this role you will develop requirements and plans for supplier qualifications, drive quality for assigned suppliers, own supplier results, and drive quality plan implementation and supplier improvements. In addition, you will own supplier audits, ensure compliance, and drive improvement plans where needed. The SQE also investigates and analyzes nonconforming products to determine root cause and execute corrective actions within the supply base. Job Description This position is On-Site and will require relocation to Wilmington, NC Roles and Responsibilities Perform Supplier Quality Engineer activities focusing on supplier approval, supplier qualification and quality control of the procurement activities. Provide technical guidance to a global supplier base to assure product and process compliance with regulatory requirements and engineering drawings and specifications. Development of inspection, verification, qualification plans, in addition to tests and processes to assure products and services meet the quality requirements. Work proactively with suppliers to resolve quality concerns applying technical and quality expertise to avoid reoccurrences of quality issues. Investigate and analyze nonconforming products to determine root cause and execute corrective actions within the supply base. Work closely with Sourcing, business teams, manufacturing, and engineering to eliminate roadblocks and communication barriers that may affect quality requirements. Implement changes to improve processes and product quality, optimize production of quality at the source, and eliminate failures/losses. Encourage excellence in compliance, customer service, safety, quality and productivity. Drive team and process continuous improvement through Lean. Write and review technical quality documents, plans and procedures. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university 5 years of professional experience in quality, engineering, nuclear operations, manufacturing, sourcing or equivalent discipline OR Associate Degree from an accredited college, with 10 years of professional experience in quality, engineering, nuclear operations, manufacturing, sourcing or equivalent discipline. Eligibility Requirements Ability and willingness to travel to GEV sites and suppliers up to 20% of the time as required Desired Characteristics Engineering or other technical degree; Master's Degree in business / engineering Experience working within a nuclear QA program in Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Engineering, Operations or Sourcing activities. Demonstrated familiarity with, 10CFR50 Appendix B or