Supplier Quality Engineer - Cincinnati, OH

Summary/Objective:
The Supplier Quality Engineer is a key technical leader responsible for working with Suppliers, Contract Manufactures, Design Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain for the selection of qualified suppliers and improvement of supplier performance to provide a positive impact on the quality of new and existing products.
Requirements include but are not limited to:

• A dynamic personality style with the ability and willingness to promote appropriate change and improvement.

• Ability to conducts quality audits and non-conformity management.

• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize the workload, assess escalation needs.

• Ability to find and evaluate risks within the supply chain, and propose long term solutions.

• General familiarity with aerospace manufacturing equipment.

• The position does require an average between 30 to 50% of travel (domestic and, sometimes, international).

• Solid understanding of receiving inspection processes including statistical sampling, component measurement techniques, specifications and drawings.

• Excellent problem resolution, judgment, and decision making skills required with thorough working knowledge of Quality systems methods and practices (DOE, PFMEA, Control Plans, Lean Manufacturing concepts, DMAIC, Root Cause Analysis, etc.).

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities concurrently.

• Proficient in spreadsheet (report formatting, graphing, formula calculation generation), database, presentation and project management tools (i.e. Excel, Minitab, etc.).

• Ability to read and understand assembly drawings, schematics, block diagrams and Engineering Change Notices for the purpose of specific inspection criteria and evaluation.

• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

• Proficient with a personal computer and selected software applications including Outlook, Word, and Excel, Access, PowerPoint.