Production & Supplier Quality Engineer

VON Consulting is an HR Consultancy company, providing solutions and services in the following areas: recruitment and executive search, personnel leasing, payroll, administration and training.

Qualifications:

1. Engineering Master or 4 years related experience and/or training in manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience
2. Strong written and verbal communication skills
3. Advanced computer skills using Microsoft Office applications
4. Strong problem solving skills
5. Strong organizational skills
6. Understanding of project management (experience preferred)
7. Knowledge of various quality system methodologies 8D, Lean, 5 Why’s, Pareto Analysis, Six Sigma, 8-D, DFMEA, PFEMA, PPAP, etc. preferred
8. Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, work well with diverse groups of people and be able to function independently of direct supervision
9. Must have a valid driver’s license in good standing and the ability to travel mostly in Romania

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Work with Purchasing and internal company production to ensure that performance is regularly reported and that appropriate and timely corrective actions are implemented
2. Maintain and update critical supplier audit system and schedule
3. Conduct supplier audits to drive process standardization, waste elimination, and continuous improvement
4. Monitor, communicate and improve key supply chain KPI’s, including Supplier OTD, DPPM and waste
5. Establish specific short / long term supplier quality goals as well as internal company quality goals
6. Champion problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers and customers to eliminate recurrence of non‐conformances that could occur from both supply or internal productions
7. Work to resolve supplier technical issues in a timely manner to ensure continuity of supply
8. Develop long‐term supplier relationships and generate and implement cost reduction ideas
9. Aide Manufacturing in the evaluation and qualification of new supplier materials following a defined new product development process
10. Strategically lead supplier performance improvement projects in an effort to increase the supplier capability of consistently meeting company requirements.
11. Projects may include: process analysis, value stream mapping, process capability and throughput analysis, 6‐Sigma, 5S and Kaizen events
12. Drive “Zero Defect” mentality within company production and whole supply base