Komatsu ยท 5 hours ago
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Springboro, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expKomatsu is a world leader in construction, mining, forestry, and industrial heavy equipment. The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer focuses on supplier management of components performance, ensuring high-quality components are supplied while driving overall component quality improvements and coaching teams on effective manufacturing processes.
ConstructionIndustrialManufacturing
Responsibilities
Review engineering and manufacturing specifications to identify materials needed for product assembly for all manufactured goods
Contact vendors and liaise between product engineers, manufacturing personnel, and suppliers to resolve quality concerns for the production floor
Conduct supplier quality control audits to ensure vendors and their supplies remain in compliance with company and federal manufacturing and production standards
Communicate with vendors regularly to address any concerns and foster an environment that facilitates continual improvement in working relationships
Understand and interpret all manufacturing audits, including IATF16949 and other industry standards
Maintain a supplier database and include performance evaluations and quality control audits in the database for in-house access by company and manufacturing management personnel
Assist with logistics, including communications with vendors when there are packaging and receiving issues when materials arrive at the receiving dock
Driving supplier quality performance, including new product development and product quality improvement
Providing leadership and management for supplier quality and purchasing department
Assist with overseeing supplier quality team and establishing quality control objectives
Drive problem solving activities including supplier sorting, third party sorting at ABS site or off site and ensuring timely RMA of the suspect material back to the supplier without negative impact to the ABS production
Coordinate with Supplier Development Engineering (SDE) team to ensure PPAPed components are shipped to production
Train and coach supplier, quality team and manufacturing team on quality tools, quality initiatives and problem resolutions
Promoting initiatives to improve quality
Adhere to federal and state regulations
Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures
Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned
Predictable and reliable attendance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering required
Minimum of seven (5) years of experience managing a certified quality management system (e.g., TS 16949, ISO)
Exceptional mechanical or electrical aptitude (i.e., intuitive understanding of mechanical processes)
Minimum of five (3) years of a proven track record of driving continuous quality improvement in a manufacturing environment
Customer quality assurance experience
Previous audit experience
Preferred
Experience in the automotive industry; Battery, Electronics, or Powertrain manufacturing preferred
Previous work experience in an organization that supplied large OEMs
Benefits
Paid time off includes 4 weeks, 15 holidays, and parental leave.
100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) offerings.
Company provided 401K savings plan with immediately vested matching contributions to help you save for retirement.
Voluntary benefits offerings.
Tuition assistance.
Employee Referral Program.
Employee development and career growth opportunities.
Company
Komatsu
Komatsu is a manufacturing company that specializes in the development of equipment for the construction industry.
10001+ employees
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