Hussmann · 8 hours ago
Supplier Quality Engineer
Bridgeton, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expHussmann Corporation is a global leader in commercial refrigeration equipment, dedicated to delivering solutions for the food retailing industry. The Supplier Quality Engineer will lead supplier assessments, manage corrective actions, and drive quality improvement initiatives while maintaining effective relationships with suppliers and internal teams.
Food and BeverageManufacturing
Hiring Manager
Sara McLeod
Responsibilities
Serves as an active quality liaison and main point of contact between suppliers, supply chain, operations and design engineering when major quality problems exist that affect product quality. Works with suppliers to obtain and close Corrective Actions and to ensure that root causes have been properly identified and eliminated
Responsible for addressing and resolving supplier issues and driving formal corrective action. Leads the tracking and root cause analysis of designated supplier’s product/process non-conformances. Recommends resolution to non-conformances where appropriate
Ability to lead and conduct Supplier Assessments in conjunction with Supply Chain to qualify potential new suppliers or evaluate existing suppliers. Works with existing supply base to meet quality standards. Works with the Supply Chain organization to develop new suppliers capable of meeting quality standards
Drives the part approval (PPAP) and quality improvement processes using the appropriate tools (PFMEA’s, process flow charts, control plans, capability studies, part layouts, Gage R & R, SPC, etc.) as required
Works with Supply Chain management to identify strategic suppliers and uses the supplier scorecard system to monitor performance of those strategic suppliers
Assists suppliers with statistical analysis of process potential (Ppk) and process capability (Cpk) where necessary to improve performance
Works with key suppliers to develop and implement quality targets and plans. Assists with Supplier performance monitoring, including: PPM’s, 8D, % On-time delivery, % PPAP completed on-time and first time; ECN’s initiated at PPAP
Supports and assists suppliers to improve quality and reduce total cost per part by eliminating waste in the supply chain process. Use 6 sigma and lean manufacturing/lean enterprise tools to drive the results
Represents the company to all external parties (customer and supplier) in a professional and beneficial manner
Responsible for establishing, reviewing, and approving all suppler requirements related to Quality Systems on assigned new product developments
Supports suppliers (or participates where appropriate) in effective Process Failure Mode Analysis to ensure all failure modes are captured, all appropriate failure modes from the DFMEA are carried over into the process FMEA, all rankings are appropriately assigned, actions are taken against high RPN’s, and historical lessons learned information is carried over into current PFMEA’s
Maintains effective and professional relationships with managers and personnel at both supplier and customer locations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a technical field
A minimum of 5 years quality related experience
Able to travel 10-20% of the time
Preferred
Experience working in two or more functional areas: Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Manufacturing or Operations
Benefits
Health Benefits - Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
Voluntary Benefits - Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
Hussmann Retirement Savings & Investment Plan - 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
Paid Time-Off Benefits - Paid time off, stewardship and parental leave.
Educational Assistance - Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
Health Management and Wellbeing Programs -EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, and tobacco cessation.
Company
Hussmann
Hussmann has provided innovative products, services and solutions for preserving and merchandising fresh foods.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2015-12-21Acquired
Leadership Team
Tim Figge
CEO
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