Supplier Quality Engineering Manager

FBD PARTNERSHIP LP

San Antonio, TX

Expired: May 13, 2024 Applications are no longer accepted.

Full-Time

Job Details

Job Location
FBD Partnership LP SA - San Antonio, TX

Description

FBD Partnership, L.P. is the leading, global manufacturer of frozen beverage dispensers located in San Antonio, Texas. With a customer-first business philosophy and a team dedicated to the highest product quality, FBD develops and manages strong, long-term relationships with customers in the quick-service restaurant, convenience store, theater, and theme park industries. More information about the company can be found athttps://www.fbdfrozen.com/

Summary:

The Supplier Quality Engineering Manager tracks data, identifies improvement projects, and manages cross-functional implementation to improve performance of suppliers and key components by implementing process controls and quality assurance plans.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the implementation of the Quality Management System with special emphasis on the Supplier Management System.
Contribute to new business initiatives/projects and review/communicate the impact on Supplier Quality Activities.
Lead supplier development strategy, designing the metrics for the function and supplier performance.
Work with cross functional teams to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements.
Create, issue, monitor and assure completion and effectiveness of Supplier Corrective Action Requests.
Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions of supplier quality issues.
Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Lean, Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), Measurement System Analysis and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.
Monitor, communicate and improve key supply chain KPI's, supplier escapes, DPPM and waste.
Provide leadership in identifying, articulating, and resolving supplier problems related to First Article Inspections, line rejects, and warranty.
Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
Manage, coach, and develop a high performing Supplier Quality team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements.
Lead incoming inspection area, inspectors, documents, and workflow, being responsible to elaborate, update and coordinate incoming inspection plans.
Liaison between supplier and FBD by participating in and approving/rejecting drawing reviews, design reviews, reliability assessments, factory testing, process, and supplier capabilities.
Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors' degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
Must have 3+ years of Supplier Quality Engineering leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with drawing interpretation and the use of measurement equipment such as calipers, micrometers, and height gage.
Six Sigma Green Belt preferred, but not required.
Experience with IFS or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems preferred, but not required.
Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
Travel expected to be up to 25%.
Must have excellent communication skills because of daily contact with internal employees and suppliers.
Must be able to pass a background check, drug test and a reference check.

Physical Demands:

Required to sit, type, have eye/hand foot coordination, occasionally stand, walk, lift, carry, push, and pull.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
This position works in a typical office, manufacturing, and lab environment.
Clarity of vision including the ability to appropriately differentiate colors.
Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.