Supplier Quality Engineer

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Supplier Quality Engineer located in Guadalajara North Campus.

Reporting to the Supplier Quality Engineering Manager the Supplier Quality Engineer will be responsible for supplier development in a manufacturing or service process; works with suppliers to continuously improve performance, implement process controls, and develop quality assurance plans.

What a typical day looks like.

• Ensures supplier selection, development, approval and rejection according to SJM vendor guidelines and requirements.
• Material (Component) Qualification---Implement PPAP (FAI). PPAP includes FAI, Material Certificates, Quality/Process Control Plan, FMEA, MSA, Process Parameter Sheet, RoHS compliance, Reliability Test, COC, etc.
• Pilot Run Tracking---Track the new qualified parts quality performance to ensure meet the customer quality requirements in pilot run phase. Drive supplier corrective action from supplier in Pilot Runs (1-3 lots) and smoothly transfer the pilot run to mass production.
• ECO/ECN/SCR implementation---Handle with ECO/ECN/SCR from customer, follow up the status in case that PPAP/FAI is required prior to production.
• Performs quality audits on suppliers to assure products and services meet International Organization for Standards (ISO) and regulatory standards.
• Production line support, responding to material problem reports.
• Supplier PPAP validations and approvals.
• Generation of material inspection plans.
• Initiates corrective action requests as needed and follows through to successful completion.
• Help with the development and implementation of quality audits.
• Analyzes reports and returned products and recommends corrective actions.
• Approves the qualifications of products, processes and equipment.
• Meetings with CFT.
• Supports Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers with customer interfaces as needed on quality related issues.
• Communication channel with the client and suppliers. (Complaints, solutions). Point of contact for customers and suppliers.
• Weekly customer quality report.
• Quarterly customer business review meetings.
• Coordination and monitoring of material purges.
• Personnel Administration.

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial engineering or similar.
• Advanced English is mandatory.
• Advanced experience as a Quality Engineer and/or SQE Engineer.
• Experience in the automotive or electronics manufacturing industry.
• Solid knowledge of supplier evaluation, corrective actions, and supplier audits.
• Core tools.
• Handling non-conforming material.
• Engineering changes with suppliers.
• Knowledge of supplier selection and qualification processes.
• Incoming goods process.
• Personnel management.
• Availability to travel.
• Visa and passport are a plus.
• Experience in statistical analysis and statistical process control.
• Experience the PPAP's.
• Problem solving methodology (8D, 5Why, Process Mapping)
• QCP/FMEA knowledge
• Intermediate Excel
• Experience in communication with suppliers
• Experience in interpretation of plans
• Basic metrology
• Schedule availability
• ISO9001 / IATF 1649 experience desirable
• SMT experience (PCBA processes) desirable

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.
• Life Insurance