Lead Sourcing Specialist 2 - Supplier Quality Engineering

Job Description Summary

SQE MSD&BoP is responsible for development and monitoring supplier quality on assigned equipment/products/parts from supplier selection, approval, and qualification phase to final inspections to verify product compliance with technical and quality requirements before releasing their shipment to site.
SQE MSD&BoP is working in collaboration with Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement and Project teams to support various project types in GE Gas Power business (New Unit, CM&U Services & Aero BoP).

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the supplier selection & on-boarding process including assessment of supplier's capacity and technical & manufacturing capabilities through holistic process audits and lead/execute first piece qualifications including design reviews, special process audits, test witness, and in-process and final product inspections.
• Support supplier assessment and development by participation in pre-purchase order award meetings, contributing to supplier performance ratings, leading quarterly supplier quality review meetings, and initiating supplier quality improvement plans when appropriate.
• Team with engineering in leading supplier project kick-off meetings, developing supplier surveillance plans, executing supplier requirement review & design review meetings, and developing/reviewing supplier inspection/test plans & special process procedures.
• Plan & execute a data & risk assessment driven audit strategy for your scope of supplier assignments that includes holistic process audits, special process audits and product inspections to verify compliance to GE specifications & technical regulations/standards with timely audit report issuance and audit tracker updates.
• Support the release of material for shipment by ensuring all supplier deviation requests are closed, reviewing end of manufacturing reports, verifying the shipment is unaffected by any containment activity, and authorizing shipment once all requirements have been met.
• Actively manage supplier technical deviations, non-conformances, & field complaints, through dedicated follow up on supplier audit findings, leading RCAs/RCIs with rigorous follow up on CAPA Implementation/effectiveness, conducting thorough containment, supporting vendor recovery with concise liability comments, and routinely monitoring supplier liable failure data to drive continuous improvements ensuring all the aforementioned activities are in strict compliance with GEV supplier quality QMS procedures.
• Actively support and drive all supplier quality improvement initiatives including the planning, execution, CAPA follow-up and report issuance of supplier holistic audits, supporting supplier PFMEA/DFMEA development, supporting supplier implementation of the designated supplier quality representative (DSQR) program, and facilitating the supplier technical advisor site installation & commissioning program including lessons learned dissemination.
• Relentlessly monitor and manage all supplier quality key process indicators (KPI) by dedicated review of the daily management dashboard and timely updates to the KPI tracker as well as the associated tool to prevent crossing level 3 thresholds and accumulation of backlog.
• If being hired as a technical commodity coordinator, then these additional responsibilities apply: First point of contact for interface functions for their respective commodities, Support SQE technical competency development and Lessons-Learned implementation, Support Projects' ITO regarding supplier quality requirements, Participate in Global Quality Value Stream activities, Lead/coach major NCR resolution and RCAs, Prepare Standard PQ Requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Materials or Quality Engineering, or equivalent technical field from an accredited university or college.
• 5+ year working experience in quality, operations/supply chain or project management, preferably in Power Generation industry, with proficiency to understand technical drawings, specifications, and standards.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes involved in the production of the intended assigned equipment (e.g. casting, forging, welding, heat treatment, coating, machining, assembly, NDT, as applicable).
• Strong safety, compliance, quality, and lean mindset, with proven use of the industrial quality toolkit for risk assessment, root cause analysis, problem solving, and manufacturing process controls.
• Capacity to organize working time in global team setting and willingness to adjust it based on meetings with stakeholders in different time zones and flexibility/willingness to travel to supplier facilities up to 30%.