Advanced Supplier Quality
Apply NowCompany: Purem Novi, Inc.
Location: Novi, MI 48375
Description:
Objective of the Position: This position audits, evaluates and drives supplier development for suitability for sourcing new programs.
Essential Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that
Secondary Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that
Requirement Profile:
Professional Background / Basic Qualification / Work Experience:
Proficiency with MSA, gage calibration, gage R&R studies, GD&T, manufacturing processes, process development, tool & gage development
Technical Expertise:
Essential Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that
- Lead the effort to audit, evaluate and drive supplier development for suitability for sourcing new programs (20%)
- Perform regular supplier APQP reviews, define and follow up improvement activities& highlight
- Perform, when necessary, supplier audits and monitor action plans for improvement. Organize and
- Monitor the progress of the supplier PPAP and ensure final submission quality level. Agree
- boundary samples and failure catalogues with suppliers if applicable
- Facilitate technical reviews with potential suppliers to establish risk and feasibility
- Perform risk assessments at suppliers (when necessary with experts), define and follow up
- improvement activities and focus on high risk suppliersissues to program management / Supply Chain Management / Engineering
- Engage poor performing suppliers to ensure continuous improvement (20%)
- Support new plant with any emergency issues related to supplier quality delivery
- Oversee, participate in and coordinate activities of assigned suppliers of purchased products/services
- Engage in product review, PFMEA, Process Flow, Control Plans, and all other applicable area of APQO/PPAP
- Drive improvement through the use of metrics and tools such as PPAP, Root Cause Analysis, and SPC
- Analyze and review quality reports to verify compliance, monitor performance, and detect potential problems
- Update and create quality process documentation as needed to improve effectiveness of ENA supplier processes
Secondary Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that
- Conduct all business related activities for, and on the behalf of, Eberspaecher within the limits of applicable local, state, and federal legal requirements.
- Provide support to, and compliance with, all local and corporate Eberspaecher Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures and other HSE related requirements.
- Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and follows all ENA polices related to TS16949 and ISO 14001; looks for way to improve and promote quality.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirement Profile:
Professional Background / Basic Qualification / Work Experience:
- Associates' degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business or closely related field.
- Minimum two years' experience working in the automotive industry in a quality, purchasing, engineering or manufacturing function.
- Minimum one years' related experience working directly in the supplier quality function.Ability to travel domestically by car or plane.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Office.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in SAP.
- Thorough understanding of APQP/PPAP including Process Flow, Control Plans and SPC.
Proficiency with MSA, gage calibration, gage R&R studies, GD&T, manufacturing processes, process development, tool & gage development
- Strong proficiency with auditing for quality and manufacturing best practice utilizing standards such as ISO9000, TS16949, VDA 6.3 or equivalent
- Willing to work 50+ hours per week
Technical Expertise:
- Ability to analyze data and prepare reports, statements and projections.
- Ability to apply mathematical concepts and operations, including calculations, percentages, etc.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and write simple correspondence.
- Analytical- Synthesize complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures
- Business Acumen- Understands business implications of decisions.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement of products for manufacturability.
- Knowledge of engineering fundaments, mechanical systems, automotive systems, and exhaust systems.
- Project Management- Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget; Manages project team activities.
- Strives to continuously improve expertise, knowledge and skills.