Supplier Development Quality Engineer

The Supplier Development Quality Engineer (SDQE) leads the efforts to ensure ENPRO suppliers are following the ENPRO businesses’ Supplier Quality Assurance Manual, Quality Policy, and applicable Industry Standards as well as guidelines for continuous improvement. In doing so, the Supplier Development Quality Engineer provides leadership for supplier development, conducts supplier quality audits, track and analyzes data, ensures implementation of corrective/preventative action. This role will be a strategic, collaborative upstream influencer for Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and other technical functions.

Essential Functions:

Safety:

Embrace the values of the Enpro safety pledge in each of the below responsibilities. Participate in the organization’s safety culture and aim to continuously improve safety within all aspects of your work.

Respect:

Foster a work environment that promotes mutual respect of all colleagues and creates an environment focused on a dual-bottom line.

Excellence:

Promote the Sealing Technologies, Advanced Surface Technologies, and Enpro culture around creating value and driving excellence in our organization by:

• Embodying servant leadership
• Enabling the full release of human possibility for self and others
• Promoting diversity
• Supporting a learning culture as a global supplier quality lead
• Fostering a culture of accountability

Job Competencies & Qualifications (Supplier Development, Process Improvement, Risk Management, Compliance & Standards, Accountability, Onsite Support, and Documentation & Reporting)

• Leads audits, assesses, and improves the quality of third party supplied products and external processing ​for Enpro
• Works with Sourcing and Supply Chain teams to assist in the approval of new and alternate suppliers in a timely fashion by providing technical guidance and advice to suppliers and business decision-makers
• Focuses efforts to eliminate single and sole source situations and in reducing the corresponding supply risk associated with these instances
• Owns and is responsible for implementation and administration of the Supplier Quality Assessment Database in Smartsheet
• Collaborates with divisional Engineering and Quality personnel in place at the businesses and segments in a matrixed fashion
• Creates and maintains quality standards and testing systems that reflect the customer's needs and expectations​
• Assures all parts, suppliers, and services received are compliant. Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal quality protocols. Stay updated on relevant regulations and industry trends to maintain the best practices in supplier develop and quality management
• Drives, leads, and promotes supplier quality performance and initiatives, including new product development and product quality improvement​, to improve quality and strategic business goals
• Oversees supplier quality activities and establishes quality control objectives​ by maintaining supplier quality records in the Supplier Quality Assessment Database and elsewhere, relationships with the Sourcing and Supply Chain teams and other business functions
• Bridges strategic objectives to tactical execution by creating and maintaining standard work for process improvements, documentation and reporting, risk management, and training
• Maintains a best-in-class customer-service focus and attitude
• Creates, maintains, and documents processes and procedures following standards and policies, including configuration, risk management, and change management pertinent to supplier quality and supplier development through strategic thinking, collaborative influence, and relationship building
• Assists with technical documentation and contribute to the creation / publishing of knowledge base collaterals

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, quality, supply chain, engineering, or related degree.
• 7+ years’ experience in operations or quality with progressive experience in a lead role of a technical support team
• Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet application required (Smartsheet, MS Office and/or Google).
• Ability to understand blueprints, supplier/customer specification manuals, control plans, statistics, written and verbal instructions
• Excellent problem solving/analytical skills, communication, and ability to work effectively with all organizational levels within a culturally diverse and customer-oriented environment
• Strong understanding and proven ability to apply PPAP/APQP processes, FMEA, 8D, SPC, GD&T, and lean manufacturing principles
• Ability to apply appropriate use of statistical techniques.  Experience with some quality data analysis software applications is required. (e.g., Minitab)
• Potential travel: 50-70%, domestically and possible internationally

Preferred Experience: 

• Project management methodology for managing team workstreams
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing Technology, critical thinking skills, and ISO/IATF/AS standards
• Professional certifications (ie...Microsoft, ASQ, PMI, CQI)
• Proficiency in relevant software and tools for procurement and supply chain management, including MS Office Suite

EEO and Culture Statement: