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Our Quality team is expanding and looking to add a Supplier Quality Engineer. We are looking for a dynamic and driven candidate who is interested in joining a fast-growing global company in the automotive sector.

The Supplier Quality Engineer oversees Minth North America's global pass-through supply base and its interactions with internal and external customers.  This role maintains pass-through supplier performance status and launches actions toward improvement, development, and growth; works closely with new product launches, and engineering changes to foster a smooth approval process, defect-free product receipt, compliance with Minth North America's quality manual, and industry standards. Other responsibilities include: 

• Provides quality validation by conducting on-site visits to verify quality system and capabilities.  This includes but not limited to review of supplier quality systems, process, and facility to verify Minth North America's quality standards are met
• Monitors pass-through products after kickoff of new program and changes to products
• Verifies initial expectations, and follows the PPAP process’ including advanced review and verification of PPAP documents including on-site audits
• Champion’s problem resolution teams to foster a team approach to achieve on-time PPAP approval and ongoing receipt of defect-free product
• Oversees and documents Minth pass-through global performance by issuing MMR reports, validates issues by reviewing corrective actions, and on-site verification audits including the review of a control plan, PFMEA, work instructions, and all applicable documentation to determine the adequacy and capability of the quality system and avoid repeat occurrences
• Maintains records of customer visits including findings, acceptance, established action list, follow-up timing, etc.
• Provides weekly reports of pass-through activity including audits, non-conformance issues, and concerns to management
• Preserves pass-through performance data as required by the IATF Standard and Minth North America's goals and objectives, including defect trends by commodity group as an input to future purchasing, engineering, tooling, and quality decisions
• Upholds the quality manual, and systems, and publishes supplier report cards assuring timely updates of information and distribution to appropriate personnel   Prepares periodic and special reports concerning supplier performance
• Interacts with other departments including materials, receiving inspection, purchasing, and engineering with manufacturing process priority, communicating pass-through non-conformance findings, and verifies the product is identified during all stages
• Understands, documents, and properly performs 8-D corrective action procedure.  Evaluates risks and aid in problem resolution ND Reviews hold material and reports and react to supplier issues
• Identifies critical supplier processes and performs specific audits for compliance with standards, and Minth North America's goals and objectives
• Takes an active role in IATF16949 by maintaining supplier records including IQ meetings, actions, trip reports, corrective actions, supplier assessments, and scorecard data, as required by the standard and Minth North America's goals and objectives
• Review the rejects daily and pass along the failure modes to China
• Manage the Monthly Claims and ensure that debits are made
• Issue Quality Alerts 
• Travel as required; both domestic and international; 30-50%

To be a qualified candidate you must meet the following: 

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 3 years of proven QE experience in the automotive industry
• Proven experience leading teams and mentoring and developing individuals.
• Experience with FMEA, APQP, PPAP and Corrective Action processing
• Ability to read and review engineering specifications and objectively problem solve process issues
• Proficient in use of ERP/MRP systems and employing Lean/Continuous Improvement methods
• Understands the non-conforming material procedures

Key to being successful in this role: 

• Strong analytical and negotiating skills
• Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both oral and written
• Must be a team-oriented professional who can handle multiple projects in a fast paced environment

• A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to be proactive, to work independently of day-to-day supervision

Why work for Minth? Here are the advantages of working at Minth. 

• International development platform
• Dynamic and efficient team
• All-round personal improvement
• Personalized humanistic care
• Diversified working atmosphere
• Modern office setting
• Competitive compensation package