Owens & Minor

Healthcare

SupplierQualityEngineer

$75–75k Arden, North Carolina, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Supplier Quality Engineer at Owens & Minor. Skills: Supplier Quality, Audits, Continuous Improvement. Investigate supplier quality problems. Analyze supplier quality problems”

What You'll Achieve.

Supplier OTD (Past due); DPPM; Waste elimination; Continuous improvement; Eliminate recurrence of non-conformances; Continuity of supply; Cost reduction; Increase supplier capability; Zero Defect mentality

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

problem solving; root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

20-30% travel locally and to out of state suppliers for audits

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Four (4) year BS Engineering Degree, 5 to 10 years' experience manufacturing and / Quality experience, Proficient in Microsoft

Nice to Have

6-Sigma and/or Lean experience preferred (trained or certified), Working knowledge of SAP and or Oracle ERP platforms

What You'll Do.

Investigate supplier quality problems

Analyze supplier quality problems

Resolve supplier quality problems

Analyze defect trends

Lead continuous improvement projects

Ensure supplier performance is reported

Implement corrective actions

Maintain supplier audit system

Update supplier audit schedule

Conduct supplier audits

Drive process standardization

Drive waste elimination

Drive continuous improvement

Monitor supply chain KPI's

Communicate supply chain KPI's

Improve supply chain KPI's

Establish supplier quality goals

Champion problem solving

Champion root cause analysis

Resolve supplier technical issues

Ensure continuity of supply

Develop supplier relationships

Generate cost reduction ideas

Implement cost reduction ideas

Evaluate new supplier materials

Qualify new supplier materials

Lead supplier performance improvement projects

Increase supplier capability

Drive Zero Defect mentality

Develop supplier relationships

Establish quality management systems

Deploy quality management systems

Review nonconformance material reports

Disposition nonconformance material reports

Present Supplier Quality Pulse

Maintain supplier files

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with Purchasing; Aide Production Teams; Aide New Products Teams; Work with suppliers; Work with customers; Work as part of a team

Communication Scope

interpersonal skills; Ability to work independently; Ability to work as part of a team; Develop positive relationships; Effective lines of communication

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