Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer Job Description
Supplier quality assurance engineer
provides design Quality Assurance support throughout design, development, and production to ensure compliance to company’s Design Control procedures and regulatory requirements and standards (QSR/cGMP, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, ISO 14971, and IEC 62304).
Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Be responsible for developing suppliers using the appropriate quality tools (Process Capability, SPC, FMEA, Error Proofing, 8D and DoE)
Facilitates supplier corrective action plans (example - 8D’s, control plans, FMEA’s, process flow diagrams, ) following documented procedures
Assist in establishing and evolving formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices
Working with QA, Engineering and Sourcing as required, this role leads the failure investigation with suppliers following the rejection of supplied components or customer complaints arising from nonconforming supplied components
Perform process audits and identify gaps in the supplier’s processes and work with the supplier in closing the gaps and improving the manufacturing processes
Develop current and future Supply base
Lead or participate in the audit and assessment of Suppliers ensuring they are compliant with associated policies/procedures and GMP/ISO/PMDA requirements
Develop and maintain a Supplier Performance Scorecards, analyze and identify emerging supplier non-conformance trends using appropriate statistical tools
Reviewing and identifying suppliers’ manufacturing risks and improvements potentials
Performing activities with the purpose to quality assure purchased items and the related production processes to projects and product maintenance in order to minimize supplier related quality failures at Volvo plant or end-customers
Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ASQ, LEAN, CQA, CQE, GB, BB, VDA
Education for Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the supplier quality assurance engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Technical, Science, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Education, Aviation, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial
Skills for Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
Desired skills for supplier quality assurance engineer include:
Auditing methodologies associated with ISO 9001
ISO 13485 standards
Quality tools
FMEA
IRIS and other relevant standards
Basic Quality skills
Key procurement processes
Configuration and change management
ISO and AS9100 requirements
Problem resolution/root cause analysis
Desired experience for supplier quality assurance engineer includes:
He/She facilitates and has an expert role in supplier improvement, support and development activities
Keeping all part quality information accurate and updated in GPS
Driving and following continuous improvement at suppliers by closing the gaps identified by Volvo Technology and Supplier Evaluation specialists during SEM or Index audit
Reports directly to Supplier Quality Assurance Group Manager
SAP, word, excel, ppt
Review and identify suppliers’ manufacturing risks and improvement potentials
Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer Examples
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Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a supplier quality assurance engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Provide support and assistance to suppliers in development and execution of corrective actions, with strong focus on preventing reoccurrence
- Perform supplier evaluation and process audits
- Give quality input into strategic purchasing decisions
- Develop and monitor supplier performance metrics and initiate improvement plans when appropriate
- Administration and management of supplier NCR’s, from creation to closure, including verification of corrective actions
- Administration and management of approved supplier database
- Leads and participates in supplier and in house improvement events
- Drive supplier quality management in line with AS9100 and SC21
- Ensure new and existing suppliers understand and meet our needs for FAI parts, traceability, conformance, etc
- Manage a Supplier Improvement Programme (SIP), to enhance our product quality, by working closely with our development suppliers to improve their performance
Qualifications for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Participate and contribute in Material Review Board reviews
- Travel nationally and internationally
- Take initiative and seek results in a structured way
- Clear communication (both verbally and orally) to all levels within the organisation on quality related topics
- Support supplier quality management programs such as supplier selection, supplier classification, supplier qualification and supplier rating
- Working with suppliers, plan, conduct and document appropriate activities to assure the continued quality of parts
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a supplier quality assurance engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Assist Suppliers to maintain 100% PQR compliance for all Preproduction builds and Production builds
- Train suppliers to effectively execute PPAPs
- Perform production readiness assessments (PPAP reviews) at supplier facilities for high risk suppliers/components
- Supporting TSE function with research to identify required need to schedule Index audits
- Support to TSE to understand and follow up on action items to quality assure purchased items and the related production processes
- Supporting Supplier Audits with follow up to drive supplier for objective evidence to close the gaps
- Supporting TSE keeping all part quality information accurate and updated in Volvo systems
- Supporting TSE deliverables to assure supplier performance and timely project deliverables
- Supporting TSE function by following up preventive quality actions, including corrective actions
- Supporting TSE function in solving supplier related warranty, Quality Journal, Quality Action Group issues when needed
