Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Not specified; travel to Canada and internationally is required for 10–25% of the year, with limited international travel and the ability to obtain visas or passports as required.

Salary: $80,000–$97,193 annually, plus eligibility for the Quarterly Incentive Pay Program.

Company

G&W Electric develops engineered electrical power grid solutions and operates a manufacturing-focused, quality-driven organization.

What you will do

• Drive supplier and internal quality improvement initiatives focused on incoming product quality and zero-defect performance.
• Process non-conformances and supplier corrective action reports, and lead problem-solving efforts with suppliers.
• Lead PPAP activities, advanced product quality planning, quality planning, and supply-base project launches.
• Manage supplier quality metrics, scorecards, audits, SPC processes, evaluation, approval, and corrective-action activities.
• Conduct ISO 9001-based supplier audits and quality training at supplier or G&W facilities.
• Optimize process capability for critical characteristics using statistical analysis and problem-solving techniques.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Materials Science Engineering.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing, quality, or supplier quality engineering experience, with quality and supplier quality experience prioritized.
• Demonstrated knowledge of FMEA, Control Plans, statistical process control, inspection techniques, capability studies, root cause and failure analysis, machine and assembly processes, problem-solving, team facilitation, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Experience with report writing in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, plus analysis using Minitab.
• Knowledge of PPAP processes and tools and of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, or IATF 16949.
• Ability to work with Manufacturing at all organizational levels and travel internationally as required.

Nice to have

• Experience in electronics assembly, electrical equipment, semiconductor manufacturing, or related industries.
• Spanish or French language skills.
• Experience with ETQ, JD Edwards, or another ERP system.
• ASQ Quality Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt, or Lean certification.
• Experience with 7- or 8-step and 8D problem-solving methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Health club membership program and reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement, 401(k), annual profit sharing, vacation, and quarterly incentive pay eligibility.
• Work in an air-conditioned and heated manufacturing facility with a team-based, entrepreneurial environment.