Responsibilities
- Working with Sourcing and other functional groups, the incumbent will drive the Supplier Qualification Process for all existing and prospective Victaulic suppliers in-country, in accordance with corporate procedures. Responsible for supplier qualification in conjunction with Sourcing and other applicable groups for the introduction of new suppliers, products, and production processes.
- Responsible for supporting all elements of the supplier quality management system including, first piece approvals, periodic production part inspections, product/process validations and improvement, control plan development and adherence, non-conforming material containment, root cause analysis and CAPA.
- Assist suppliers in understanding and implementing Victaulic product specifications.
- Responsible for assisting in supplier corrective actions as it pertains to internal or external failures as reported through the SCAR and PCAR systems. For issues affecting product availability, lead team meetings to ensure actions and status are communicated effectively.
- Responsible for supplier development. In conjunction with the Global Quality Assurance Engineering group, identify opportunities for development based on risk and benefit. Development opportunities to include, but limited to, improved inspection initiatives, leveraging technology, mistake proofing, capacity improvement, or quality management opportunities.
- Perform special projects as assigned by the Supplier Quality Supervisor.
- Perform trend analysis and establish ongoing supplier quality metrics.
- Initiate periodic communication with internal customers to ensure quality objectives are clearly identified and acted upon.
Additional Information
- Able to travel 50% of the time.
- Working knowledge of measuring equipment.
- Able to make independent decisions without supervisory assistance
