Job Description Summary

Supplier Quality Engineer on the Coatings team. This role is for people with a solid foundation in the Quality function who can grow in the specific coatings space. In this role, you will drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation. Select suppliers through qualification processes. Own supplier results, drive improvements utilizing supplier scorecards. Own supplier audits, ensuring compliance, and driving improvement plans where needed. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Includes both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development. Includes supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence.
• SQEs have various levels of differentiation which are related to level of technical understanding of engineering drawings and ability to manage vendors.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of material science and thermal spray coatings.
• Uses prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy/strategy.
• A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor, with proven interpersonal skills.
• Communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered.
• Provides informal guidance to new team members.
• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations.
• Impacts projects, processes and procedures in own field.
• The role operates with some autonomy, but is focused on execution of activities/provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures.
• Activities require professional judgment, but may require more senior levels of guidance.
• Utilizes technical expertise and judgement to solve problems.
• Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.
• May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (or a High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or relevant Supply Chain role)
• Minimum of 3 years in Quality, Manufacturing, or relevant Supply Chain Role

Desired Characteristics

• 3-6 years experience of manufacturing or supplier quality, statistical analysis
• Background in industrial coatings applications or material sciences
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Demonstrated history of problem solving, root cause and corrective action methodology, data analysis and quality experience
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

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