What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Technician position at HITACHI ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.?
Description
Skills:
- Professional communication skills
- Internal/external networking and relationship-building
- Microsoft Office Tools (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, etc.)
- Aptitude for learning computer-based systems (System 21, AS400, etc.)
- Measurement/quality inspection experience preferred, but not required
- Fork truck license preferred, but not required
Core Responsibilities:
Coordinate supplier containment activities as directed by SQE:
- Find and route internal nonconforming/suspect material to SQA hold
- Ensure correct quantities are released to prevent impact to production lines
- Ensure correct quantities are routed to inspections
- Ensure certified material is ready for start of next shift
- Communicate sort results to suppliers
- Write sort instructions
Monitor shipping & receiving activities:
- Suspect material in transit (ensure routing to inspection)
- Expedited certified material
- Clean point shipments
- Material needing incoming inspection
- Monitor Shipping for outgoing returns to vendors
Supplier Quality inventory management
- Maintain SQA inventory trackers
- Communicate and track return material authorizations from vendors
- Manage material return to vendors
- Manage material scrap
- Maintain certified/decertified list status as directed by SQEs
Other Responsibilities as assigned including, but not limited to:
- Audits for unreported supplier issues
- Audit for correct PPAP on file
- Audit for correct incoming checksheets
- Cross-training to support Operational Quality as needed
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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