Senior Supply Quality Engineer

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

BUSINESS: Leslie Controls, Inc

LOCATION: Tampa, FL

DIRECT REPORTING: Sr Strategic Sourcing Manager

Position Summary

The Senior Supply Quality Engineer will manage and maintain supplier base to assure products and processes internally and externally meet specifications and improve supplier product quality performance resulting from supplier process changes and product resourcing. This position is responsible for reviewing supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documents and for the validation activities at Circor suppliers.

Principal Activities:

• Practical implementation of Supplier/component systems and procedures for meeting ISO standards
• Review and perform routine and qualification audits at supplier locations in accordance with ISO standards. Ensure that modifications are documented, and compliance is demonstrated through objective evidence
• Create and verify that systems are in place to ensure appropriate control of incoming product receipt and inspection according to ISO standards
• Support Lean/Six Sigma initiatives to remove variability and reduce cost to improve quality and reduce the cost of incoming components as requested.
• Develop supplier scorecard covering supplier performance statistics and report results internally and externally to suppliers
• Responsible for initiating PPAP Initiation Forms and reviewing Supplier Part Submission Warrant documents (pFMEA, Process Flow Diagrams, Process Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis (Gage R&R), Dimensional Results (FAIR), Capability Studies, etc.) to ensure compliance to applicable standards ISO 9001 and internal procedures
• Responsible for reviewing Supplier Change Requests (SCR) and Supplier Proposed Process Changes (SPPC) to ensure continuous compliance to applicable standards, regulation and internal procedures
• Support manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, and quality control process validation related activities
• Responsible for reviewing design drawings and processes with suppliers to assure inspect-ability and compliance
• Work with suppliers to improve product and process quality and assist with correlations studies and inspection plans
• Review supplier processes and process validations to assure internal and external processes are adequate to meet specification
• Work with suppliers to assist, where necessary, writing and executing protocols and conducting validations as needed
• Evaluate and determine reduced or increased inspection plans based on supplier performance and controls
• Initiate and assist suppliers with Corrective and Preventive Actions and assure actions are adequately closed
• Train and/or assist supplier quality personnel in inspection techniques and the use of new equipment
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by management

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