What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Supplier Quality Engineer position at Grove Technical Resources, INC?
Job Title - Sr Supplier Quality Engineer
Job Location - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Top 3 things you are looking for in a candidate’s experience:
- Quality control/engineering
- manufacturing / product / mechanical engineering
- Driving projects to closure / DMAIC / CAPA experience
Job Description - Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Ensure that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services.
- Qualify suppliers according to company standards and may administer a Certified Supplier Program by receiving inspection to ensure cost effectiveness.
- Monitors parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and communicate and resolves supplier-related problems as they occur.
- Develops and prioritizes an auditing schedule to ensure that designated suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure good manufacturing practices (GMP) and quality standards are met. Evaluates suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback on assessment of their operation.
- Partner with Technical Sourcing to locate, evaluate, and approve new potential component/material suppliers that balance business, quality, and technical requirements.
- Provides Pre-Market Quality Engineering support to New Product Development (NPD) working in partnership with the Component Engineering and Post-Market Supplier Quality Teams, to deliver quality parts, materials, and services, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products.
- Provides technical guidance and quality compliance for Supplier Quality Engagement throughout the NPD lifecycle on newly qualified parts from NPD and implements strategies for driving product quality and continuous improvement, ensuring purchased products and components are manufactured and qualified for Medtronic PPAP requirements.
- Collaborate with Project Team to develop and deliver the Product Acceptance Sampling Strategy, Approved Supplier List coordination, Supplier Owned Quality deployment, and Control Plans for new products.
- Define Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation for all internal Medtronic Test Methods.
- Work to develop proper inspection tooling and test methods for new components to ensure supplier parts meet specification requirements. Perform statistical data analysis to determine tool and part/process performance. Evaluate Supplier capabilities for mechanical measurement via Gage R&R studies. Ensure appropriate acceptance activities are in place prior to commercialization.
- Plan, execute, communicate own work and educating others on work products. Provide regular, timely communication to the manager and project team regarding status of assigned activities.
- Metrology & Measurement; statistical analysis (Cpk, standard deviation, etc.), measurement uncertainty, GD&T, Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility
Must Have: Minimum Requirements:
Minimum Education:
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or similar discipline.
