Supplier Quality Engineer

Responsible for direct material supplier Quality for a defined range of suppliers and parts. Educate suppliers on Edwards' quality processes and Six Sigma best practice tools and techniques. Part of a team of Supplier Quality Engineers to manage the reject process, monitor, and improve supplier quality. Identify and enhance critical process capability to ensure long-term quality stability.

Drive continuous improvement in reject performance and cost of quality.

• Attend daily production meetings and crisis management, minimizing disruption to operations
• Working alongside Inspectors, manage end-to-end reject process, including physical part management, system transaction, and commercial cost recovery
• Deploy six sigma tools to implement long-term solutions, improve DPPM, and sustain stable quality. Quality process champion.
• Knowledge of best practice tools and processes, SPC, MSA, PPAP, 8D, etc.
• Confidence and ability to deploy across the supply base, providing training and support as required
• Identify and improve critical process capability at suppliers to ensure long-term quality stability
• Roll out the Edwards Quality policy and the right from me mindset Supplier assessment and audit
• Manage the supplier audit program and improvement plans
• Participate in the new supplier selection process.
• Review/approve supplier component control plans.
• Review/approve supplier process capability and MSA.

Specification and measurement gatekeeper

• Ensure drawings and specifications are accurate, measurable, and achievable
• Ensure inspection and measurement processes are appropriate and aligned with the internal and supplier

Support procurement NPI and transition projects

• Work with Category Management and Engineering to support supply chain transfers. Responsibility for part specification review, defining qualification requirements, and part qualification to PPAP.
• Work with NPI teams and engineering to ensure the release of robust specifications/KCs identified in the drawings. Following the PPAP methodology, define supplier qualification requirements based on part criticality and complexity.

Inspection expert

Excellent communication skills across all levels of an organization, both internally and with suppliers

Proven ability to influence stakeholders and deliver positive changes

Engineering degree or equivalent practical experience

Willingness to travel when business conditions and strategies require it.

Edwards Vacuum LLC hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with federal and state laws.?