Role: Supplier Quality Lead

Location: Plymouth, Minnesota- Onsite

Duration: 12 Months

Description:

• Act as SQE lead to drive the Supplier Qualification and Part Qualification for Vasper Products.
• Responsible for Supplier Quality Performance Monitoring of Vasper Products, assisting in the development of Quality processes relating to Supplier Quality Control’s, works with the team to assist in supplier audits and supplier qualification, assessing supplier capabilities, supplier quality controls, adherence to design outputs, audit and inspection experience, experience with supplier control and design controls, and design ties to supplier.
• Knowledge or experience with CPK, APQP, Process Capability Statistics in relation to Six Sigma which is essentially process optimization, understands QSIT, serve as a Quality interface to suppliers supporting quality and productivity goals.
• Drive supplier improvement via SQIP (Supplier Quality Improvement Plans).
• Experienced in Electro-mechanical and Stent Commodity
• Highlights risks and understands how to approach and complete tasks, avoiding serious delays and considerable expenditure of time and resources.
• Advises team members pro-actively on technical ideas and promotes skill development of teamwork.
• Responsible for driving quality through design by working cross functionally with company R&D, Design Engineer, and suppliers on component and device designs.
• Possesses strong communication skills and is able to adjust style to respective audience (managers, peers, customers, executives, etc.). Makes decisions: Utilizes good judgment and makes timely decisions which consider the facts and data at hand. Knows when to escalate to management and presents possible resolutions. Takes personal responsibility to resolve issues.
• Confronts Issues: Raises issues that block the achievement of individual and team performance; voices opinions and concerns without waiting to be asked; and attempts to establish areas of difference as well as areas of common interest. Actively promotes conflict resolution.