Senior Supply Chain Quality Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-11-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HSK02: Kidde Aerospace 4200 Airport Drive,NW, Wilson, NC, 27896 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual to fill an opening as a Senior Quality Engineer in our Avionics Supplier Quality organization in Wilson, NC. Candidates should possess experience in Mechanical or Electrical Products, Special Processes, Supplier Management, Root Cause and Corrective Action, Continuous Improvement, Data Analysis, Specification Review, and Project Management including team facilitation. Candidates must have excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills and an overall strong quality focus. They must be able to lead, facilitate, and participate within cross-functional teams to meet and improve upon established quality and delivery goals. 

What You Will Do:

• Manage Supplier performance by analyzing performance data and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, especially Supply Chain enhancements.
• Lead cross-functional teams in pursuit of performance improvements aligned to department and organizational goals, leadership advocate, and partner.
• Prevent/Minimize business impact from supplied material defects; supplier quality risk mitigation.
• Onsite supplier engagements, including performance reviews and process improvements.
• Certified Auditor able to facilitate/lead Supplier Quality Management System and Quality Flow-down Audits.
• Develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovation.
• Provide project management guidance and support to projects and processes.
• Exercise independent judgment methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Be an active member of different technology teams representing the Supply Chain Quality organization.
• Drive supplied material performance organizational strategies, development/enhancement of Supplier Quality standard work, and Customer communications.
• Up to 75% domestic and global travel may be required.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Experience with AS9100, ISO9000, or similar, Quality Management System (QMS) standards.
• Experience in conducting root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here:  https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62.  

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with continuous improvement, APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, 9S, etc.
• Experience with castings.
• Expertise in manufacturing Special Processes & related industry organizations (Nadcap)
• Strong background in Supply Chain Performance Management  
• Project Management and Change Management experience
• Strong interpersonal skills - able to influence others at all levels within an organization
• Strong presentation skills - able to analyze and present data to all levels of leadership
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Supply Chain or Supplier Quality type roles
• SAP or similar ERP system experience

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Employee Scholar Program, tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: Pet Insurance, Home and Auto, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal
• Ovia Health, fertility and family planning
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 5 free counseling sessions
• Incentives for a Healthy You
• Bright Horizons, back-up child / elder care and college coach resources
• Autism Benefit
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Adoption Assistance
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

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