Supplier Quality Engineer - Peachtree City, GA

Overview of the Position:

The Supplier Quality Engineer assesses supplier quality to ensure products are free from defects while maintaining internal Quality Assurance compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in Quality Management System revisions as needed to support continuous improvement.
• Required to use and understand process control to ensure product quality.
• Apply and teach how to use statistical analysis tools to qualify and improve manufacturing processes.
• Track supplier scorecards to evaluate quality and on-time delivery.
• Track supplier non-conformance management trends.
• Issue Supplier Corrective Action Reports to suppliers when suppliers nonconformance trends require.
• Issue supplier surveys to ensure supplier capabilities are understood.
• Maintain and manage the Approved Supplier List.
• Perform audits of suppliers per AS9100/9120.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge in the manufacture of precision machined parts
• Ability to read complex mechanical drawings including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and ASME Y14.5
• Strong database, spreadsheet, analytical and presentation skills
• Must be fluent with Microsoft Office suite of products
• Certification as a CQI, (CQE), Internal Auditor, Lead Auditor, six-sigma black belt preferred
• Ability to audit AS9100 Quality Systems
• Knowledge of FAR and DFAR requirements

Education / Experience Requirements: Bachelor's degree in the Sciences, engineering, business, or other technical fields or five years of related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in Quality Assurance is desired.

Other Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; and lift up to 10 pounds.
• Is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Is frequently required to talk or listen.
• Works in moderate noise levels.
• Minimal travel required.