Supplier Quality Engineer

Job: Supplier Quality Engineer
Duration: 6 months
Location: Wisconsin - remote
Travel: 2 times a month

customer is a global medical device manufacturer. The company is hiring a contract Supplier Quality Engineer to qualify new suppliers for an NPI project that included a few hundred skus. The ideal candidate has experience qualifying suppliers and strong understanding of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, etc.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Supplier Qualification - Lead supplier qualification as a key member in supplier selection and evaluation teams using a risk based approach. Lead supplier audits applying good auditing practices and our Quality Management System (QMS) in both new programs and on-going management of suppliers.
• Part Qualification - Use purchased product specifications to identify Critical to Quality features and complete part qualification activities using different elements of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to flow requirements from Customers into the supply base. Connect part qualification activities into receiving inspection setting both sampling plans and inspection criteria. Represent Supplier Quality in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) teams and supplier change requests as a key member driving Zero Defect strategies into the supply chain.
• Supplier Management - Lead supplier corrective action activities in multiple levels of the supply chain using non-conforming parts, data trends and supplier audit findings. Analyze data to identify trends and provide suppliers feedback to drive supplier performance improvements. Assist in categorization of suppliers by risk for additional development or auditing activities.
• Engineering expertise - Apply expertise in assigned engineering function to challenge suppliers processes using a risk based approach. The approach includes design reviews, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans (CP) and statistical process controls (SPC) applied to selected manufacturing technologies.
• Assist in guiding or shaping future Supplier Quality Strategies and support development of supplier quality engineers in both technical growth and supplier quality fundamentals. Apply domain depth to standard operating procedures (SOP), work instructions (WI) and templates to improve standard work and operational rigor within function.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or equivalent work experience.
• A combination of education, experience, and time in field will be taken into consideration, and internal candidates may have distinct requirements tailored to their demonstrated skills and contributions within the organization.

Other Qualifications:

• ASQ Certification preferred (CQE, CQA, CMQOE).
• Broad understanding of materials, manufacturing technologies and processes.