Ingeniero de Calidad de Proveedores Sr (Ciudad Juárez)

SCOPE

• Plan and execute actions for Suppliers qualification, supplier performance management, prevention activities and continuous improvement.
• Contact and source of Supplier Quality information.
• Ensure a good relationship with peers, other team members and plant Supplier Quality teams.
• Ensure collaboration with R&D, Quality, Plant Supplier Quality and Procurement for projects and actions.
• Support R&D for part approval with supplier cross plants, process knowledge and input to and feedback from suppliers.
• Establish plans to ensure Supplier readiness to SOP with focus on Prevention, PFMEA, PCP, PPAP documentation.
• Pre-production activities before Sourcing Board decisions.
• Create and follow up Supplier action list.
• Create and follow up Audit plan.
• Execute Process audits and Follow-up based on Projects, Sourcing Board or audit requests.
• Ensure support for Quality Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement in collaboration with Quality for assigned projects.
• Cross plant and Cross Regional support for prevention. Minimize firefighting activities.
• Lead and Drive Supplier Quality improvements.
• Support Suppliers Development team in their actions.
• Create clear reporting on targets and follow up. Monthly reporting about status and next steps.
• Escalate Quality problems to direct manager if no progress or no willingness from supplier.

Competences And Skills Needed

• Ability to deal with other functions peers and top management.
• Ability to coordinate set goals and priorities for multiple project activities while keeping the set timelines.
• Operational experience in parts qualification flow, delivering of product launch (SOP), lead time drivers, material flow, planning.
• Expertise of components manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency of QA tools and methodologies: FMEA, SPC, MSA, 5S, PDCA, ...
• Understanding of SCR (Service Call Rate) and PPM impact to an industrial environment.
• Experience in guiding suppliers through requirements, expectations, technical documents, specifications and drawings etc.
• Knowledge of main international Quality Standards (i/e: ISO 9000, IATF 16949, ...).

PERSONAL CHARACHTERISTIC

Energetic, Self-Organized, Self-motivated, Strong team player, Analytical, Problem Solver, result driven, good communication, Ability to work in multitasking, Ability to work in a multicultural ambient, Absolute Moral integrity, Stature to deal with Top Management both internal and external.

Willing to travel frequently within NA region and occasionally overseas.

EDUCATION

• Engineering or Technical bachelor's degree is mandatory.
• 2nd or 3rd party Auditor qualification is additional and preferential.

Experience

Min 3-5-year experience in Suppliers Quality, Quality, R&D, Purchasing. Experience in Home Appliances or Automotive industry is preferential.

• Mechanical/Electro-mechanical
• Metal components
• Motors, compressors
• Complex assembly and test operations

LANGUAGE

English – Fluent, both written and spoken

Spanish – Fluent, both written and spoken