Quality Assurance Engineer - Supplier Quality

Quality Assurance Engineer  - Supplier Quality

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer  - Supplier Quality

Location: Irvine, CA

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We are currently hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer for our sunny Irvine, California site. We are looking for dynamic, inspiring, inclusive team members who collaborate with others, knowing that diverse talent, skills, and perspectives lead to better outcomes. Alcon manufacturing is a fast paced, high-energy environment so naturally we are looking for someone who is a relationship builder, an excellent analytical thinker, intuitive to business needs, and someone who can effectively communicate in challenging situations creating win-win scenarios. Above all we are looking for someone with a passion for customer service and helping Alcon in our mission to help everyone see brilliantly!

A Day in the Life:

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you are responsible for unleashing the full potential of our people and culture while simultaneously achieving timely and cost-effective manufacturing of high-quality medical devices.
Quality Assurance Engineering work focuses on developing, modifying, applying, and maintaining quality evaluation and control systems/protocol.

Responsibilities include:

• Manages supplier relationships and performance feedback
• Ensures that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services.
• Led projects focusing on developing working relationships with suppliers and the supply chain with regard to product development and procurement of parts
• Qualifies suppliers according to company standards.
• Monitors products, subassemblies and parts from suppliers through the manufacturing cycle and communicates and resolves supplier-related problems as they occur.
• Keep up with current and developing manufacturing and engineering trends that concern product quality
• Update supplier’s records, and supplier performance metrics, produce supplier reports and drive improvements.
• Helps develop a supplier audit schedule and perform audits to ensure that designated  suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure good manufacturing practices (GMP) and quality standards are met.
• Provide Supplier Quality support to new suppliers for a new manufacturing transfer project, integration, acquisition, or cost savings project.
• Manage the Supplier Change process by working with suppliers to assess and manage changes.
• Provides technical guidance and quality compliance for Supplier Quality engagement on products, subassemblies and parts and implementing strategies for driving product quality and continuous improvement, ensuring purchased products and components are manufactured and qualified in accordance to applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and Alcon requirements.
• Collaborates with cross functional team of Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Buyer/Planners, Production and Procurement
• Self-starter, seeks opportunities to improve processes, part quality, and overall efficiency
• Applies project management and/or systems engineering tools to complete complex tasks

Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)

The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English

Work hours: 1st shift, 5-230 or 7-430

Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

Relocation assistance: none

Sponsorship available: None

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and findings as work evolves!
• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities!
• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!

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