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Supplier Quality Engineer

Fort Mill, SCOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)Posted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • Supplier Quality Engineer
  • APQP
  • PPAP
  • Quality Assurance
  • Supplier Evaluation
  • Corrective Action Management
  • Analytical Skills
  • Interpersonal Abilities
  • Cross-functional Teams

Nice to have

  • Cost Efficiency
  • Producibility
  • Claim Management
  • Sampling Inspection

Role summary

Schaeffler, a global technology company and partner to major automobile, aerospace, and industrial manufacturers, seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer. This role involves overseeing quality control of supplied products, resolving supplier quality issues, and collaborating with suppliers during product development. Responsibilities include conducting supplier evaluations, managing process changes and corrective actions, leading sampling inspections, coordinating claim management, and training suppliers on APQP and PPAP. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in an engineering field with a minimum of 1 year of experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer, strong knowledge of quality assurance techniques like APQP and PPAP, and excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee quality control of supplied products within the order fulfillment process.
  • Address and resolve any supplier quality issues that arise in the plant.
  • Collaborate with suppliers during product development to support advanced quality planning.
  • Focus on cost efficiency and producibility during product development stages.
  • Conduct supplier evaluations to ensure ongoing adherence to quality standards.
  • Manage supplier process changes, initiating and coordinating corrective actions to maintain agreed quality levels.
  • Lead the sampling inspection process, making decisive judgments on sample acceptance or rejection.
  • Coordinate claim management during series production.
  • Act as an escalation point to agree on and implement remedial action plans until resolution.
  • Train suppliers on APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) requirements.
  • Ensure suppliers' adherence to agreed quality planning and approval processes.

Your Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering related field and minimum 1 year of experience.
  • Proven experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer or similar role.
  • Strong understanding of quality assurance processes and techniques, including APQP and PPAP.
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
  • Experience in supplier evaluation and corrective action management.
  • External applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment VISA or other sponsorship.

Our Offering

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Life insurance and 401k eligible with up to 6% company match
  • Regular employee appreciation and company events
  • Please see all our benefit offerings at Schaeffler Benefits

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

https://www.schaeffler.us/careers/

Schaeffler is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive equal employment opportunities and consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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