Supplier Quality Engineer

Requisition ID # 166882 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

Department Overview

 

The Supplier Quality Assurance organization is responsible for assuring the safety and quality of material provided by the suppliers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The department collaborates with engineering, construction, and supply chain to ensure that qualified suppliers provide PG&E material that meets specification requirements, is understood and usable by the field, and can meet cost and quantity requirements.

 

Position Summary

 

The position is responsible for providing guidance and managing assigned supplier quality duties. Handles complex problems, issues and addresses special projects. Participates in focused, quality driven data analysis projects in the continuous support of Quality Improvement and the reduction of cost of poor quality. The responsibility level of this position increases with experience. Note: this position requires up to 50% travel time (domestic and international).

 

PG&E is providing the monthly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting.  This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual hourly rate paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.  This position is subject to collectively bargained hourly wage rates.

 

The monthly rate for this position ranges from $9,519.00 to $12,700.00, under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

1. Participates in Quality Audits of suppliers

2. Writes or contributes to supplier visit reports

3. Participates in supplier quality reviews with procurement and more senior members of quality staff

4. Assists in the gathering of information or data for submittal to regulatory agencies.

5. Prepares notes for documenting process flows and control points.

6. Performs basic analysis as directed (Graphs, Flowcharts, Pareto Charts, Histograms, Run Charts, etc.).

7. Prepares metrics monthly reports

8. Prepares and reviews SCARS for suppliers

9. Prepares inspection plans for materials

10. Trains and interfaces with inspectors

11. Reviews MPR’s and dispositions less complex MPR’s

12. Assist in, edit or draft procedures with oversight

13. Prepares presentations for quality team

14. Work with suppliers on process changes or functional changes or quality issues (with oversight of more senior quality engineers or supervisor/managers).

15. Shall work in accordance with all Supplier Quality Standards

16. Identifies problems suppliers and documents supplier visits in well-written reports and action lists. Manages action items in conjunction with supplier.

17. Responsible for driving DPPM (Defective Parts per Million) on a targeted downward trend for their assigned commodities by identification of problems and concerted work with key suppliers.

18. Issues and reviews SCARs (Supplier Corrective Action Requests) for their assigned suppliers. Responsible for ensuring action completion including management of long term process enhancement projects.

19. Drafts procedures or new processes and manages them through the approval process to completion with little supervision.

20. Collects, analyzes, charts and presents metrics related to suppliers.

21. Implements quality improvements, process mapping, process validations, software validations, production efficiency improvements, and process controls based on trend analysis.

22. Knows key issues in the supplier’s commodity and works through others to solve problems and improve their processes.

23. Leads basic cross functional projects involving safety issues or other quality concerns

24. Assist with the development of internal quality control inspections and implementation of appropriate measurement methods and test equipment.

25. Identifies system problems and opportunities for enhanced processes and with some support will drive cross functional improvements to completion

26. Manages the closure of a large volume of defect reports (Material Problem Reports - MPR's) and supplier SCAR's, and ensures accuracy, timeliness, and the correct actions were taken.

27. Reviews defective materials with inspectors and Standards Engineers and o