Supplier Quality Engineer
Adient
- Murfreesboro, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage the responsible suppliers who supply wide variety of commodities that include: fabric, leather, vinyl, foam, metals, plastics, etc. Guide and coach suppliers on problem solving processes, continuous improvement processes, etc. Escalate any issues, tasks and risk items as appropriate.
- Support the plant operations – respond to the assigned supplier responsible quality and at times design / engineering issues or concerns reported. Responsible for understanding the nature of the issue, investigate the root causes and develop the temporary and permanent countermeasures by using appropriate resources and tools.
- Responsible for the KPI’s including but not limited to: shift production loss (due to “supplier issues”) or interruption, supplier containment / rework activity improvement, supplier responsible scrap rate, departmental CI task assignment, supplier PPAP review and approval, Nissan E64 performance (supplier responsible portion), Nissan AVES performance (supplier responsible portion), and respective Corrective Action (or countermeasure) correspondence, etc.
- Any other tasks as assigned – general, quality control / assurance management specific (monitor / maintain day to day quality department related reports, verify / validate corrective action status, etc.).
- Must be willing to abide by the company handbook regarding following safety rules and job rotations.
- Participate in communications events such as plant wide meetings, line meetings, department meetings, and training exercises.
- Assist the plant in achieving safety goals and achieving and maintaining defined objectives.
- Will follow and promote environmental management system compliance and commitment to resource conservation.