Qualifications for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Effective computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Excellent data analysis skills in problem solving
- Strategic thinker with a desire to be hands on
- Have a GO-DO mind set but in the same time manage to inform relevant stakeholders timely
- Assists the Quality Assurance Manager in planning, coordinating and directing the IQC area
- Degree in Quality Engineering/Engineering/ Science, or equivalent qualification essential (NFQ Level 7, or higher)
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a supplier quality assurance engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Partners with the sites to complete necessary data input into applicable tools
- Partners with the sites to complete migration and remediation activities surrounding supplier info
- Creates procedures, work instructions, process flows, guidance and training materials
- Perform Supplier Facility & Quality System audits for compliance to requirements and to verify supplier capabilities and quality
- Support Material Review board (MRB) meetings
- Initiate, follow-up and close deviation report requests
- Set-up and perform layout inspections on parts and tooling used in the mfg
- Supporting Supplier Quality process and tool implementations
- Supporting supplier quality management programs such as supplier selection, supplier classification, supplier qualification and supplier rating
- Interacting with various stakeholders to ensure effective quality problem resolution with suppliers
Qualifications for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Advanced knowledge of quality related tools including, but not limited to PPAP, SPC, APQP, DOE and Quality Systems
- Five (5) years’ experience in QA field with significant hands-on quality and manufacturing process experience in cut and sewn of consumer electronics or equivalent
- Solid QA skills
- Demonstrate good interpersonal skills and good attitude in working with China factories, overseas customers and internal colleagues
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, processional journals, technical procedures and drawings, and government regulations
- Project Management - Communicates changes and progress
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Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer Job Description
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Our company is hiring for a supplier quality assurance engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Acting as a supplier liaison for supplier Corrective Action Requests (CAR's / CPIR’s) and Field Non-Conformance Reports
- Implementing closed loop corrective actions, and generating quality metrics and reports to support analysis of non-conformance
- Maintaining ongoing technical communications with suppliers and facilitating supplier continuous improvement programs
- Interfacing with Vistaprint Manufacturing team and suppliers for all qualification, quality, reliability, monitoring and supplier process issues
- Coordinating supplier mitigation efforts in conjunction with the VBU Manufacturing team
- Conducting supplier selection assessments for new sourcing decisions and support new product development and introduction
- Planning and participating in supplier pilot production runs to assure ‘product quality’ and CTQ’s are established
- Bachelor’s degree or Diploma equivalent in Quality and or Engineering
- CQE Certification preferred
- A recognized Green Belt and or Black Belt Certification preferred
Qualifications for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering and 3 plus years of experience (CQA or RABQSA, CQE or CmfgE certification required)
- Requires certification to perform audits
- Requires experience necessary to demonstrate the capability to carry out specialized technical/trade/craft procedure
- Requires experience in biomedical engineering standards and concepts
- Requires basic knowledge of manufacturing processes (and associated tools, instruments and test equipment) to include inspection, machine shop technology, polish/grind and clean room technology
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, or equivalent word processing software
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a supplier quality assurance engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for supplier quality assurance engineer
- An international working environment/career opportunities
- The chance to work with complex problems that have never been encountered before
- An informal, enterprising and results-orientated culture, with good working conditions, benefits/perks
- Support new product launches to ensure suppliers are capable of delivering to the required standards
- Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) team during our New Product Introduction process to define supplier requirements that should be addressed during supplied item qualifications
- Ensure our suppliers and manufacturing partners follow the 8D Investigation Problem Solving process for resolving Customer complaints
- Work with other departments to develop plans, presentations and other materials as may be necessary to resolve quality issues and in a timely manner
- Supporting SQE function with the purpose to quality assure purchased items and the related production processes
- Supporting Process Audit at suppliers and drive supplier to close the gaps
- Supporting SQE function following up preventive quality action programs when needed and follow up on corrective actions
Qualifications for supplier quality assurance engineer
- Self Motivation, integrity and initiative
- A bachelor’s degree in related field with a minimum of three (3) years experience
- Ability to read blueprints and measure parts
- Supervisory experience will include two years supervising technical personnel
- Audit supplier quality capabilities in support of the Procurement supplier selection process
- Act as a point of contact for internally identified product quality issues which need supplier redress