Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer
Job Location: Horicon, WI 53032
Job Duration: 23-24 Months (possibility of extension)

Job Summary

• As a Supplier Quality Engineer you will lead Quality Planning Activities for assigned commodities related to PDP programs, current production, service parts and continuous improvement (CI) and value improvement (VI) projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate/participate in cross functional teams in the application of quality-related development activities (e.g. DPAR's, FMEA's, control plans, design reviews, supplier audits, risk assessments, and root cause analysis).
• Assist in identifying, communicating and resolving supplier quality problems for PDP programs and current production.
• Facilitate corrective action (8D process steps) for PDP programs and supplier quality issues.
• Ensure robust execution of Return Goods Authorization (RGAs); Supplier Change Requests (SCRs); quality plans, and supplier improvement activities as required.

Education"

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Technology related discipline or equivalent work experience.

Experience & Skills:

• 2 or more years of related experience which may include manufacturing, quality engineering or supply management in a design/manufacturing environment.
• Experience with standard quality tools such as FMEA (Failure Modes Effect Analysis), NCCA (Non-Conformance Corrective Action), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Root Cause Analysis, and Six Sigma.
• Experience utilizing advanced data gathering and analysis techniques, including statistical analysis to identify, investigate, and resolve problems.
• Experience with drawings and schematic interpretation, product models, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• 2 or more years of experience in the practice of quality engineering tools, including Supplier Audits, DPARs, and Design Reviews.
• Audit experience (JDS-G223, Process Verification Audits, Special Process Audits, etc.).
• Experience with Riding Lawn Equipment or Utility Vehicle production processes.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing.

Additional Competencies:

• Ability to lead and identify priorities with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and organization skills.
• Knowledge of SAP-PAG and SAP-PDM.